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16 <br />Zand.Use Analysis and Plan <br />Housing Plan <br />Total New Housing <br />The Metropolitan Council has forecast an increase of approximately 900 housing units <br />between the years 2000 and 2030. The 798 housing units constructed or approved at <br />Silver Lake Village will, when complete by 2010, have moved the City most of the way <br />toward that number. <br />As discussed above, the current mix of housing includes a relatively high number of <br />rental apartments across the city. However, the community could probably absorb a <br />more owner -occupied townhouses and luxury condominium apartments. These should <br />be in small, well-designed projects that complement nearby single-family homes and <br />create walkable districts. The city's fine image and convenient location support the <br />demand for new, upscale housing units. <br />Because the city is fully developed, additional housing would have to occur through <br />redevelopment. Potential locations for such change may include the vicinity of Silver <br />Lake Village (6.5 acres planned for higher density housing), the Kenzie Terrace corridor <br />(22.5 acres for higher density housing), the northeast industrial area (3 acres of higher <br />density housing), and smaller sites along arterial roads such as Stinson Boulevard, 37"' <br />Avenue or 39"' Avenue east of Silver Lake Road (approximately one acre for higher <br />density housing). As noted in Table 2-6, the anticipated density for this higher density <br />housing development is 25 to 40 units per acre. <br />New Affordable Housing <br />Objective: The Twin Cities Metropolitan Council has set a numeric objective of 312 <br />new affordable housing units for St. Anthony between the years 2011 and 2020.° Thi; <br />objective was based on three factors: <br />Proximity of low-wage jobs compared to the number of low-income workers <br />The community's percentage of affordable housing units <br />The community's level of transit service. <br />All of the additional housing units forecast by the City are expected to be attached units, <br />which may aid affordability. <br />The City of St. Anthony acknowledges its share of the regional need for low- and <br />moderate -income housing. And, as a participant in the Metropolitan Livable <br />4 Source: "2011 — 2020 Allocation of Affordable Housing Need by City," Twin Cities <br />Metropolitau Council, July 2006. <br />City of St. Anthony Village 2.32 <br />