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NEW BUSINESS –9C MEMORANDUM DATE: March31, 2014 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Patrick Klaers, City Administrator FROM: Ryan Streff,CityPlanner SUBJECT:Planning Case #14-009 Request:– Zoning Code AmendmentMulti-family Design Standards Requested Action Consider a motion to deny Ordinance Number 14-003in Planning Case 14-009for an amendmentto Section1325.045, Subd. 1 –Multi-family Dwelling Units Additional Conditional Use Permit Criteria of the Zoning Code to revisethe minimum unit size standards for multi- family dwelling units, as presented in the March 31, 2014, Report to the City Council. Background In January 2013, the City Council requested that staff review the City’s minimum unit size standards for multi-family dwelling units. Currently, thesestandards require multi-family dwelling units to be a minimum of 600 square feet, with an additional 100 square feet required for each bedroom. The Council expressed concerns that the standards couldpermit multi- bedroom apartments that do not provide adequate floor area per resident. Staff collected information from seven cities in the metro region that have adopted minimum unit size standards. The cities included New Brighton, Blaine, White Bear Lake, Maplewood, Fridley, Coon Rapids, and Bloomington. An analysis was completed comparing the average square footage required per unit in these cities with Arden Hills’ standards.(AttachmentG) Additionally, staff looked at ten multi-family development projects that have recently been completed or that are under construction in outer-ring suburban communities to evaluate the average unit sizes currently being built in the private market. These projects are located in the ______________________________________________________________________________ City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for March 31, 2014 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2014\PC 14-009-Zoning Code Amendment -Multi-family Design Standards\Memos_Reports_14-009 14 Page of