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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—OCTOBER 27, 2014 3 Large Multi-Family Use A building containing more than fifty residential units which may include apartments, condominiums, or senior housing. Staff explained that Table 5.1 (Applicability/Permitted Use Table) was revised to reflect the changes to the definitions. Use categories such as Cottage, Manor Home, and Stacked Flats were removed, and the use table was adjusted to be consistent with the new definitions. Community Development Director Hutmacher stated that based on discussions with developers and the draft zoning text revisions reviewed tonight, the following assumptions can be made regarding residential development on TCAAP: • The Creek neighborhood will be developed with large-lot single family and upscale twin homes. • The Hill neighborhood will be developed with a mixture of small, medium, and large lot single family along with some townhomes. • The Neighborhood Transition area will be developed with small-lot single family, detached townhomes, attached townhomes, and possibly one or two small condominium buildings. • The Town Center will be developed with 3-4 story, large-scale apartment or senior housing developments. Projected Average Total Neighborhood Acres Density Units Creek 43 1.75 75 Hill 66 5.0 330 Neighborhood 46 10 460 Transition Town Center 15 40 600 Total 1,465 Community Development Director Hutmacher explained that the City Council has discussed setting a maximum number of residential units on TCAAP. While this is a policy decision that can be included in the Comprehensive Plan and/or in an agreement with Ramsey County, it becomes difficult to implement on a project-by-project approval basis. If the City Council desires to have greater control over the density or total number of units than what the changes to definitions and Table 5.1 provide, then the following tools may be considered: • Add overlays or districts that specify where types of housing, for example small multi- family, could be built. • Add densities to the definitions of housing types. For example, the definition of small multi-family could include a provision that they have a density range of 6 to 12 units per acre. • Add criteria to Table 5.2 within certain districts. For example, small multi-family buildings in the Neighborhood District could be required to be at a density of no more than 8 units per acre and/or have only 5 units per building.