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Page 4 of 5 <br /> <br /> The Hill neighborhood will be developed with a mixture of small, medium, and large lot <br />single family along with some townhomes. <br /> The Neighborhood Transition area will be developed with small-lot single family, <br />detached townhomes, attached townhomes, and possibly one or two small condominium <br />buildings. <br /> The Town Center will be developed with 3-4 story, large-scale apartment or senior <br />housing developments. <br /> <br /> <br />Neighborhood Acres Projected <br />Average <br />Density <br />Total <br />Units <br />Creek 43 1.75 75 <br />Hill 66 5.0 330 <br />Neighborhood <br />Transition <br />46 10 460 <br />Town Center 15 40 600 <br />Total 1,465 <br /> <br />Request for Policy Direction <br /> <br />The City Council has discussed setting a maximum number of residential units on TCAAP. <br />While this is a policy direction that can be included in the Comprehensive Plan and/or in an <br />agreement with Ramsey County, it becomes difficult to implement on a project-by-project <br />approval basis. Our City Attorney can comment on these “project by project” challenges at the <br />work session. <br /> <br />If the City Council desires to have greater control over the density or total number of units than <br />what the changes to definitions and Table 5.1 provide, then the following tools may be <br />considered: <br /> Add overlays or districts that specify where types of housing, for example small multi- <br />family, could be built. <br /> Add densities to the definitions of housing types. For example, the definition of small <br />multi-family could include a provision that they have a density range of 6 to 12 units per <br />acre. <br /> Add criteria to Table 5.2 within certain districts. For example, small multi-family <br />buildings in the Neighborhood District could be required to be at a density of no more <br />than 8 units per acre and/or have only 5 units per building. <br /> <br />While these tools would provide greater control over densities and types of housing in specific <br />areas, they would decrease flexibility to developers and the ability to mix types of housing <br />products within neighborhoods. Staff requests that the City Council weigh the benefits and <br />challenges to each approach and provide policy direction. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> TCAAP Redevelopment Code, Chapters 4-5, clean