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City Council – Arden Hills February 13, 2018 Page 2 P:\Planning\Comprehensive Plan\2018 Comprehensive Plan\City Council Meetings\CC Packet (02-20-18)\WSB Memo 02132018.docx • Determine how to accommodate Arden Hills’ share of the regional affordable housing need between 2021 and 2030. • Evaluate what tools are available to assist with the construction of affordable housing units between 2021 and 2030. The proposed density of the TCAAP development will be about 9 units per acre and any redevelopment will most likely intensify the existing density of the community. Therefore, Arden Hills should have no issue meeting the new 5 unit per acre requirement. Pages 7-9 through 7-13 describe the existing affordable housing need for Arden Hills. Table 7.8 shows that that there are cost burdened households at all affordability bands, but tables 7.7 and 7.9 show that there are more units available for all AMI bands than residents making incomes that qualify for those levels of affordability. The need for the development of new affordable units between 2021 and 2030 at 50% AMI and below must be met through a land use with a minimum density of 12 units/acre. This has been achieved through the densities of the apartments and condominiums planned at the TCAAP site (Table 7.11). The need for the development of new affordable units between 2021 and 2030 between 50% and 80% AMI must be met through a land use with a minimum density of 6 units/acre. At the August 21st Work Session, the City Council inquired if the townhomes planned in TCAAP can be used for the 50% to 80% AMI affordable housing need. Reviewing the TCAAP Redevelopment Code (TRC), Neighborhood Sub-District 1 (NR-1) and Neighborhood Sub- District 2 (NR-2) have a minimum density of 2.5 units/acre and Neighborhood Sub-District 3 (NR-3) and Neighborhood Sub-District 4 (NR-4) have a minimum density of 4 units/acre. None of the NR districts can be used to achieve the 50% to 80% AMI affordable housing requirement because their minimum densities are below 6 units/acre. Table 7.12 shows how the 2021 to 2030 need for 50% to 80% AMI housing can be achieved through the development of the vacant and underutilized Parkshore Drive lots, the former City Hall site, and the redevelopment of 6% of the B-2 zoning district into apartments. If the City Council is uncomfortable designating the former City Hall site for medium density residential, the amount of multiple housing in the B-2 zoning district can be increased to achieve the affordable housing requirement. The tools available to support affordable housing are listed on pages 7-16 through 7-20 and Table 7.13 on page 7-21 shows which tools would be useful to achieve the housing goals. The description of the tools includes both what type of affordable housing would be benefited and what agencies are responsible to implement the tools. In most cases, the State of Minnesota or Ramsey County is responsible for implementation the affordable housing programs. Land Use The majority of the City is proposed to have the same land uses as the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. The proposed changes can be summarized as: • Scherer Bros. lumber is changed from Mixed Business to Light Industrial. • The public buildings on the Arden Hills Army Training Site are changed from Park Preserve to Public & Institutional.