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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for July 10, 2019 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2019\19-002 - Summit Development - PUD, CPA, RZ, PP, FP Page 3 of 19 Approvals: 1. Comprehensive Plan Amendment: As part of their application, the developer has requested that the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Land Use plan be amended to re-guide the subject properties. The existing land use is Medium Density Residential and this land use category allows for densities of six (6) to nine units (9) per acre. The Applicant is requesting to re-guide the subject property to High Density Residential which allows for densities of nine (9) to twelve (12) units per acre. Amending the Comprehensive Plan land use designation for this development is consistent with the following Comprehensive Plan policies: • Land Use Goal Policy: Preserve the stability and quality of the city's neighborhoods while allowing for redevelopment that is complimentary to existing development. Even though the proposed project is not a redevelopment project it meets the intent of the policy as the proposed land use is compatible with the adjacent uses. As the image below illustrates the proposed re-guiding is complementary to the existing high density at Parkshore Apartments and medium density at Edgewater Estates. • Housing Goal Policy: Encourage the incorporation of affordable and life-cycle housing into new development and redevelopment where feasible. The proposed development provides residents with another opportunity to age in community. The proposed development provides life-cycle housing as it offers independent senior housing and transitional care into more intense care. Residents won’t need to relocate to different units as they can add additional services to their unit as they