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City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for June 9, 2021 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2021\21-010 - Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment CMU Designation Page 2 of 4 2 Pine Tree Drive. The original approval included a 4-story senior housing facility with 146 units, including 113 assisted living units and 33 memory care units. As part of this approval, the City Council adopted an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance which allowed 1 memory care unit to be counted as .5 dwelling units. As a result of this amendment, the number of units used to calculate density on the site is 129. The proposed development site is approximately 6.4 acres and has a net density of 20 units per acre. Since the City Council approved this development, the applicant has reviewed the plans and determined there is a need for additional units due to strong demand and operational efficiencies. The applicant has filed an application to amend the approved PUD, which will be considered under Item 3.C. The amended PUD included a 120 assisted living units and 29 memory care units, for a total of 149 units. The net density is 22 units per acre, which exceeds the maximum density of 20 units per acre permitted in the Community Mixed Use designation. The applicant’s narrative is included as Attachment A. Plan Review This amendment is similar to an amendment adopted by the City Council and approved by the Metropolitan Council in 2020. That amendment allowed the City to increase density by up to 100% in the High Density Residential designation, through the PUD mechanism. This increase in density was limited to land guided for High Density south of Highway 96 and 10. Staff also reviewed the Land Use chapter in the Comprehensive Plan and determined that the best location to add the proposed language would be in section 6.4.10 (Attachment B) as this section discusses density requirements for the community. The proposed text amendment language is provided below. The language has been vetted by Metropolitan Council and they support the proposed language.