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Town Center North and South Flex Office/Southwes 3. Chapter 6, Section 6.4.10, Development Capacity and Net Residential Density As part of the JDA terms in consideration of up to 1,960 units, the TCAAP/Rice Creek Commons future development would have a stated metric of ensuring that up to 20% of the housing units in the development are affordable at 60% of Area Median Income. The City is proposing amendments in Chapter 6 to memorialize this criteria and further reinforce the desired Housing goals and policies under Chapter 7 to "Promote the development of a variety of housing options by preserving and increasing high -quality housing opportunities that are suitable for a mix of ages, incomes and household types." Met Council states that communities must guide a sufficient amount of land at minimum densities to provide opportunities for affordable housing to be developed. The Affordable Housing Allocation as set by Met Council for Arden Hills between 2021-2030 is a total of 373 units. It was further anticipated as part of the development of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan that the TCAAP development would largely provide for those units with a projection of 334 units. The proposed comprehensive plan text amendment language identified in red italic font is as follows: The approved Master Plan for the TCAAP property includes 194.9 162.2 acres of residential land for and a maximum of up to 1,9(4)60 residential units for an overall maximum gross density of 109.00 units per acre. The gross density includes the neighborhood collector roads; however, it excludes parks, arterial roads, and the water infrastructure. Future development of TCAAP shall be subject to a term sheet for development to be known as Rice Creek Commons in order to meet the goals of the Comprehensive Plan with a requirement that 20% of housing units in the development must be affordable at 60% of Area Median Income. Page 8of12