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Watershed District, noting that underground storage chambers would be utilized in addition to the sedimentation pond for controlling the rate of discharge and filtering out sediment. Catch basins would collect surface drainage and direct it toward the sedimentation pond or to the underground storage chambers. Treated stormwater would be discharged into a nearby wetland basin. The Applicant's stormwater management plan is subject to Rice Creek Watershed District review prior to the Final Plat. Staff has shared the Applicant's plans with RCWD and the Applicant has been directed to work with RCWD regarding drainage and utilities prior to the final plat review. Rezoning The Applicant is requesting to rezone the 10.74 acre Lot 2, Block 1 parcel shown on the preliminary plat from B-1 Limited Business District to R-4 Multiple Dwelling District to be consistent with the site's guiding as High Density Residential in the 2040 Arden Hills Comprehensive Plan. The Zoning Code includes the following purposes of the R-4 Multiple Dwelling District - 1. To establish areas for the development of multiple dwelling structures with a maximum density of twelve (12) units per net acre; 2. To permit the most intensive residential development allowed in the City; and 3. To maintain an essentially residential character in areas developed at a more intensive density. Parcels zoned for the R-4 Zoning District are subject to the zoning requirements as noted in the Land Use Chart and the District Requirements Chart. As shown in the evaluation of the proposed preliminary plat, the 10.74 acre parcel meets the requirements for lot dimensions in the R-4 Zoning District. Future improvements to the parcel would be subject to the district requirements for the R- 4 Zoning District and shall be evaluated when a land use application for development is initiated. The Applicant states that the intended use for the 10.74 acre parcel is a single, 3-story building with approximately 122 for an age -restricted (55+) active senior apartment community. In the Zoning Code, dwelling, multiple family is a use that is permitted in the R-4 Zoning District through a conditional use permit. Future applications that include a multi -family dwelling use would be evaluated according to the R-4 density and development requirements as well as the conditional use permit criteria. These criteria shall be evaluated when a land use application for this type of development use is initiated. The Planning Commission's review of this rezoning request should also consider the following: 1. Conformity with Comprehensive Plan 2. Substantive changes that have occurred making the zoning change necessary 3. Demonstration showing that the change is superior to the current Zoning and/or Comprehensive Plan 4. Development conditions or priorities that make the existing Zoning and/or Comprehensive Plan impractical In July 2022, the City approved and adopted a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to guide the subject 10.74 acre parcel for High Density Residential use which provides for densities of nine Page 7 of 10