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In reference to stormwater management, the Applicant has submitted their stormwater management plan for staff review. The Applicant stated in their narrative that the proposed stormwater management plan meets or exceeds the rules and requirements of the Rice Creek 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. Chapter 13, Zoning Code - Rezoning Section 1320, District Provisions The Applicant is requesting to rezone the 10.74 acre Lot 2, Block 1 Arden Heights Addition 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 rezoning would also provide for the Applicant's intended use for the parcel for an age -restricted (55+) active senior apartment community with a single three-story building. The Zoning Code in Section 1320.04, Subd. 4 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 forthe R-4 Zoning District are subject to the zoning requirements as noted in Section 1320.05 Land Use Chart and Section 1320.06 District Requirements Chart. The 10.74 acre parcel meets the requirements for lot dimensions in the R-4 Zoning District in Section 1320.06. 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 units for an age -restricted (55+) active senior apartment community. In the Section 1320. 05 of the Zoning Code, a multiple family dwelling is a use that is permitted in the R-4 Zoning District through a conditional use permit. Future land use 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. The City Council's review of this rezoning request may also consider the following: 1. Conformity with Comprehensive Plan 2. Substantive changes that have occurred making the zoning change necessary Page 7 of 9