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<br />Page 8 of 21 <br /> <br />Wetland 10 0.40 <br />Density Calculation <br />Total Site Acreage 10.75 <br />Total Wetland Acreage 2.2 <br />Net Acres 8.55 <br />Proposed Units 119 <br />Density (Units/Net Acres) 13.9 <br /> <br />Approximately 9.9 net acres would be required for a 119-unit development. As proposed, <br />developing the site with 119 units required flexibility from the density maximum established in <br />the Comprehensive Plan. On July 11, 2022, the City Council approved Comprehensive Plan <br />Amendments to Chapter 6 which included amending Section 6.4.10, Development Capacity and <br />Net Residential Density to allow an increase in the maximum housing unit density as part of a <br />Planned Unit Development. The Subject Property is part of the boundaries as described in Section <br />6.4.10 which states “Land guided for High Density east of Interstate 35W, south of County State <br />Aid Highway 96, west of Snelling Avenue North and north of interstate 694 density may be <br />increased by up to 100% through the use of the Planned Unit Development (PUD) process if the <br />intent is to meet the goals of the Comprehensive Plan.” <br /> <br />Furthermore, Chapter 6 also outlines how the City Code includes PUD regulations that allow for <br />a higher quality and compatible development of property by encouraging reasonable flexibility <br />from applicable standards, including at higher densities than would be allowed under the <br />underlying zoning district and/or guided land use designation. <br /> <br />B. Maximum Floor Area Ratio – Flexibility Requested <br />A floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.3 is permitted within the R-4 zoning district. The Applicant is <br />requesting flexibility through a PUD to construct a building that would create a FAR of 0.35 for <br />proposed Lot 1. <br /> <br />C. Maximum Building Height – Flexibility Requested <br />Section 1305.04 of the City Code defines building height as “the vertical distance from the average <br />elevation of the grade along a face of a building to the highest point of the roof surface of flat <br />roofs, the deck line of mansard roofs, or the average height between the eaves and the highest <br />ridge of gable, hip, or gambrel roofs.” These measurements are illustrated in the drawing below. <br /> <br />The proposed building has a gable roof, with a height of 38 feet as measured according to city <br />code. A maximum building height of 35 feet is permitted within the R-4 zoning district. The