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Parkridge Development, Case No. 2471 page 6 6. Adopt more flexible minimum standards for single family and multi-family housing developments to allow for innovative development and more efficient densities. 8. Encourage the development of well-designed mUltiple family dwelling projects which are compatible with adjacent uses. 10. Encourage a variety of housing types for all age groups, in all stages of the life cycle. A recent housing study for the City by Maxfield Research Group noted the need for a broader housing base in the community, beyond the predominant single-family stock. The Kehr proposal, aimed at the "empty-nester", would fit part of the· need identified in that study. The City is now in the middle of the vista 2000 planning process, and a Housing Task Force is one of the working groups in the process. This task force will provide some insight and suggested direction for the Housing Element of an updated Comprehensive Plan, by formulating a clearer statement of the community's goals for all types of housing in the community. But these new policies have not yet been developed. The work of the task force will be brought to the Planning commission and City Council as part of the process of developing the new comprehensive Plan. Zonina Considerations As the property is configured and zoned now, it could be divided into four deep single-family lots fronting county Road C, which would match the existing development in the area. with a cul-de-sac or loop street, the property might be divided into as many as twelve single-family lots that would meet city standards. The request for 29 townhouse units more than doubles the current allowable density. The city has generally considered the LR Low Density designation as allowing both R-1 and R-2 zoning, but has not routinely granted all rezoning requests from R-1 to R-2 in the LR area. These decisions have been made on a case-by-case basis. Using the minimum standards for the R-2 District, the Kehr proposal might be considered low density. Code allows a duplex on a minimum 11,000-square-foot lot, or 5,500 square feet per unit (7.92 units/acre). The parkridge Estates plan has 5,513 square feet of lot area per unit, but no street right-of-way is taken out, since the PUD proposes all private roads. We include these calculations for information only, since we believe this approach is not in line with the intent of the LR designation. We believe it is more reasonable to rely on the general density ranges in the Comp Plan in considering the character of a PUD, not the absolute minimum standards of the R-2 District.