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(2) Implement the Minnesota Main Street model for commercial revitalization. <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />(3) Work with a local school to either add-on space, or to repurpose space into non -school uses. <br />at least ONE action. <br />(4) Create/modify a green residential remodeling assistance/financing program to assist <br />homeowners in adding space to their existing homes. <br />Completed <br />(5) Adopt development and design standards that facilitate infill and redevelopment. <br />Completed <br />http://greenstep.pca.state.mn.us/bestPracticesDetail.cfm?bpid=5 <br />BP #6 plus ONE other Land Use BP <br />Land Use Best Practices Category <br />required <br />Required BP <br />6. Comprehensive Plan and Implementation <br />(1) Adopt/have an adopted comprehensive plan OR, Category B and C cities may simply adopt a <br />land use plan that was adopted by a regional entity or the county. <br />Completed Required action <br />(2) Demonstrate that regulatory ordinances comply with the comprehensive plan including but <br />not limited to having the zoning ordinance explicitly reference the comprehensive plan as the <br />Required action <br />foundational document for decision making. <br />Completed <br />(3) Include requirements in comprehensive and/or other plans for intergovernmental <br />coordination addressing land use and watershed impacts, infrastructure, economic development <br />and city/regional services. <br />(4) Include ecological provisions in the comprehensive plan that explicitly aim to minimize open <br />space fragmentation and/or establish a growth area with expansion criteria. <br />(5) Adopt climate protection/adaptation, resiliency or energy independence goals and objectives <br />in the comprehensive plan or in a separate policy document, and link these goals to direct <br />implementation recommendations. <br />http://greenstep.pca.state.mn.us/bestPracticesDetaii.cfm?bELd=6 <br />7. Efficient City Growth <br />Optional BP <br />(1) Limit barriers to higher density housing by including in the city zoning ordinance and zoning <br />map: <br />a. Neighborhood single -family density at seven units per net acre or greater. <br />Completed <br />b. Multi-family housing at a gross density of at least 15 units per acre adjacent to a <br />commercial zoning district or transit center. <br />(2) Encourage higher density housing through at least two of the following strategies: <br />a. Incorporate a flexible lot size/frontage requirement for infill development. <br />b. Use density and floor area ratio (FAR) bonuses in selected residential zoning districts. <br />C. Tie a regulatory standard to comprehensive plan language defining compact city <br />expansion zones that limit low-density development. <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least ONE action. <br />d. Allowing accessory dwelling units or co-housing by right in selected zoning districts. <br />Completed <br />(3) Encourage a higher intensity of commercial land uses through at least one of the following <br />strategies: <br />