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<br />G. Higher density development should be required including such improvements as <br />masonry exterior, higher window and wall insulation packages, underground <br />parking, more usable open space than normally required, porches, landscaping, <br />underground parking, and amenities packages within each unit. <br /> <br />H. Building design standards should be used which contribute to neighborhood <br />openness, communication, and interaction. <br /> <br />1. Design and performance standards should provide adequate height and setback <br />combinations for situations where taller multiple family units are proposed as in- <br />fill projects adjacent to single family areas. Such in-fill should be limited to <br />medium density or 10-unit per acre (or lower) projects. <br /> <br />5.5 The following is 1999 demographic information related to Planning District 6. Also <br />attached is the demographic spreadsheet for the district. <br /> <br />A. Planning District 6, with 2,520 residents and 1,059 households, has a population <br />with more than 11 % over the age of 65. <br /> <br />B. The percent of head of households under the age of35 is 22% whereas 18% are <br />age 65 or more. <br /> <br />C. Households containing two parents with children represent approximately 21 % of <br />the total households in the district (which is 10% higher than the city as a whole). <br />The average persons per household is 2.38; however, over 62% of the households <br />have 1 or 2 residents. <br /> <br />D. Homeownership is 76%; less than 25% of the housing is rental. More than 61 % of <br />the residents have lived in their current home 9 or more years. Over 49% of the <br />homes were built at least 30 years ago. <br /> <br />E. Over 61 % of the housing units are single family detached; 21 % are apartments; <br />13% are condominiums; others are duplexes and townhomes. <br /> <br />5.6 The city utilities and road network have the capacity to handle this project. No additional <br />improvements are needed. There is no direct fiscal impact. <br /> <br />6.0 STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />6.1 Based on the findings outlined in Section 4 and 5 of this report, staff recommends <br />approval of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Rezoning for the Cave & <br />Associates development of an 18-unit apartment complex and associated site <br />improvements on property located at 197 County Road B-2, subject to Development <br />Review Committee site planning revisions/conditions and the following conditions: <br /> <br />PF3293 - RCA 032601 Page 60f8 <br />