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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 23,2017 Page 18 Councilmember Willmus questioned whether sidewalks should be mandated deeper in residential neighborhoods, or whether only on collectors and arterials. Councilmember Willmus suggested that arterials may be too high. In the HR district, Mayor Roe suggested that language be parallel to MR districts for access to bus stops (e.g. density level of housing in relationship to transit stops). Under mixed uses (page 2), Mayor Roe suggested clarification of density and units per acre specific to residential components in order for lay people to better understand their intent. Under institutional uses (page 4), Mayor Roe noted that the last part talks about uses on a larger scale than those normally incorporated in low density areas, and questioned if those uses were currently allowed now in LDR; asking that it be consistent by reference. Mayor Roe noted that in the last zoning code update, many churches were located in residential zones, but the city had rezoned those properties at that time, therefore causing him to question whether it should be referenced under LR districts. Councilmember McGehee questioned the MU-1, Neighborhood Mixed Use densi- ty related to sidewalks and parking availability for apartments on a second story that may be workable, as long as they're not too tall or stacked too high in resi- dential areas, noting the need to pay attention to scale and not make those districts too dense. Ms. Purdu clarified that the intent was to address specific density in the zoning code update; with descriptions and visuals provided to ensure the final draft was clear. However, Ms. Purdu offered to run some scenarios with proposed density to address the intent for mixed use. Mayor Roe noted that the zoning update process would follow comprehensive plan numbers in general. Councilmember Willmus asked, with the creation of HDR-1 and HDR-2 zoning, where it would be most effective beyond those definitive areas around Rosedale Center and if comprehensive plan designation follows the land use map; and also with LDR and whether it was prudent to create areas of the city guided for 1-4 units per acre and call that out in the comprehensive plan. Councilmember McGehee stated that she could support LDR at 7 units per acre, and while not vigorously supportive of HDR-2, she would consider it except in the area north of Rosedale Center that would tower over the James Addition. To be clear, Mayor Roe clarified that the city currently had no HDR-2 sites zoned at this time; and the backstop would be to require a rezoning request. Therefore, Mayor Roe expressed his hesitation in designating in the comprehensive plan where those areas should be; but instead preferred to be responsive to develop-