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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 17, 2019 Page 22 Ms. Erin Purdu, WSB was at the meeting to make a presentation, review and an- swer questions about the proposed edits to the Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Ms. Purdu reviewed the Land Use, and BRT Overlay with the Council Councilmember Willmus asked if there was a single-family home in the area and it was torn down, is the City out of compliance with the Comprehensive Plan if an application comes forward or a permit request for a new single-family home. Ms. Purdu did not think so because there are single family planned future land use areas on the future land use map. It is the areas that the City anticipates for rede- velopment that would have to redevelop at that density, such as the Har Mar site. Councilmember Willmus asked if the owners of Har Mar Mall decided to do sig- nificant changes to the Mall, would that trigger the housing component. Mr. Lloyd noted housing is still not required to be redeveloped unless it is a hous- ing only district. Any of the mixed-use sites can still do commercial uses without a residential component if the entity chooses. Councilmember Etten asked at the northern portion of the circle, the Council had a discussion about that area and wanted it as medium density so how does that work. Mr. Lloyd explained the actual direction from the City Council about that was to change it from medium density to low density but there are people who are work- ing on a medium density development of some type for the northern portion of that area. Staff is expecting something to come from that in the coming months. This version of the land use map is different than what was originally submitted to the Metropolitan Council last December. The area is shown as medium density in recognition of the development staff is expecting to come forward. If that does materialize in the next months the City still might not have an adopted Compre- hensive Plan with this BRT overlay and certainly won't have the Zoning District overlay with those fifteen units an acre. He would expect anything coming for- ward this year or the beginning of next year would need a variance due to the ex- isting Medium Density District of up to 12 units per acre allowed. Mayor Roe asked why this is being changed to medium density on the projected land use based on the thought of an upcoming development. He would much ra- ther have it come forward in a formal request to change it because assuming this does not go forward under the current Zoning Code and Comp. Plan, if it gets to the point that the development does not go forward after all of this is in effect, he thought the City should keep its Comprehensive Plan what the City wants it to be and not adding things in based on potential developments.