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I I I ! ! I I I I I I I I I I i I I September 8, 1999 Draft acres leaving the remaining 10 acres in the Greenway as permanent open space. This open space would not be left as unmanaged open space (or an outlot) but required to be preserved as permanent open space through a land preservation tool such as a land trust or permanent conservation easement. The following further defines urban residential uses: R-1 low ] densitv:nixed residential, medium density residential, high I density residential and urban/rural residential transition. .Mixed R-1 Low Density Residential ,M ixe5 R-1 low density residential is designed to allow a variety of housing types and styles (life-cycle housing) including detached single-family (traditional single family homes) and attached single family housing (townhouses) and two-family homes (twin-homes, duplexes). This area represents approximately 2,500 acres of total land use in the community, two thirds of which have already been developed to single family housing. In order to ensure that low density mixed-housing projects can be made viable and acceptable in the face of public opposition, all low density mixed-housing projects are'intended to be the subject of a Planned Unit Development (PUD)7. Individual elements (or housing types) within a PUD may range in density as long as the overall density of the PUD does not exceed a maximum of 4 units per net acre. 5{'i-xed R-1 Low Densitw Residential Performance Criteria: Projects within the Mixed Residential land use shall adhere to the following performance criteria: 1. The project is planned as an integral element of the larger neighborhood with interconnecting streets, pedestrian trails and greenways. 2. Higher intensity housing is planned as an integrated part of the project and may be used for buffering or transition to major roads or more intense uses. 3. Higher intensity housing has direct access to major roadways (local collectors) so excessive traffic is not routed through local streets and lower density neighborhoods. 4. Higher intensity housing is located within close proximity to existing or planned park and recreation facilities and connected by an off or on-road trail. 7 The. Planned Unit Development is a process by which land use can be more closely tied to design decisions during a subdivision approval process. It allows for more opportunities to preserve open space and natural features and provide a variety of housing types through greater flexibility with zoning regulations. Ramsey Comprehensive Plan Page V-17