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I I I I I I i I I I I I I I I I I I MEMORANDUM DATE: April 13, 1995 TO: FROM: RE: City Council Ry~ Schroeder, City Administrator SteFen Jankowski, City Engineer Syl~a Frolik, Zoning Administrator Stereo Schwanke, RLK Associates Big Smith, Biko Associates james Gromberg, Economic Development Coordinator Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update I have completed lhe attached comparative table of the possible figures presented by the different groups for the updated Land Use Plan. Chart A shows a breakdown of the figures for the area west of Sunfish L~e Blvd. N.W. The rest of the City would be the same under any of the plans so they are not currently included in any of the tables. The additional property included in Figure 7 and City Council Is due to the different bridge alignments and the additional area that would be available for develbpment. Table A Land Use Breakdown For Comprehensive Plan Update Figure 7 Figure 8 RLK & Biko City Council Commercial/In~strial 839 Acres 526 Acres 477 Acres 574 Acres Single Family 460 Acres 789 Acres 701 Acres 781 Acres Mixed Residentlal 286 Acres 265 Acres 402 Acres 69 Acres Open Space 161 Acres Totals i I 1,585 Acres I 1,580 Acres I 1 ~8o Acres I z ~85 Acres I I I I Based upon Table A the City Staff has projected the square footage created for the commercial/indusirial areas each figure and the number of units that could be created with the acreage dedicated ~to each type of residential use. These figures were developed based upon the following methods~ 35% cover 0f each acre of commercialfmdustrial property Three (3) single family units per acre for single family zoning Seven (7) .umits per acre for mixed residential zoning Also included on Table B is a projection of the City housing stock based upon existing and the maximum numbe~, of units that could be constructed under each figure. The City has surveyed other suburbs to s~e what their housing stock make up is or is projected to be. Generally, the accepted ratio is somewhere between 30-40 percent mixed residential and 60-70 percent single- family.