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A2013-9b Staff Report <br />July 9, 2013 <br />Page 3 of 9 <br />• Should be located near neighborhood parks and playgrounds including a defined walkway that <br />connects most homes; neighborhood shopping facilities within a five-minute drive. <br />The land use section of the comprehensive plan also outlines five goals to consider when reviewing <br />land use. One of those goals is to encourage a land use balance, a mix of housing opportunities, and <br />life cycle housing. The City of Anoka's housing stock ranges in both value and design. Much of the <br />housing stock is affordable for first time homebuyers, but there is a lack of new housing in the <br />$350,000 to $500,000 range. The proposed development provides housing in that price range, and <br />allows Anoka to compete with Andover, Coon Rapids, Ramsey, and Blaine for that market and <br />provides another housing choice. <br />Housing Plan <br />The Housing section supports a mix of housing types to meet the needs of current and future <br />residents. The goals that apply to this request include: <br />• To achieve an appropriate balance among housing types through land use and zoning <br />regulations. <br />• To encourage home ownership, in detached housing units. <br />• To encourage higher income families. <br />The housing policies that relate to these goals include: <br />• Analyze neighborhood utilities, transportation networks, buffers between different zoning <br />districts and building trends, including new construction and alterations. <br />• Provide a balance of various housing types to serve "life cycle" housing needs in the City. <br />• Market to retain upwardly mobile families and empty nesters who are leaving the City for lack of <br />housing choices. <br />Transportation <br />The site will have access from the new intersection at County Road 116 and via the intersection <br />northeast of the library connecting to 6th Avenue. The proposed change from medium density to low <br />density will reduce the land use density thereby reducing the anticipated traffic volumes. As part of <br />this development, the intersection at County Road 116 will be completed and will be signaled. <br />PRELIMINARY PLAT ANALYSIS <br />The 22.5-acre site proposed to be developed is part of a parcel that is City owned. The proposed <br />subdivision would create 44 single-family lots. <br />Lots <br />The preliminary plat is 44 single family lots located along internal public streets. The lots range in <br />size from 10,289 square feet to 24,597 square feet. All lots meet or exceed the Sensitive <br />