Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 02/13/2014

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Section III. Questions pertaining to the Named TOD Area named in Section I 1. List the applicable existing and/or planned uses for the Named TOD Area. Do not use ranges — round as necessary. Acreage to be Acreage #Existing Acreage of retained from designated for Type of Use Uses existing uses existing uses #Planned Uses planned uses Residential 229 229 61 1110 27 Commercial Retail 25 59 59 36 67 Restaurant 3 3 3 6 10 Office 7 16 16 16 52 Government/ Civic 3 5 5 0 0 Arts/Cultural 0 0 0 0 0 Entertainment 0 0 0 1 5 Open / Public Space 3 73 73 2 92 Other (list below): 2. Has the City adopted affordability requirements for housing assisted with City funds in the Named TOD Area? Adopted i1 Will be adopted within 36-months ❑ No plan to adopt requirements ❑ 3. Has the city formalized TOD guidelines for the Named TOD Area? In place currently - i1 Will be in place within 36 months - ❑ Will not be in place within 36 months - ❑ 4. How will the Named TOD Area function as an integrated entity? a. Describe how the Named TOD Area is designed to encourage its residents and/or employees to live or work there without reliance on an automobile, meet daily needs through the use of transit or walking, and reduce automobile ownership, vehicular traffic, and associated parking requirements that would otherwise be necessary to support a similar level of more traditional development. Ramsey has adopted a set of Design Guidelines as part of its zoning code that promote multiple modes of transportation with linkages to the Ramsey Rail Station. The mix of uses, required sidewalks, and compact development pattern promote and encourage residents and employees to navigate the development without an automobile. The mix of land uses include existing and planned retail, employment, civic and open space, as well as a mix of housing types and prices. The uses are connected through a system of blue and green systems of water and open space in addition the the sidewalk and cycling considerations given to street design. b. Describe how the applicant will use TOD design standards to accomplish the goals in question 4-A? Ramsey already has in place adopted design guidelines that encourage pedestrian connnections to a mix of uses within the development. The Design Framework promotes a minimum FAR of 0.75 and maximum parking allowances in the center of the development near the rail station. These two standards encourage and promote structured, vertical parking structures in the center of the development, thus reducing the amount of surface parking and maximizing the development potential of private property owners.