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The fact that the project requires an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan and Planned Unit <br />Development affords the City certain discretion in approving/not approving the project. <br />Permitted Uses <br />Action Item: Zoning Amendment required to be consistent with Comprehensive Plan <br />Amendment noted above. Staff recommends utilizing a Planned Unit Development <br />(PUD) due to the overall master plan for the project to be discussed below. <br />The project is being generally reviewed under the standards of the R-2 Residential District (this <br />district implements the Medium Density Residential (MDR) designation of the Comprehensive <br />Plan. The intent of the R-2 Residential District is to accommodate multiple dwellings at a density <br />of three to seven dwelling units per acre and multiple -dwelling complexes within the 2002 <br />MUSA. All lots created by subdivision located within the 2020 MUSA shall be serviced by <br />sanitary sewer and municipal water. However, there are multiple residential types within the <br />proposed project that make it difficult to apply one single zoning district to the project. Please <br />note that one of the City's goal is to provide a variety of housing options for people at all life <br />stages and income levels to encourage existing and future residents to stay in Ramsey throughout <br />their lives and to achieve a balanced housing supply. One strategy identified in the <br />Comprehensive Plan to achieve this is to continue to develop more affordable single family <br />housing such as small -lot single family homes. The four (4) different types of housing proposed <br />within the project include: <br />1. 65-foot-wide traditional single-family lot <br />2. 50-foot-wide traditional single-family lot <br />3. 50-foot-wide `villa' lot (association maintained lawn care and snow removal) <br />4. 4-unit townhome building <br />Continued on next page. <br />It is our mission to work together to responsibly grow our community, and to provide quality, cost- <br />effective ective and efficient government services. <br />Riverstone Addition Planning Division Review April 28, 2017 (Preliminary Plat) <br />Page 2 of 11 <br />