Agenda - Council - 04/02/2024 - Special

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02/09/24 REVISOR KRB/HL 24-06741 2.1 (b)A multifamily residential development may be mixed use so long as at least 50 2.2 percent of the square footage of the development is dedicated to residential use. 2.3 Subd. 3.Proximity to certain transportation infrastructure.A multifamily residential 2.4 development must not be located less than 500 feet from a federal interstate highway,airport, 2.5 or rail line. The limitation under this subdivision does not apply to a state trunk highway, 2.6 county state-aid highway,or other local road. 2.7 Subd.4. Compliance with comprehensive plan;zoning.A multifamily residential 2.8 development must be approved by a city if it is consistent with the comprehensive plan on 2.9 the date of submission and complies with all state and municipal standards. 2.10 Subd. 5.Applicable zoning standards.(a)A city may not impose more restrictive 2.11 standards to a multifamily residential development than those that apply to property zoned 2.12 for the current use of the parcel. 2.13 (b)A city must not impose a height requirement on a multifamily residential development 2.14 that is less than the tallest structure within a one-quarter mile radius of the parcel on which 2.15 the development will be built or the maximum height permitted under the city's official 2.16 controls,whichever is higher, so long as the maximum height of the development is no 2.17 more than 150 feet. 2.18 (c)A city must not impose a setback requirement on a multifamily residential 2.19 development that is less than the smallest minimum setback distance required of a structure 2.20 within a one-quarter mile radius of the parcel on which the development will be built. 2.21 Subd. 6.Parking requirements limited.A city may not require more than one off-street 2.22 parking space per residential unit. 2.23 Subd. 7.Affordable housing development; height requirements. (a)An affordable 2.24 housing development must be permitted to exceed both a maximum height requirement and 2.25 a maximum floor area ratio limitation imposed by city official controls as provided in 2.26 paragraphs(b)and(c). The authority in paragraphs(b)and(c)that produces the tallest 2.27 development with the most number of affordable housing units on the parcel shall be applied 2.28 to the affordable housing development. 2.29 (b)An affordable housing development may either: 2.30 (1)exceed the height requirement for the zoning district where the affordable housing 2.31 development will be located by 35 feet in height; or 2.32 (2)match the maximum allowed height in any zoning district within one mile of the 2.33 affordable housing development,so long as the maximum height is no more than 150 feet. Section 1. 2