Agenda - Council - 04/02/2024 - Special

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SF 1370 REVISOR JSK S 1370-1 1 st Engrossment 5.1 (b)A multifamily residential development may be mixed use so long as at least 50 5.2 percent of the usable square footage of the development is dedicated to residential use. 5.3 Subd. 3.Applicable zoning standards.(a)A municipality must not impose a height 5.4 requirement on a multifamily residential development that is less than the tallest commercial 5.5 or residential building within a one-quarter mile radius of the parcel on which the 5.6 development will be built or the maximum height permitted under the municipality's official 5.7 controls,whichever is higher. 5.8 (b)A municipality must not impose a setback requirement on a multifamily residential 5.9 development that is more than the smallest minimum setback distance required of a new 5.10 building within a one-quarter mile radius of the parcel on which the development will be 5.11 built. 5.12 Subd.4. Parking requirements limited.A municipality may not require more than one 5.13 off-street parking space per residential unit. 5.14 Subd. 5.Affordable housing development;height requirements.(a)Subject to section 5.15 462.358, subdivision 2a,an affordable housing development must be permitted to exceed 5.16 both a maximum height requirement and a maximum floor area ratio limitation imposed by 5.17 municipality official controls as provided in paragraphs(b)and(c). The authority in 5.18 paragraphs(b)and(c)that produces the tallest development with the most number of 5.19 affordable housing units on the parcel shall be applied to the affordable housing development. 5.20 (b)An affordable housing development may either: 5.21 (1)exceed the height requirement for the zoning district where the affordable housing 5.22 development will be located by 35 feet in height; or 5.23 (2)match the maximum allowed height in any zoning district within one mile of the 5.24 affordable housing development. 5.25 (c)In addition to all previous allowances,an affordable housing development must be 5.26 permitted to do one of the following,whichever results in the largest development: 5.27 (1)exceed the maximum floor area ratio or dwelling unit count permitted by municipality 5.28 standards or the municipality's comprehensive plan by 30 percent,whichever allows for 5.29 greater density; 5.30 (2)exceed the lot coverage ratio by 30 percent; 5.31 (3)exceed the floor area ratio by 30 percent; or 5.32 (4)exceed the maximum impervious lot coverage area by 30 percent. Sec.7. 5