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<br />612-3386838 <br /> <br />HOISINGTON KOEGLER <br /> <br />e WOR~D~T <br /> <br />Page 6 of]4 <br /> <br />1. The project is planned as an integral element of the larger neighborhood with <br />interconnecting streets, pedestrian trails and greenways. <br />2. Higher intensity housing is planned as an integrated part of the project rather than <br />relegated to stand-alones or buffers from less desirable lands. <br />3. Higher intensity housing must have direct access to major roadways (collectors or <br />minor arterials) so excessive traffic is not routed through local streets and lower <br />density neighborhoods. <br />4. Higher intensity housing must be located within close proximity (.5 to 1 mile) to <br />existing or planned park and recreation facilities and connected by an off or on road <br />trai I. <br />5. Natural features are protected and incorporated into the PUD for the benefit of the <br />project and the community. <br />6. Development at the edges of the PUD are generally compatible in densities, scale and <br />type with existing and planned development. <br />7. Higher-intensity housing should be located in close proximity to areas with high <br />concentrations of jobs and/or commercial and retail services. <br /> <br />Medium Density Residential <br /> <br />Medium density residential allows for areas of 4 to 7 units per neT acre and include <br />housing units such as attached and detached townhouses, condominiums, duplexes and <br />triplexes or small apartment buildings. These areas are smaller, typically "infill" sites that <br />would not be conducive to high density housing, yet would be underutilized as single <br />family housing. These areas take advantage of close proximity to park and open spaces, <br />commercial services and accessibility to the road network. Medium density areas also <br />play an important role in transitioning from lower density housing developments into <br />higher-intensity housing developments. <br /> <br />High Density Residential <br /> <br />This category sets aside parcels strictly for high density housing development in the <br />density range of 7 to 15 units per net acre and include housing units such as townhouses, <br />condominiums and apartments. These areas will provide housing for a variety of <br />residents including seniors. Areas of high-density residential land use are located near <br />commercial centers, park and recreation areas and high employment areas and should <br />have direct access to the major roadway network. Locating high density housing with <br />these factors in mind, minimizes traffic through local streets and neighborhoods, creates a <br />larger labor pool for businesses, and allows residents convenient access to shopping, <br />parks and recreation facilities encouraging a more walkable pedestrian oriented <br />community life-style. <br /> <br />Transition Residential <br /> <br />A concern expressed at the various public meetings involved the transition between <br />future urban development and e....<isting rural development. The transition residential <br />category is intended to provide a means of ensuring compatibility between future urban <br />residential densities, lot sizes and traffic patterns as it abuts e..usting rural residential <br />developments. These areas are primarily located along the edges of the urban services <br />boundary and will be served by municipal sewers. The primary int,;nded uses within this <br />category are low and medium density residential with densities depending upon adjacent <br />residential properties. In order to ensure that future development contiguous to existing <br /> <br />Hoisingrofl Koegler Group, Inc. <br /> <br />Ramsey Comprehensive Plan <br />