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I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> CASE #: <br /> <br />PROPOSED ORDENANCE TO AMEND MAXIMIfM NUMBER OF PERMITTED <br />UNITS PElt BUILDI2NG IN R-2 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT <br /> By: Patrick Trudgeon, PrinCipal Planner, <br /> Amy Geisler, Community Development Intern <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />City Code states multiple dwelling units (including duplexes, twinhomes, toWnhomes, and <br />apartment buildings) in the R-2 Residential District shall contain no more than 10 units per <br />building. Allstate Development LLC is requesting an' amendment to increase the number of <br />housing units that can be contained in a building located in the R-2 District. Allstate <br />Development would like to construct a townhome development with 16-unit buildings as part of <br />the Villas at Meadow Point subdivision. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />As mentioned above, the new R-2 Zoning District limits the number of units in a building to-10. <br />The previous ordinance governing medium density residential district had no cap on the number <br />of units allowed per building. For your information, the new high density district (R-3) has no <br />cap on the number of units per building. <br /> <br />Staff contacted several neighboring cities regarding caps on building size (in terms of units per <br />building) in their medium density residential districts. <br /> <br />Anoka 10 units per acre None 25 units per acre None <br />'Andover 5 units per acre 8 12 units per acre 24 <br />Blaine 10 units per acre 6 20 units per ~.cre 6 <br />Champlin 12 units per acre 12 18 units per acre None <br />Coon Rapids 7 units per acre 8 No cap None <br />Elk River 7 units per acre 8 17 units per acre None <br />Fridley 8 units per acre None 17 units per acre None <br /> <br />As can be seen from the above table, surrounding cities define medium and high density areas <br />differently, so it is difficult to find a perfect "apple to apple" comparison. Coon Rapids and Elk <br />River, communities that define medium density similar to Ramsey (7 units per acre), allow for <br />only 8-unit buildings. .~ <br /> <br />77 <br /> <br /> <br />