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Preliminary Planned Residential Development <br />Planning Commission Report; 5-21-19 <br /> <br /> <br />Page 4 <br />(cont.)  DWELLING, MULTIPLE-FAMILY. A building or portion thereof containing <br />three or more dwelling units <br /> STORY. That portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and <br />the surface of the floor next above or, if there is no floor above, the space between <br />the floor and the ceiling next above. <br /> <br />Primary <br />Applicable <br />Codes: <br /> Chapter 4, Article 5, R-3B District. <br />The City’s high density residential zoning district. <br /> Chapter 7, Article 1, Planned Residential Development. <br />Identifies the rules for residential planned residential developments <br /> <br />Applicant’s <br />Narrative: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The complete narrative is attached to this report. <br />The following are excerpts from the narrative staff felt were most relevant to the review of this <br />application: <br />CITY PLANS <br />Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br />The key guiding document outlining City systems and goals is the Comprehensive Plan. The City <br />recently updated and issued their draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan dated December 2018. There are <br />numerous housing and redevelopment plans and goals expressed in the Comprehensive Plan: <br />“The City has been very proactive in redeveloping areas of the community over the years, and <br />was especially proactive over the last decade with the redevelopment of the New Brighton <br />Exchange. Current redevelopment efforts are focused on finishing up the redevelopment of the <br />New Brighton Exchange, and advancing that effort to the south along the Old Highway 8 <br />Corridor near 8th Avenue and north of 5th Street NW.” (p 3-32) <br />“Encourage and promote redevelopment projects that will add to the diversity (both in terms of <br />housing styles and price ranges) of New Brighton’s housing supply creating more life-cycle and <br />affordable housing opportunities.” (p 4-40) <br />“The City has identified the following priorities related to housing based on a 2017 Citizen <br />Survey that ranked “housing” as the 2nd most critical issue facing the city, feedback from <br />community members through public engagement activities, and the current state of housing <br />conditions: <br />1. Maintain and enhance existing housing stock <br />2. Provide a wide variety of housing types to meet the needs of a diverse community at all <br />stages of life <br />3. Promote neighborhoods that are walkable, safe, and connected to amenities