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Preliminary Planned Residential Development Planning Commission Report; 5-21-19 Page 6 (cont.) Zoning Code – Planned Developments Chapter 7 – Planned Developments, Section 7-020: “…an applicant may proceed with a program for the use of land in a manner that encourages social interchange, life-cycle environment, and efficiency in the use of land without creating a detriment to public health, safety, morals, or general welfare.” “The purpose of this Article of the Zoning Code is to provide for and encourage advances in housing design; changes in types of dwellings; more flexibility in layout and site planning; the development of the life-cycle environment; and the more efficient use of land, open space, and public facilities.” The above text accurately describes this application. We are providing a variety of life cycle housing types. The site design is somewhat urban in approach, yet retains appropriate buffers to surrounding uses. The site will be rezoned to a PRD as set out in Chapter 7 of the New Brighton Zoning Code, based loosely on an underlaying zone of an R-3B as listed the New Brighton Residential Zoning Code. With the development of this PRD we are asking for the following modifications to those listed in R-3B and Chapter 7. • R-3B allows for a height of 3 stories and 30 feet, the PRD has no limitation, we would like to set the maximum allowable height to be 55 feet as measured from first finished floor to the middle of the roof, or the top of the roof deck. • Setbacks: o Front Yard: R3B calls for 30 feet, PRD 25 feet – we are requesting a minimum of 20 feet o Rear Yard: R3B calls for 30 feet, PRD 25 feet – we are requesting a minimum of 20 feet o Side Yard: R3B calls for 10 feet, PRD 10 feet – we are requesting a minimum of 10 feet be maintained o Side Yard abutting a street: R3B calls for 30 feet, PRD 25 feet – we are requesting a minimum of 20 feet • Parking: o PRD calls for 2 Per Unit, – we are requesting 1.17/Unit (.54/Unit enclosed) Senior and 1.44/Unit (.67 enclosed) Family. This is based off internal research completed on the 4,395 units of affordable new construction built by Dominium across 24 communities in Minnesota. The average of recent senior communities built is .73 and of recent family communities Lastly there is no set density requirement in either R-3B zoning or the PRD. We would like to set the overall development to an aggregate maximum of 32 units/acre.