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#02-2789 (Revised) Dahlstrom Development LLC August 9,2002 Page 4 of? as units developed at a density of at least 6 units per acre. This definition acknowledges that meeting the Met Council’s $170,000 price-point for affordability is extremely difficult if not unlikely in this area, but that the density at 6 or more units per acre will provide the most affordable units that could reasonably be expected. In the CMP’s Housing Action Plan (Exhibit H) six “implementation policies’* arc presented. Policy 3 on Page 3C-25 reads as follows: •3.Orono will encourage developers to provide a variety of housing types and cost ranges. Whenever a multiple family or clustered housing development is proposed. Orono will actively encourage setting aside a reasonable number of units for large families and/or for low and moderate income families. Orono will participate and assist developers in applications for loan guarantees or other suitable forms of housing subsidy aids which may be available. Orono will also consider proposals for lifecycle housing options for sites which have not been guided for such use. but where such use may be appropriate if developed in a manner that is sensitive to the surrounding land uses and has the necessary services available. Such areas may include property that is currently guided or zoned for more intense uses such as commercial or industrial, or may include sites adjacent to existing higher intensity uses.” Plying Commission has requested that the Developer suggest methods for making a number of the units available at price points nearer the Met Council’s ‘affordable’ standard. STAFF RECOMMENDATION A. Cooformlty with 2000-2020 Community Management Plan 1.The proposal is consistent with the CMP guiding of the property north of Kelley Parkway for attached residential dwelling use, and for commercial office uses south of Kelley Parkway. 2.The proposal locates Kelley Parkway consistent with the CMP intent for a single tier of commercial office uses between Kelley Parkway and Highway 12, with no direct access to Highway 12. 3.It is staffs opinion that the proposal meets the intent ofthe CMP in terms of housing density, housing types, and mix of units. The proposal provides for multi-family attached dwelling units at a density of 6 units per acre which meets the density guidelines proposed by Orono and accepted by the Metropolitan Council for the creation of ‘affordable’ owner-occupied housing.