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New Zoning District and Rezonin^ As an alternative to amending the B4 District, creating a new zoning district may be another option. The highest density that is currently allowed is in the LR-lC-1 district where 2 units per acre are allowed and a 50% density increase is allowed at the discretion of the City Council. The City Council is considering an amendment that would eliminate the density credit. Another zoning district, M-6, is also in the Zoning Code that allows a mix of dwelling units types. However, it has never been used and was drafted for possible future development along Highway 12. It also does not address the type of development the applicant has proposed. A new zoning district would have to be written that bridged the gap between the highest density currently allowed in the Zoning Code and the proposed density of this development. Rezoning a parcel to a higher residential district in the middle of a B4 district would not be consistent. It would be a spot zoning. The City Council at their May 11,1998 meeting asked staff to review the B5 zoning district and the commercial zoning districts in Navarre. Staff will also review the B4 district. Overlay District Another zoning technique that may be considered is called an "overlay district". This is a floating district that is not mapped but is allowed as another layer of standards over an underlying district, such as the B4 district. Boundaries are established where an overlay zoning district may be placed and standards and criteria are enumerated to meet performance objectives. A multiple-family overlay could be drafted that states that apartment buildings are allowed in some commercial districts subject to a list of objectives and criteria. Applicants could then ask for a rezoning to the overlay zone. The need and use for an overlay zone would require an amendment to Comprehensive Plan policies and an amendment to the Zoning Code. STAFF RECOMMENDATION The sketch plan process allows the Planning Commission, staff and the applicant to discuss the project without the applicant incurring significant costs. By ordinance, the Planning Commission is to consider the subject property and the best use of the land. Attention should be given to location, arrangement and size of the lot, proposed use, and surrounding development. page-5