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3 .; <br /> 10-3460 <br /> il May 2010 <br /> Page 5 of 7 <br /> Discussion <br /> The purpose of the RPUD district is to provide a district which will allow for the implementation <br /> of certain residential housing goals established in the 2000-2020 and 2010-2030 <br /> comprehensive plans. The RPUD district is established to accommodate the densities and <br /> types of residential development contemplated in the CMP by incorporating the principles of the <br /> planned unit development concept. <br /> The RPUD district encourages the following: <br /> � • Flexibility in land development and redevelopment in order to utilize new techniques of <br /> building design, construction and land development; <br /> • Provision of housing to meet lifecycle, and affordable and moderate cost housing needs; <br /> • Energy conservation through the use of more efficient building designs and sitings and <br /> the clustering of buildings and land uses; . <br /> • Preservation of desirable site characteristics and open space and protection of sensitive <br /> environmental features, including steep slopes, poor soils and trees; <br /> • High quality of design and design compatible with surrounding land uses, including both <br /> existing and planned; <br /> • Sensitive development in transitional areas located between different land uses and <br /> along significant corridors within the city; and _ <br /> • Development which is consistent with the comprehensive plan. <br /> Outlot A — the City owned property — has been informally contemplated for a higher density <br /> development by the City for a number of years. Over time it has been discussed as a potential <br /> site for senior housing and most recently for higher density affordable housing. The 2010-2030 <br /> CMP proposes to re-guide these properties to high density residential allowing 10-15 units per <br /> acre. <br /> The RPUD code provides discussion points for the planning commission to evaluate <br /> applications and provide a basis for recommendations on rezoning applications and approval of <br /> RPUD developments. Those discussion points are as follows: <br /> 1) Compatibility of the proposed plan with the RPUD standards and consistency with the goals, <br /> policies, and objectives of the comprehensive plan and surface water management plan; <br /> 2) Preservation of the site in its natural state to the greatest extent practicable by minimizing � <br /> tree and soil removal and designing grade changes to be in keeping with the general <br /> character and appearance of neighboring properties; <br /> 3) Creation of compatible relationships between buildings and open spaces both on the site <br /> and adjacent to it, incorporating natural site features and with existing and future buildings <br /> having a visual relationship to the development, giving special attention to: <br /> a) An internal sense of order for the buildings and uses on the site and provision of a <br /> desirable environment for occupants, visitors and the general community. <br /> b) The amount and location of open space and landscaping. <br /> c) Materials, textures, colors and details of construction as an expression of the design <br /> concept and the compatibility of the same with the adjacent and neighboring <br />