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Page 3 of 19 5. In part the density increase was established to meet Metropolitan Council goals by guiding carefully-selected parcels at densities that would potentially allow for more affordable housing options. Met Council guidelines require an overall new sewered development density of at least 3 units per acre. In order to meet these goals, certain parcels within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) were guided for densities significantly higher than 3 units/acre – to allow those shoreland areas in the MUSA historically zoned and planned for low density, to develop at the 1-acre and 2-acre lot sizes desired by the City. 6. The City Council has reviewed the development proposal with regards to the CMP and finds that it meets a number of goals for housing as established within the Housing element of the CMP, including: - Provides opportunities for housing types, locations, and cost ranges which will meet the needs and provide adequate housing for a broader range of ages, family groups, lifestyle needs and levels of income to the greatest extent practical. - Provides housing types and residential densities consistent with environmental and land use plans and with the availability of public services and facilities. 7. The City Council has granted preliminary approval for the amendment per the findings contained within Resolution No. 6377 adopted June 27, 2016, and it has been forwarded to the Metropolitan Council for review and approval. B. Rezoning from RR-1B to RPUD 8. The Property is located within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) and is intended to be developed using municipal sewer and water. Municipal sewer and water are planned to be extended to serve the property. 9. Because the property is proposed to be reguided in the CMP for single family residential use at a density of 3-7 units per acre, use, the property should be rezoned consistent with the intended and guided use. The most appropriate zoning for the intended use is RPUD, Residential Planned Unit Development District. 10. The property contains approximately 29 gross acres exclusive of Wayzata Boulevard right-of way, but of which only approximately 5 acres is developable, the remainder consisting of wetlands and a closed landfill. The property meets the conditions of Zoning Code Section 78-626(1) for rezoning to RPUD because it exceeds five acres in area. While a small portion of the Property is within the designated Shoreland Overlay District, the Council finds that the RPUD requirement that the property be outside the Shoreland District should be waived since a majority of the area to be developed is not within said District.