Residential LandUseandHousingElement <br />A.2 Residentially designatedlandwithintheUGBshould bezonedconsistentwiththe <br />MetroPlanandapplicableplansandpolicies; however, existingagricultural <br />zoningmaybecontinued withintheareabetweenthecitylimitsandtheUGB <br />untilrezonedforurbanuses. <br />A.9 Establishdensityrangesinlocalzoninganddevelopment regulationsthatare <br />consistentwiththebroad densitycategories ofthisplan. <br />Mediumdensity: Over10through20dwelling unitspergrossacre (could <br />translatetoover14.28unitspernetacrethrough28.56unitspernetacre <br />dependingoneachjurisdictionsimplementationmeasures andlanduse <br />anddevelopment codes) <br />ConsistentwithPolicies A.2andA.9theapplicant isrequesting theCity’sR-2Medium-Density <br />Residential zoneonaportionofthepropertywhichimplements, andisconsistentwith, the <br />medium-densityresidentiallandusedesignationforthesubjectproperty. <br />A.10 Promotehigher residentialdensity insidetheUGBthatutilizesexisting <br />infrastructure, improvestheefficiency ofpublicservices andfacilities, and <br />conservesruralresource landsoutsidetheUGB. <br />A.11 Generally locatehigher densityresidentialdevelopment near employmentor <br />commercialservices, inproximitytomajor transportation systems orwithin <br />transportation-efficientnodes. <br />A.12 Coordinate higherdensityresidentialdevelopmentwiththeprovisionsof <br />adequate infrastructure andservices, open space, andotherurbanamenities. <br />A.13 Increaseoverall residentialdensityinthemetropolitanareabycreatingmore <br />opportunitiesforeffectivelydesigned in-fill, redevelopment, andmixedusewhile <br />considering impacts ofincreasedresidential densityonhistoric, existingand <br />futureneighborhoods. <br />PoliciesA.10throughA.13providepolicydirectiontotheCitytoincreasedensityincertain <br />areasandtoconsiderseveralfactors, includingtheimpactofthesehigher densitieswhendoing <br />so. TheCityCouncilhasfollowedthispolicyguidance byadoptingarefinement planandzoning <br />codethatprovidemediumdensity (andotherhigherdensities) incertain areas. Thesubject <br />propertyincludesthesemedium-densityareas. Additionally, consistentwiththepolicy <br />direction, thesubjectareaislocated inanareawithexistingurbanservicesandisinclose <br />proximitytoopenspacethesouth, commercial areastothenorthandemployment centersat <br />RiverRoadtotheeast. <br />Pennington FamilyTrust January 2014 4 <br />Z 13-13) <br />HOAgenda - Page4 <br />273