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Cty EL •......._ E Elk River Comprehensive Plan ver Future Land Use Characteristics Residential Rural Residential Rural Residential uses are guided to be developed as residential use in areas outside of the Urban Service Area that are not currently served by municipal sewer and water. The predominant land use in this area is single family detached homes. Forms of detached single family units can be built in "cluster subdivision". Cluster subdivisions are development patterns that place housing closer together in order to preserve greater areas of undeveloped land and to minimize the number of individual on-site septic systems. A gross density of 0.4 units per acre (1 unit per 2.5 acres) is the target density in the Rural Residential area. Increases in density should be allowed for achieving certain public objectives such as preserving natural features (which are not otherwise protected by ordinance), implementing the City's trail and park master plan (beyond the typical required park dedication), incorporating energy saving building techniques, or a combination of the above mentioned concepts. Urban Residential The Urban Residential area includes land guided for residential use in areas that will be served by the municipal sanitary sewer system. This Urban Residential land use will be guided by the density of development and not the type of housing. Densities of this development pattern would range from a low density pattern consisting mostly of single family detached homes at 2 dwelling units per acre to a denser pattern of smaller lots or attached housing at a density of up to 8 dwelling units per acre. The intent of the Urban Residential land use is to have an average overall density of 3 to 4 dwelling units per acre throughout this land use. This density would be averaged over all lands designated Urban Residential and would be achieved through the use of multiple zoning districts that apply alternative density restrictions in order to achieve the overall density goals. Currently, the City uses R-1 b, c, d, R-2a and R-2b to facilitate the density goals throughout the community. Urban Residential land uses include single family detached housing, duplexes, townhomes and multiple family dwellings. Housing units may be owner or renter occupied within this land use designation. Urban residential should provide connections between neighborhoods, including trails and streets, while also supporting screening and buffering from more intense traffic corridors and uses. High Density Residential The High Density Residential land use category consists of multiple family attached housing oriented in a vertical fashion, more commonly referred to as apartments and condominiums. This land use category may accommodate a combination of side by side townhomes and multi-story buildings. The densities targeted in this category are over 8 dwelling units and up to 20 dwelling units per acre. High Density Residential uses are located in places with compatible adjacent land uses and where the local street system will accommodate the traffic. Preferred settings include adjacent to Commercial Districts, employment and service centers, civic centers, park facilities, schools, transit facilities and principal roadway corridors. When located adjacent to lower density neighborhoods, high density housing can be designed to transition from its most intense use (3 Chapter 5: Land Use / 37