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<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />'1 <br />~l <br />i <br />f <br />r <br />" <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />· The Planning Commission consider changing the rear setback requirement in all <br />residential zoning districts from the existing ten (10) foot requirement to twenty-five <br />(25) feet. <br /> <br />Another housing opportunity that may need to be provided for is within the downtown. The <br />downtown commercial zone should be an area where creative housing opportunities are <br />offered. This residential influence will diversify the land uses in the downtown and add to its <br />vitality. <br /> <br />Although much of the housing within the urban service area is new the city will have to develop <br />programs to maintain the integrity of its existing housing stock. This is particularly important for <br />the multi-family and other rental units in the community. The deterioration of these units can <br />have serious effects on surrounding neighbors, public health and public safety concerns. A <br />rental inspection program of multi-family units would address the concerns previously <br />mentioned. <br /> <br />Residential development in Zone 2, will be guidec to a minimum density of one housing unit per <br />two and a half acres. This area is currently not planned to be served with municipal services. <br />However, the City may amend its Comprehensive Plan in the future to have municipal water <br />and sewer extended to serve portions or all of this area. If these services and their related costs <br />are extended through the area many landowners may want to further subdivide their land. <br />Therefore, the City should encourage overlay plats illustrating future development potential. <br />Zone 2 can be considered the transition zone between the urban service area and the <br />agricultural zone. This zone offers the semi-rural flavor with lot sizes varying from 2~ acres up to <br />80 acres or more. To preserve this semi-rural character, cluster development will be <br />encouraged. It has been recommended by the Steering Committee that cluster development <br />in the Rla include a minimum lot size of one acre and require fifty percent (50%) of developable <br />land be forever preserved using conservation easement, land trust or other mechanism. <br /> <br />Zone 3, the northern third of the City, is to be regulated so as to provide for large lot, rural <br />housing and agricultural land uses. Single family lots can be subdivided from larger parcels to a <br />development density of one unit per ten acres. Maintaining the larger lot size will protect <br />agricultural lands from development pressure and preserve the rural character of Bk River. <br /> <br />Cluster development will also be encouraged within this residential areoJThe Steering <br />Committee has recommended an increase in density when clustering of units is utilized. The <br />density may be increased to a maximum of 8 lots on 40 acres with a minimum lot size of one <br />acre, with the following conditions: <br /> <br />1) That fifty percent (50%) of the land is forever utilized as open space through the <br />use of a land trust, conservation district, or other mechanism. <br /> <br />2) Unusable land shall be discounted when determining the density of the <br />undevelopable portion of the land. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission concurred with the Steering Committee's recommendation to utilize <br />cluster development; however, did not include a specific recommendation as the Steering <br />Committee had. The Planning Commission would like to research further the benefits of <br />clustering and study the appropriate standards for clustering that can be included as part of an <br />ordinance. <br /> <br />16 <br />