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Land Use • The land use will be guided by the density of development and not the type of s housing. Densities of this development pattern would range from a low density j pattern consisting mostly of single family detached homes at 2 units per acre to a ..,k, more dense pattern of smaller lots or attached housing at up to 8 units per acre. ',-,1-.,'..,,i.177:: i. •y' . ---------., This category would average an overall density of approximately 3 to 4 units per ` : acre. This density would be averaged over all lands designated Urban Residential. '`'�� Implementation of this land use category will likely require multiple zoning districts that apply alternative density restrictions in order to achieve the overall density of 3 to 4 units per acre. ®;;J_____0:ig'' ` Urban residential land uses include single family detached housing, duplexes, An urban residential pattern at a townhomes and multiple-family dwellings. Housing units may be owner or renter density of 6 to 8 units per acre. occupied. 4.-N',� - *t;0*- High Density Residential ., %..,.Y ��syn, The High Density Residential land use category consists of multi-family attached ist.r' housing oriented in a vertical fashion or more commonly referred to as apartments and condominiums. This land use category may accommodate a combination of Li 1..I side by side townhomes and multi-story buildings as illustrated at right.The densities _ targeted in this category are over 8 and up to 20 units per acre. /: ')--- :�')- � - itHigh Density uses are located in places with compatible adjacent land uses and '.' , : ly' al where the local street system will accommodate the traffic. Potential settings include adjacent to commercial districts, employment centers civic centers, park facilities, l ,r '-.-- ' _ a\\ ��-,- Z�TT>. r�`��1� III 1transit facilities and principal roadway corridors. When planned adjacent to lower An urban residential pattern at a density neighborhoods,high density housing can be designed to transition from its density of 2 to 3 units per acre. most intense use(3 or 4 story apartments) to a lower density(small lot single family or attached townhomes) as it approaches lower density neighborhoods. High Density Residential uses may also be located in appropriately zoned locations within the Mixed Use and Old Town categories. 2 R -.w Mixed Use The Mixed Use land use category serves as a location that allows a mixture of .=�'�`! " housing,jobs and retail service uses within close proximity to each other.This land - M . O ;,� use creates the potential for people to work close to their jobs and offers an ,*,. ` 'y " - " ,,,,_.,..4, environment where one can live with less reliance on the car. This area provides .4:2 ,;,Q,+..,•f,..' 1r ,'r another setting for high density residential land use in Elk River. i? ' lt'' :Mixed Used is a new land use category. It does not appear in the 1995 plan. It is a •_,- -^ reflection of current market trends that seek to integrate residential and nonresidential development in a common setting close to transit services. A high density residential pattern at The Plan contains a single location of Mixed Use. The property is bounded by °density of 15 to 20 units per acre. County Road 12, County Road 13 and Twin Lakes Road. Mixed use is frequently proposed in the redevelopment of commercial areas. III "Vertical" mixed use puts retail and housing uses into a single building.This form E. Building the Future -A Comprehensive Plan for Elk River 5•8 ver