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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 7.4 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Public Hearings March 16, 2020 Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Ordinance Amendment: Definition and Permitted Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />Locations for Townhomes <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, the ordinance amendment. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />Staff was approached by a developer requesting a three-unit townhouse in the R3 townhouse zoning <br />district. Upon reviewing the ordinance, staff noticed the definition (below) for attached townhouses limits <br />the number of units to a minimum of four but it is unclear why. <br /> <br />Townhouse, attached, means a one-family dwelling of at least four attached units in which each unit has <br />its own access to the outside, no unit is located over another unit, and each unit is separated <br />horizontally by a series of common or party walls. There shall be no more than six dwellings per <br />structure in a row or no more than eight dwellings per structure if back-to-back. <br /> <br />Public Benefit <br />As the ordinance is currently written, there are situations where three-unit multi-family projects are not <br />allowed. This amendment will make it allowed/easier for property owners to create three-unit multi- <br />family projects on their property. This limitation within the R-3 (townhouse district) was not intentional. <br /> <br />Planning Commission <br />No one spoke for or against the request and staff has not received any comments since the Planning <br />Commission meeting. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the request. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />None <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Ordinance <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br />