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4 Housing City-wi 4-1 Revise the subdivision development standards to require a minimum percent of 1 Short-term Planning Division housing units be provided in single-family attached and/or multifamily structures, following Comprehensive Housing Market Study findings. 4-2 Establish standards of review for subdivision applications that follow best practices in 1 Short-term Planning Division smart growth. 4-3 Consider proactively up-zoning areas as identified in the Land Use Plan and Housing 1 Short-term Planning Division Areas Plan to allow for a greater mix of housing types and higher density housing at targeted sites. 4-5 Encourage conservation design for all parcels within the Urban Service Area and 1 Ongoing Planning Division and adjacent the floodplain and wetland overlay. Private Developers 4-6 Update subdivision regulations to include provisions for the allowance of 1 Short-term Planning Division conservation design for residential,commercial,and business park developments. 4-7 Establish development standards for all new subdivisions that incorporate green 1 Short-term Planning Division and infrastructure design to preserve and protect water quality. Public Works Department 4-8 Establish subdivision regulations that require new developments to provide a 1 Short-term Planning Division and minimum level of connectivity internally andwith adjacent neighborhoods. Public Works Department 4-9 Where possible,require new subdivisions to provide connections to the existing trail 1 Short-term Planning Division and network following the Trails Master Plan and the Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Public Works Department 4-10 Establish a street hierarchy for subdivision streetscape elements that unify future 1 Short-term Planning Division and development with consistent sidewalk,parkway,and landscape location and width Public Works Department within atypicalcross-section. it Rural Residential 4-11 Limit development in rural residential areas located outside ofthe Urban Service 1 Ongoing Planning Division Area. 4-12 Encourage new rural residential development incorporate sidewalks,make 1 Ongoing Planning Division and connections to adjacent neighborhoods,and provide access to the City's trail network. Private Developers 4-13 Prepare for future service extensions that maybe requested in developments with 2 Ongoing Planning Division,Elk shared septic systems. River Municipal Utilities, Public Works,Private Developers,Property Owners Established Residential 4-14 Require infill development provide a robustnetwork of sidewalks and roadways that 2 Ongoing Planning Division and link up to existing roadways/sidewalks/paths in adjacent neighborhoods. Private Developers 4-15 Encourage a range of compatible housing types within a single residential 2 Ongoing Planning Division and development. Private Developers 4-16 Consider revisions to the City's Land Development Regulations to permit missing 1 Short-term Planning Division middle housing types such as 2 to 4 unit residential structures in established single- family neighborhoods,including the development of related performance standards and/or design guidelines to ensure high-quality development. 4-17 When evaluating development proposals,encourage the use of mixed residential 1 Ongoing Planning Division and development,including single-family attached and small scale multifamily buildings, Private Developers as abuffer between higher and lower intensity uses. Downtown Neighborhoods 4-18 Pilot the use ofADUs in the the Downtown/Uptown and Downtown Neighborhood 1 Short-term Planning Division, areas and consider revisions to the City's Land Development Regulations to Housing and expanding to all traditional single-family residential and mixed residential areas in Redevelopment Authority, accordance with the Land Use Plan. and Private Developers Elk River Comprehensive Plan•Implementation Plan 131 DRAFT FOR REVIEW ONLY