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Country Ridge Partnership August 15, 1994 Page 2 . Joplin Street and north to the Orono Parkway extension. The applicant indicated that they would like to rezone the property to R3 (Townhouse/Multi Family Residential) to allow for the development of attached single family units (townhomes). The applicant is suggesting that the townhomes would act as a buffer between the single family to the south and development north of Orono Parkway. ANALYSIS . The applicant would like to develop Outlot B of Country Crossings Second Addition, as a townhouse development. The northerly one-fourth of the parcel has a zoning of PUD (Planned Unit Development) and land use of LI (Light Industrial). This small sliver of land is the area specifically required to have the land use amended to MR (Medium Density Residential). The middle portion of the property has a land use and zoning designation of MR (Medium Density Residential) and PUD (Planned Unit Development) respectively, which provides for a townhouse development. The southerly portion of the parcel is currently zoned RIa (Single Family Residential), which doesn't allow townhomes. Therefore, the zoning and land use boundaries do not coincide with each other nor are they consistent with the property line for Outlot B. The R3 (Townhouse/Multi Family Residential) zoning designation proposed by the applicant will allow a variety of uses including townhouses and multi family dwellings up to twelve (12) units per structure. The concept for using the R3 zone as a buffer between the single family and future development north of Orono Parkway satisfies some basic planning principles of transitioning land uses from less to more intense uses. However, the R3 zoning designation allows for a variety of uses including multi family, which may not be compatible with the single family homes to the south and southwest. . In July, 1990, the consulting firm of BRW, Inc. submitted a Focus Area Study to the City illustrating potential land uses and circulation plan for the entire western area between Highway 10 and County Road No. 30. This Focus Area Study included a mixture of land uses such as commercial, business park, single family, and multi family residential. Generally speaking, the City's comprehensive land use plan and zoning maps are consistent with the land use projections illustrated on the Focus Area Study. According to the land uses identified on the Focus Area Study, the subject property should be split with the north half being Business Park and the south half being single family residential. However, with the understanding that the Focus Area lua94.6.council