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City Council Meeting Minutes July 5, 2005 Page 4 of 13 The February 24, 2005 Framework Map reflected Areas #5 and #6 were joined for the purposes of future land use designation. Combined Area #5 and #6 designated approximately 30 acres for 437 multi-family units. The balance or 53 acres was designated for 418,000 square feet of commercial office and retail. The June 9, 2005 Framework Map reflected 3 to 4 acres in Area #5 with associated residential units of 134 units. Area #6 would reflect 3 acres for the 66 Centennial Pavilion units currently under construction. Opportunity Area #7 should provide new housing options and provide a transition to adjacent county lands. The February 24, 2005 Framework Map reflected the two lots of the Gateway Estates Subdivision, located on the west side of McCaslin Blvd, as open space with the easterly parcel designated as Residential - Medium density. The June 9,2005 Framework Map stated that residential density should conform to the Urban Estate Land Use Category, which is a density less than 3.5 units per acre. The Plan encourages that land dedications should be considered to preserve view corridors, and implement pedestrian access to open space and regional trail systems. SUMMARY Planning Director Wood explained in the last three months of the Comprehensive Plan update, there was considerable discussion relative to the process of quantifying residential density and allocating that to each of the seven Opportunity Areas. Staff and the consultant generated overall land use numbers for the purpose of population and fiscal modeling. Those numbers made it possible to compare the fiscal and land use impacts of different proposed land use scenarios. The density of both residential and non-residential determined a unit cost and in turn established a range of fiscal impacts as a means of comparing various land use alternatives. The Planning Commission allocated numbers of residential units to gauge the overall impact of future development on the ultimate population ceiling. With the exception of Area #7, unit allocations were a function of how the ultimate population number for the City would be impacted rather than reflecting a predetermined service limit or functional limit for the respective Opportunity Area. Staff does not support this approach as it encumbers the flexibility of a long- range policy document, which is intended to direct in an advisory manner, but not stipulate in a regulatory manner. As currently drafted and adopted by the Planning Commission, the Comprehensive Plan is an advisory document. If