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City Council Meeting Minutes May 19, 2015 Page 21 of 34 majority of comments received at two community design workshops. Three different mixed use types were defined to meet the needs of the different areas and alternatives: The Mixed Use: Employment focuses on office uses (minimum of 60 %), with residential uses allowed conditionally based on criteria, senior, affordable, etc.) and meets fiscal and community design goals. The Mixed Use — General type allows both retail and office commercial development, with at least 40% of floor area required to be retail to encourage developments to incorporate ground -floor retail. Residential is again allowed with the same conditions. The Mixed Use — Retail type does not allow residential and has the same 40% minimum requirement for retail. Currently, there are 516 residential units, approximately 200,000 sf of office and 370,000 sf of retail land uses identified in the areas of change. Current zoning in the corridor would allow up to 1,117 residential units, 1.2 million sf of office and 550,000 sf of retail. Buildings are allowed up to 3 stories. Waivers may be requested through the Planned Unit Development (PUD) process. Land area allocated to residential land uses represents 34% of the areas of change. Retail and office represent 16% and 9% of the land area respectively. COUNCIL COMMENTS Council member Keany inquired about a note on the slide implying first through third stories by right, waiver requests allowed. He asked if the waiver was for the fourth story. Planning and Building Safety Director Russ noted it could be any ,number of things including a fourth story. Council member Lipton inquired about the current zoning for residential. Planning and Building Safety Director Russ explained the Coal Creek Station Preliminary PUD minimum allowance included 12 units per acre and a maximum of 20 per acre, which is included in the 490 units. Council member Lipton asked for clarification on the 231 allowed units. Planning and Building Safety Director Russ explained Boulder County Housing Development General Development Plan allows 231 units. Council member Lipton inquired whether the units may not include those approved. Planning and Building Safety Director Russ responded yes and explained because those units have not been built, but will be held in reserve until they are built and noted a Preliminary PUD lasts only one year, while Final PUDs last three years. Council member Leh addressed the alternatives and inquired whether Council will have to decide on one alternative. Planning and Building Safety Director Russ explained the altematives provide a study of different land mixed uses. The intent of the design process is to look at the three alternatives and present evidence to the public on the