Planning Commission Agenda Packet 102225 (1)

Special Projects Worksheet 1 Updated February 2024 Complete this worksheet for projects that appear to meet the definition of “Special Project”, per Provision C.3.e.ii of the Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit (MRP). The form assists in determining whether a project meets Special Project criteria, and the percentage of low impact development (LID) treatment reduction credit. Special Projects that implement less than 100% LID treatment must provide a narrative discussion of the feasibility or infeasibility of 100% LID treatment. See Appendix J of the C.3 Technical Guidance (download at https://www.cleanwaterprogram.org/ ) for more information. Project Name: Project Address: Applicant/Developer Name: 1. “Special Project” Determination (Check the boxes to determine if the project meets any of the following categories.) Special Project Category “A” Does the project have ALL of the following characteristics?  Located in a municipality’s designated central business district, downtown core area or downtown core zoning district, neighborhood business district or comparable pedestrian-oriented commercial district, or historic preservation site and/or district1;  Creates and/or replaces 0.5 acre or less of impervious surface;  Includes no surface parking, except for incidental parking for emergency vehicle access, ADA access, and passenger or freight loading zones;  Has at least 85% coverage of the entire site by permanent structures. The remaining 15% portion of the site may be used for safety access, parking structure entrances, trash and recycling service, utility access, pedestrian connections, public uses, landscaping and stormwater treatment.  No (continue)  Yes – complete Section 2A of the Special Project Worksheet Special Project Category “B” Does the project have ALL of the following characteristics?  Located in a municipality’s designated central business district, downtown core area or downtown core zoning district, neighborhood business district or comparable pedestrian-oriented commercial district, or historic preservation site and/or district1;  Creates and/or replaces an area of impervious surface that is greater than 0.5 acre, and no more than 2.0 acres of impervious surface;  Includes no surface parking, except for incidental parking for emergency access, ADA access, and passenger or freight loading zones;  Has at least 85% coverage of the entire site by permanent structures. The remaining 15% portion of the site may be used for safety access, parking structure entrances, trash and recycling service, utility access, pedestrian connections, public uses, landscaping, and stormwater treatment;  Minimum density of either 50 dwelling units per acre (DU/ac) (for residential projects) or a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 2:1 (for commercial or mixed use projects)  No (continue)  Yes – complete Section 2B of the Special Project Worksheet Special Project Category “C” Does the project have ALL of the following characteristics?  Must have affordable housing deed restrictions running a minimum of 55 years that limit the rent/mortgage rates (including utilities) to be no greater than 30 percent of the area median household income (AMI) limits adjusted for household size based on the maximum percentage of AMI for each income category, which are defined by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development’s affordable housing in metropolitan areas: Acutely Low: 0-15 percent of area median household income (AMI), Extremely Low: 16-30 percent of AMI; Very Low: 31-50 percent of AMI; Low: 51-80 percent of AMI; and Moderate 81-120 percent of AMI. (Up to three DU’s that are used as building manager’s DU’s may be exempted from the deed restriction requirement and may be excluded from the calculations).  Is primarily a residential development.  Minimum gross density of 40 DU/ac.  No  Yes – complete Section 2C of the Special Project Worksheet 1 And built as part of a municipality’s stated objective to preserve/enhance a pedestrian-oriented type of urban design.