8121 34th Ave S #301, Bloomington, MN 55425

High Intensity Mixed Use With Residential District

It is the purpose of this district to provide for high intensity employment-oriented, tourist-oriented and residential uses in areas close to frequent transit service. The provisions of this district are intended to: (1) Promote high intensity development; (2) Avoid under-utilization of the small supply of land in the city that lies within one-half mile of high frequency mass transit service; (3) Require the creation of a significant high density residential node to diversify housing options available in the city and create a live-work-recreation environment; (4) Reduce vehicle trips and vehicle miles traveled relative to the same level of development in other areas by allowing residences in close proximity to employment and services, by allowing intense development in close proximity to high frequency transit service, and by encouraging multi-purpose trips, walking trips, carpool trips and transit trips; (5) Reduce overall costs and impacts of parking by making shared parking feasible where peak parking demand times vary among uses; (6) Maximize return on public utility and transportation infrastructure investments by requiring high intensity development; (7) More efficiently use public and private infrastructure by taking advantage of peak demand time variations for infrastructure (roads, transit, sewer, water, electricity, phone) among land uses. By becoming a source of trip origins as well as trip destinations, roadway and transit systems can be used in a more efficient bi-directional manner; (8) Ensure that residential development is compatible with the surrounding noise levels; (9) Provide a pedestrian oriented environment; and (10) Provide floor area ratio bonuses to encourage development characteristics that advance citywide and district specific objectives, including accessory and limited retail and service uses, below grade parking, parks or plazas, affordable housing, public art and sustainable design.