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Dayton council weighs Met Council draft that would raise suburban-edge density to four units per acre
Summary
Council heard a planner’s briefing on Metropolitan Council draft policies that recategorize Dayton as a suburban-edge community and call for planning at roughly 4 units per acre; staff urged coordinated city comments before the Oct. 7 public-comment deadline.
Speaker 8, the city planner, told the Dayton City Council on Sept. 24 that the Metropolitan Council’s draft policy statements class Dayton as a suburban-edge community and asks cities to plan for roughly 4 housing units per acre.
“Right now, with the draft policy statements that came out in August, there’s a public comment period that runs until October 7,” Speaker 8 said, noting Met Council approval of policies is expected in February. The planner said the draft increases required residential density compared with Dayton’s current guidance and described…
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