Falcon Heights Planned Unit Development Zoning

Falcon Heights will consider the ability to adjust the zoning and subdivision regulations through a planned unit development (PUD). Zoning and subdivision regulation are created in part to mitigate the impacts that a development may have on adjoining properties. When considering a PUD for affordable housing, Falcon Heights will determine when the level of affordable housing and the guaranteed length of affordability provide a public benefit great enough to justify the potential impacts that would result from a deviation in the zoning or subdivision regulations. Falcon Heights will consider the use of zoning and subdivision ordinance deviations through the use of PUD for long-term, high-quality affordable housing. PUD is a useful tool to support the development of both rental and ownership housing units affordable at 80% AMI or below. In the past few years, Falcon Heights has approved PUD zoning to allow affordable and 55+ apartment projects.