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3. Metro Plan Housing Policy A-13 Increase overall residential density in the metropolitan area by creating more opportunities for effectively designed infill, redevelopment, and mixed use while considering the impacts of increased residential density on historic, existing and future neighborhoods. The applicant has submitted, as part of their application, the 2003 East Campus Development Policy, that outlines the University's plans for redevelopment of the East Campus area. The policy was adopted by the University and incorporated into the University's Long Range Campus Development Plan. The East Campus Development Policy outlines a long-term redevelopment plan for the 30 acre site featuring intensive educational and institutional development in the interior of the site with less intensive uses where the campus meets the residential neighborhood. The application and the development plans of the University will provide for increased residential densities within the East Campus area and for the creation of a mixed land use pattern within an educational context. The East Campus Development Policy and those policies proposed for adoption by the City are designed to mitigate the impacts of increased residential density and institutional intensity on the historic neighborhood to the east and south of the campus area. Therefore, the application is consistent with Housing Policy A-13. 4. Metro Plan Housing Policy A-22 Expand opportunities for a mix of uses in newly developing areas and existing neighborhoods through local zoning and development regulations. The applicant has stated the intention of redeveloping the area with a mix of educational, research, and residential uses. Re-designation of the area to Government and Education, followed by re-zoning to the PL Public Land zoning district which provides for development of those uses, is consistent with Housing Policy A-22. 5. Metro Plan Housing Policy A-25 Conserve the metropolitan area's supply of existing affordable housing and increase the stability and quality of older residential neighborhoods through measures such as revitalization, code enforcement, appropriate zoning, rehabilitation programs, and relocation of existing structures, traffic calming, parking requirements, or public safety considerations. These actions should support planned densities in these areas. The University (State Board of Higher Education) owns all but nine of the 122 tax lots within the East Campus area. The applicants state their intention of redeveloping the site, over time, with a mixture of educational, research and residential uses and of selling existing houses on future development sites to local house movers for relocation to other sites. The application proposes retaining R-1 Low Density Residential zoning along Villard Street to "buffer" adjacent low- density development fi.om future institutional development. The application contains no proposals for rehabilitation programs, traffic calming projects, new parking requirements or public safety initiatives. The proposed 10 City Council Agenda page 244