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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSESSION – MAY 5, 2010 4 <br /> <br />B. TCAAP Zoning Project (continued) <br /> <br />Planner Beekman stated the Council did discuss the possibility of a stadium as one <br />Councilmember met with Tony Bennett and the President of the Minnesota Vikings. The <br />Council would be open to hearing a development with regional significance that would <br />benefit the community. <br /> <br />Planner Beekman explained a Vikings Stadium was not currently permitted by the zoning <br />code, nor is it allowed within the Comprehensive Plan. The City would need to consider a <br />Comprehensive Plan and zoning code amendment. She added that a racetrack would not <br />be a permitted use either. <br /> <br />Zimmerman questioned how storm water runoff would be handled on TCAAP. He <br />encouraged on-site infiltration for treatment of the runoff. <br /> <br />Ms. Reiss reviewed the current language noting the City would be encouraging rain <br />gardens and other naturally filtered options. <br /> <br />Thompson asked if the City had a cost estimate between the energy efficient buildings <br />materials and those that were not. She questioned if these requirements would make it <br />cost prohibitive for smaller companies to build on the TCAAP site. <br /> <br />Ms. Reiss did not have any numbers but stated the costs up front would be made up in the <br />future due to cost savings over time. <br /> <br />Thompson requested the 10,000 square feet size be increased to 25,000 square feet to <br />decrease the impact on small companies. <br /> <br />Planner Beekman requested the Commissioners forward any further comments or <br />questions to her. She reminded the Commission that the next time they reviewed this <br />th <br />information would be at the June 9 public hearing. <br /> <br />ADJOURN <br /> <br /> <br />Chair Larson moved to adjourn the May 5, 2010, Planning Commission Meeting at <br />9:00 p.m. The motion carried unanimously (6-0). <br /> <br />