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on bicycle parking, building materials, and commercial transparency; however, additional <br />amendments may be necessary as Staff continues its review of the existing design standards. <br />These revisions are needed in order to update the design standards to reflect new practices and <br />standards, to provide developers with greater clarity on the City’s expectations in the <br />development review process, and to ensure that future development in the B-2 District is well- <br />designed. <br />Discussion <br />Bicycle Parking <br />Section P of the B-2 District design standards addresses pedestrian and bicycle circulation <br />improvements. Specifically, the section states that projects which are required to meet the design <br />standards must comply with the following provision: “Bike racks shall be required near a public <br />entrance of all buildings.” However, no additional guidance is given regarding the design, <br />dimensions, or location of bicycle parking on the site. Further, a minimum number of bicycle <br />parking spaces are not specified. <br />Staff has drafted an amendment to the design standards to provide detailed specifications on <br />bicycle parking (Attachment A). These revisions address what qualifies as bicycle parking, <br />where bicycle parking should be located in relation to buildings and the overall site, dimension <br />and installation requirements, and the total number of bicycle parking spaces required. <br />Staff reviewed bicycle parking regulations used in other municipalities to inform the draft <br />revisions. Municipalities consulted included Roseville, St. Paul, and Minneapolis. Additionally, <br />information on dimension criteria for bicycle parking was obtained from the Minnesota <br />Department of Transportation Bikeway Facility Design Manual. <br />Building Materials <br />Section D of the B-2 District design standards specifies acceptable and undesirable exterior <br />building materials. Staff has revised this section to expand and refine the list of permitted and <br />discouraged materials as wells as to build in more flexibility for Staff in the development review <br />process. <br />Staff has conducted research on high-quality building materials that are not currently on the <br />acceptable materials list and which meet B-2 design guidelines. Many of these materials are also <br />permitted by municipalities in the metro that have established similar design standards for their <br />primary commercial centers or downtowns. Design guidelines for Roseville, Shoreview, <br />Burnsville, and Hopkins were reviewed. Staff has relied on industry standards and aesthetic <br />considerations in determining which materials are appropriate as principal building materials as <br />opposed to trim and accent materials.The draft revision to the building materials section <br />incorporates these new materials (Attachment A). <br />
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