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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—AUGUST 25, 2014 3 Further discussion ensued regarding the future development and transition away from the JDA in the future. Mayor Grant recommended that the Council not approve sections 1-5 until sections 6-11 are reviewed, as additional changes may be required. Councilmember McClung provided feedback on Section 3.3 noting that he would like it to be more restrictive with less discretion by the JDA. Mayor Grant believed that the 10% standard was a little too high. He wanted to see some checkpoints written into the different development levels. Councilmember Holden expressed concern with Table 3.3 in that it was hard to determine what the City has agreed to. She wanted to see the City set high and low standards for open space. Community Development Director Hutmacher discussed how the 10% minimum standard was viewed by staff for front and side yard setbacks. Mr. Norton recommended that the Council, staff and its consultants further discuss these standards to allow for development to occur without being too permissive. He reported that the JDA would have to follow the 60-day rule. Councilmember Holden suggested that the term "village" not be referred to in Section 1.0 and requested that the term "urbanism" be more clearly defined. She also requested that "per lot" be defined within the code and that Table 3.1 referring to signage be further clarified. Community Development Director Hutmacher noted that Table 3.1 was a table of contents of sorts and would provide future developers with information on where to look for further information on City Code standards. She indicated that if the TCAAP code was silent on any issue, it would revert back to the original City Code. Councilmember McClung suggested that the table include "permit required" on items that only require permits versus land use approvals. He believed that this would provide greater clarity for future developers. Mayor Grant questioned if the zoning regulations should include the number of jobs that were hoped for on the TCAAP site. Community Development Director Hutmacher stated that it would be difficult to regulate the number of jobs as a component of the zoning ordinance. Mayor Grant adjourned the special work session to the regular Council meeting at 6:55 p.m. Mayor Grant reconvened the special work session at 7:45 p.m. Councilmember Holden questioned if there would be sidewalks on each side of every street within TCAAP. She then commented on the expense and maintenance of these sidewalks.