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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION --AUGUST 18, 2014 3 Community Development Director Hutmacher stated that the JDA would remain in place until the last development parcel was sold, which is expected to be a 10 to 15 year time frame. At that point in time, the jurisdiction of the property would be handed over to the City. Michael Norton, attorney for the JDA, discussed the terms related to the termination of the JDA and the diverting of activities to the City. He noted that the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) could always be amended if needed. Mr. Lonberger stated the difficulty in trying to account for every situation within the TCAAP Redevelopment Code. He noted that the TCAAP code supersedes the zoning code; however, many of the standards currently in place are good and functional and will remain the same, such as Fire and Building Code. Community Development Director Hutmacher stated that the definitions found in the TCAAP Redevelopment Code are only included if they are not defined in the current code. She asked if the Council would like to discuss the new definitions. Councilmember McClung indicated that there are definitions in the code for housing types not currently found in Arden Hills. Even though the type of housing to be built on TCAAP is unknown at this time, he wondered if terms such as "cottage court" are addressed in the TCAAP Redevelopment Code simply because they are not defined in current code. Mr. Lonberger confirmed this to be true and noted that including the new definitions prevents conflicts such as lot sizes not matching. He then went on to discuss the development review process. Discussion ensued regarding Table 3-3 and the process that should be followed for administrative modifications and major modifications. Mayor Grant requested that the process be diagrammed differently in the code. Mayor Grant stated that the City Council is setting the vision for the Master Plan and that the JDA will be implementing the regulations. Community Development Director Hutmacher noted that modifications of the existing Arden Hills code require a PUD process which allows some flexibility. The purpose of the administrative modifications table found within the Code (Table 3-3) is to provide the JDA with the ability to be flexible within a range of certain criteria. Discussion ensued regarding vertical versus horizontal retail as well as commercial-ready standards. Councilmember Holmes discussed the Schedule of Permitted Uses within the code and noted that that some of the uses on the list are uses that the Council may not necessarily want; such as manufacturing and processing Class I and Class II.