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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – FEBRUARY 24, 2015 5 The Council supported this recommendation. Mayor Grant was in favor of striking stucco from the list of primary building materials. He stated that he could support it as a secondary or accent material. Councilmember McClung stated that he also does not care for stucco. Councilmember Woodburn stated that he believed that stucco is a very sound building material. He also indicated that it can provide variety in housing aesthetics. After further discussion, a consensus of the Council was reached to allow stucco only as a secondary or accent building material. Councilmember Holden requested further review on the appropriate types of street trees within the TRC. Public Works Director Maurer noted that staff would review this section further and stated that this matter would be addressed within the Public Works Design Manual. Councilmember Holden discussed the location of benches and bike racks (page 93). Councilmember Holden requested that staff review the sign code language to encourage sign sharing. She also wanted to see developers encouraged to build single family homes versus townhomes. Community Development Director Hutmacher discussed the proposed types of housing products for the Creek and Hill Neighborhoods and noted that several detached townhome units may be built. She commented that these units would look like single family homes. She believed that the market would dictate this issue and noted that the RFP could be drafted to encourage different types of housing products. Councilmember McClung stated that he did not believe that the townhome issue would be a concern because the current housing market was not calling for this type of housing at this time. As such, he would not preclude townhouses from being built. Councilmember Woodburn agreed with Councilmember McClung. He asked what the market trends for housing in the metro area are at this time. Mayor Grant suggested that housing colors have parameters, or City approved colors. Community Development Director Hutmacher anticipated that Home Owners Associations (HOA’s) would regulate housing colors. The Council requested that a color palette be developed then turned their discussion to clear height and warehouse distribution uses.