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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – MAY 2, 2015 3 <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden agreed but expressed concern with the row houses in the Hill as <br />outlined in Fit Test Option 2. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes commented that the Watermark development showed 42-foot wide lots. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden stated that, based on the work session with the residential developers, <br />she understood that 50-foot frontage was the minimum that the market would support. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woodburn stated that he thought that Fit Test Option 2 and the Watermark <br />proposal were too dense for the Hill. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden reviewed information that was included in the packet on the Hazelnut <br />neighborhood in Arden Hills. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes stated that she did not see a need for any NB-1 in the Hill and that the <br />City should only do NB-2 and NB-3 in the Hill. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden agreed. She suggested that the entire NB-1 be moved to the NB-2 <br />subdistrict. <br /> <br />The Council agreed with this suggestion. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant noted that the densities in the neighborhoods will be higher than what exists in the <br />rest of Arden Hills. <br /> <br />Discussion took place regarding the minimum and maximum densities in the subdistricts. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant stated that if the Hill layout follows the Creek layout, then he thought that the <br />housing yield would be about 321. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden wanted the Council to discuss what should be allowed to be built in the <br />NB-3 subdistrict. <br /> <br />Discussion took place on various types of attached and detached housing units. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden noted that the developers have stated that they will build mostly <br />attached townhouses when the density gets to five units per acre or more. She stated that the <br />Council may need to look at the neighborhood density (high, medium, and low) definitions that <br />are in the TRC. She stated that she wanted the Council to consider some definitions that would <br />require single family houses on 50-foot lots. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes suggested dividing the NB-3 subdistrict into NB-3A and NB-3B and <br />allowing only single family homes in one of the areas. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant suggested establishing an NB-3A and an NB-3B subdistrict for attached and <br />detached housing. <br />