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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—JUNE 8, 2015 3 <br /> Community Development Director Hutmacher provided comment on the difference between <br /> gross and net density as viewed by the Metropolitan Council. <br /> Mayor Grant requested that all references to the County be altered as this was the City's <br /> Comprehensive Plan. Those references to the County should be amended to read: "the City in <br /> cooperation with the County". <br /> Councilmember Holmes stated that she believed that there was some confusion between NB- <br /> Neighborhood Residential and NB-Neighborhood Business within the Land Use Chapter in <br /> Section 6.4.1. <br /> The Council agreed to have the Residential designation be listed as NR. <br /> Councilmember Holmes suggested that the terms `energy resiliency' and/or `sustainability' be <br /> referred to in Section 6.11 of the Land Use Chapter. <br /> Mayor Grant expressed confusion with the numbers used in Section 7.4.2 for affordable housing. <br /> Community Development Director Hutmacher stated that only sections directly related to <br /> TCAAP are being amended. The data that the Mayor referred to was from 2007 and is not being <br /> changed. <br /> Mayor Grant suggested that the CPA have a preamble as to why these numbers were placed in <br /> the document. He expressed concern with the number of affordable housing units listed within <br /> the CPA. He suggested that the language be amended to address the proposed sites that were <br /> projected to have affordable housing on TCAAP. He supported having affordable housing in the <br /> Neighborhood Transition Zoning District. <br /> Councilmember Holmes objected to this recommendation. She believed that affordable housing <br /> should also be located in the Hill and Creek neighborhoods. <br /> Councilmember McClung agreed with Councilmember Holmes. <br /> Councilmember Woodburn believed that the affordable housing should be spread out. <br /> Further discussion ensued regarding affordable housing. <br /> Councilmember Holden asked for additional information on how affordable housing was <br /> defined. <br /> Community Development Director Hutmacher discussed how affordable housing was typically <br /> defined. <br /> Councilmember Holmes questioned where medium and high density residential could be located. <br /> Community Development Director Hutmacher reviewed the areas where medium and high <br /> density residential could be developed on TCAAP. <br />