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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 7 1. Overview of the Master Developer's housing market study completed by Maxfield for the site 2. Updated site plan and residential unit count to address previous concerns over number of units and density 3. Revisions/changes in the single-family neighborhoods due to 66' lots and 3-car garage concern 4. Change in Town Center zoning into three (3) districts to allow for different building heights 5. Overview of retail space within Town Center and public vs. private space use issues 6. Overview of updated park plan and comparison of park elements within each park in comparison to elements requested by the PTRC 7. Overview of office land use designation. change to retail and how office is still incorporated as a viable use within this designation Ms. Kvilvang reported the Master Developer Team has additional information on an updated Master Development Plan that the Council can be comfortable moving forward with (however, minor changes can be incorporated as requested). Based upon this, at the October 3, 2016, work session, staff will provide the Council with a redline draft of the TRC document that incorporates the required changes to achieve the updated Master Plan. After review of that document on October 3, the Council will have an opportunity to complete a final review of any additional changes/clarifications they requested on October 17, 2016. Ms. Kvilvang explained once this is completed, the TRC document, inclusive of the updated Master Plan, would be placed on the November 9, 2016 Planning Commission agenda for the required public hearing and then placed on the November 28, 2016 City Council meeting for formal approval. After this, the updated TRC and Regulating Plan would be submitted to the Metropolitan Council for an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan, which could take an additional 60 to 90 days for approval. Mayor Grant addressed the proposed approval schedule for the TRC. He understood the schedule was time sensitive but wanted to be assured the City was doing things right the first time. Bob Lux,Alatus, thanked the Council for the time they have taken to review his proposal. Tom Shaver, Inland Development Partners, reviewed the proposed changes to the TRC in further detail with the Council. He spoke to the four areas of changes that impacted the residential, town center, parks and trails, and commercial areas of the development. The final results of the Maxfield study was commented on. Todd Stutz, Robert Thomas Homes, commented on the wide variety of housing product types that would be used throughout this development. He reviewed photographs and described a