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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—OCTOBER 31, 2016 3 Mr. Lux stated this was the case. Mayor Grant commented he had still not wrapped his head around this entire zoning district. Councilmember Holden expressed concern with what the density would be in the five story buildings versus the ten story buildings. She stated she would be more comfortable breaking TC2 into separate blocks to allow for the City to have more control. Mr. Lux stated his focus has been to have the majority of the density in the heart of the Town Center and not at the entrance of the development. Councilmember Wicklund was in favor of leaving TC2 a larger parcel and not break this into pieces as this may limit or restrict design. Mayor Grant encouraged the developer to be careful with his modeling and noted he did not want to mislead the public as to the uses within the Town Center, as Council understood these uses could shift and change over time. Mayor Grant recessed the City Council Work Session meeting at 6:53 p.m. Mayor Grant reconvened the City Council Work Session meeting at 9:00 p.m. Mayor Grant commented on the Open house that would be on November 16. Mr. Lux addressed Councilmember Holden's concerns regarding density and building height within the Town Center. Councilmember Holden requested again that the Town Center blocks be zoned individually. Mr. Lux suggested a maximum front footage on the mall be set in order to address Councilmember Holden's concerns. Ms. Kvilvang stated in order to eliminate a wall of ten story buildings, perhaps the developer could abide by a 60%frontage limit. Councilmember Holden recommended the Council move on. Councilmember Wicklund questioned how the Council would address the comments received at the Open House. While he valued input from the public, he preferred to move the process along. He asked where the Council stood at this time. Councilmember Holmes wanted to see the Council resolve their issues with the plan as best as they can. Mayor Grant believed it would be important for the developer to explain to the public the plans in place were"proposed"and not set in stone. It was his opinion that the 60% limit was still quite high.