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