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TCAAPMASTERPLANDESIGNGUIDELINES <br />TransportationandParking: <br />Constructaparkingandtransportation structure (hub) incooperationwith <br />Metro- transit, MNDOT, MetCouncilandlocalcommunitiestochannel <br />trafficfromHighways10, 65andI35Wsotheycanaccessmasstransitto <br />theSt.PaulandMinneapolis downtown areas. Auniqueopportunity. <br />Planforenergychangebydesigningtransithub/depotforelectricor <br />hybridvehiclesthatcanutilizemasstransitfromnaturalgasorelectric <br />hybridbuses <br />Parkingrequirementsshallincludeminimumsandmaximumsconsistent <br />withNewUrbanismprincipals, sharedparkingopportunities, andparking <br />areadesignthatconformstotheappropriateLEEDstandards. <br />Requireusestominimizeandmanagesurfaceparking, snowremoval, <br />andstormwaterrunoff. Structurescould havegreenroofsusedforpark <br />andrestaurantspaceandsolarpanelroofsforshadeandpower <br />generation. Parkingmustbeadaptableforelectricvehiclerecharging. <br />Require off-streetparkingtomaximizeperviouspavinginorderto <br />maximizeon-sitestormwatermanagementandminimizeasphaltcosts <br />andheatislandeffects. <br />Maximizeon-streetparallelparkingbecauseithelpstominimize off-street <br />parkingneeds, fosterstrafficcalming, andenhancesthepedestrian <br />environment. <br />Requireperviousandunderground parkinginresidential areastoincrease <br />greenspaceandrainwaterinfiltration. <br />ProvideaccesstoTCAAPfromhighways 96, Co. Rd. IandI-35Win <br />agreement bytheArdenHillsCityCouncil, MNDepartmentof <br />Transportation (MNDOT),RamseyCounty, fireandsheriff. <br />ArchitecturalBuilding Design: <br />5AllnewbuildingsshouldbedesignedtotheapplicableLEEDstandards. <br />Designfornet-zeroenergywhereapplicable. <br />TheProjectshouldmeetMinnesotaGreenCommunities Criteriafor <br />affordable andmarket-ratehousing, withpassivedesign standards. <br />Designtoprovideasustainabletax-baseforthecommunity. <br />Residential zoningshallbemixedtomeet marketdemands. Residential <br />areasshallincludeamixofhousingtypesanddensitiesincluding manor, <br />row, accessoryunits, andtownhouses, butbelocatedinsimilar type <br />blocksordevelopmentsbasedonanarchitecturalcompetitionbasis. <br />MinimumFARs, maximumparkinglimits, andstructured parking <br />requirementsshallbeestablishedforcommercialareastoencourage <br />densermulti-floordevelopments, jobconcentration, andautomobile <br />alternatives (transit, biking, walking, andcar-pooling). Thisreducessnow <br />5 Greenconstructionofresidentialunitswouldreducegreenhousegasemissionsby2. 5tonsper <br />unitperyear. <br />3