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TCAAPMASTERPLANDESIGNGUIDELINES <br />removal, stormwaterrunoffandprovidescoveredparkingduringsummer <br />andwinterweather. <br />Buildingspecificationsshallmeetallenvironmentalrestrictivecovenants <br />specifiedinthedeedbeforebuildingpermitsareapproved. <br />Vapor intrusionabatement shallmeetcodeandconstructionstandards. <br />Residential designarchitecturalcompetition should beonablock-by-block <br />basis. Eachbuildershoulddevelopandbuildthetotalblockafterapproval <br />bythedesignteam, CitystaffandPlanningCommission. Blocks for <br />development shouldbedesignated betweentheCityandDeveloper. <br />Beforeabuildingpermitisissued, eachbuildershallspecifywitheach <br />applicationwhatLEED, Minnesota GreenStarCriteria, andASHRAE <br />energyefficiency andenvironmental standardsapply, anddescribehow <br />thedevelopment complieswiththesestandards. <br />Promoteco-generation, distributedgeneration, solar, andgeothermal <br />heating/ cooling usingunderground closedcyclestorageforindividual or <br />groupbuildingsystems. <br />Residential buildingdesignshouldprovidesmartsitelocationforviewsof <br />green/ openspace, parks, waterfeatures, andkames. Thiscouldbe <br />enhancedbyhousingdesignsthataremoreverticalthanhorizontal. <br />Alllivingunitsshouldhavecrossventilation, balconies/decks/porches, <br />naturallighttransparency andorientation tothesunforheatandshading <br />forcooling. <br />Multi-storyhousingshouldbedesignedsoallunitshaveeast-to-westor <br />north-to-southwindows forcrossventilationtominimizeairconditioning. <br />Unitsmustbesitedtoreceiveeast, south, orwestsunlightwithminimum <br />corridorarea, evenifmoreelevatorsarerequired. <br />Uselocallymanufacturedmaterialsandminimummaintenance materials. <br />Landscapingandstormwater: <br />Maximizegreenspace andminimizeimpervious surfacestomeet <br />sustainabilitycriteriawithoff-streetperviousparking, underground parking <br />andramps. <br />Providewaterfeatureswhereverpossible, fedfrombuildingandsurface <br />runoffandobtained bypermit fromtheArmywatertreatmentplant. <br />Usenativeplantsinsteadofturftoreducemowing, irrigation, and <br />pesticides. <br />Designfortree-linedstreets, walkwaysandnoisebarriersonmajor <br />highways, parkways, andpathsleading tothetrailsystem. <br />Provide100% stormwaterretentionforirrigationandtoreplenishground <br />andsurfacestorage. Buildingandstreetrunoffshallbedirectedtorain <br />gardensorfiltrationareas. <br />RevisetheCity’sCodeofOrdinancestorequire100% on-sitestormwater <br />management. Theordinanceshallincludeorallowawaiver ofthe <br />requirementwhenappropriate (e. g. commercial sites) andafeestructure <br />toenabletheCitytoimplementtheneededtreatmentelsewhereinthe <br />samewatershed. <br />4