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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – AUGUST 21, 2017 7 Councilmember Holmes wondered how much space does the Anderson Center takes up in the B- 2 district. WSB Senior Planner Zweber responded that the entire Anderson Center takes up 23% of the B- 2. If it were 100% Higher Education Classroom/Office, that would leave about 20,000 square feet. Because Bethel University has an approved Conditional Use Permit for the full occupation of the building, it has to be assumed it will be fully occupied. Councilmember McClung said he thought we should include labs in classroom and if the lab is needed for successful completion of the course, that could be considered classroom time. He felt those labs should be included in the definition of classroom. Senior Planner Bachler asked if the Council wanted to continue with the combined Classroom/Office definition, or did they wish to separate it out and define classroom and allow administrative offices. WSB Senior Planner Zweber noted that in discussions with Bethel University, they wanted the language in Criterion “C” to mean they can have a medical laboratory. Northwestern University wants to be able to have the S.T.E.M. facility. After discussion, WSB Senior Planner Zweber stated the Council’s direction was to add laboratories to the definition of Classroom/Office. Councilmember McClung further added that work should be done on the definition of what a hard lab is so that it would exclude specialized labs that would have a detrimental impact on the other uses in the B-2 zone. E. 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE Senior Planner Bachler noted that staff has been working with WSB & Associates on completing the update to the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, and this discussion will focus on the Housing and Land Use chapters. WSB Senior Planner Zweber stated that a large portion of the Comprehensive Plan is up to date. The Met Council requirements need to be met, which includes incorporating the recommendations from the Commercial and Industrial Higher Education Study and would likely be complete by the first quarter of 2018. The changes to the Housing Chapter will be to meet new requirements that weren’t in existence for the 2030 Comprehensive Plan, the majority of the changes to the Land Use Chapter are updating what has happened in the last ten years or the recommendations of the Commercial and Industrial Study. WSB Senior Planner Zweber noted that affordable housing now needs to be addressed in three bands. A band of 30% AMI or below needs to be met, that band requires resources beyond what the City can do on it’s own. The 31% - 50% AMI band are things that cities can achieve on their own. The 51% – 80% AMI is providing affordable ownership options. Through 2030, Arden Hills has to have land available to accommodate 373 total units. If there are land uses with a minimum of 12 units per acre or higher, you can count that towards everything at 50% AMI or below. In the current Comprehensive Plan, the only area that has a minimum of 12 or more is the