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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — AUGUST 12, 2019 5 Councilmember Holden supported this recommendation. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla asked if the Council would allow staff to provide developers with lists of addresses. He explained other cities do provide this service. Mayor Grant commented there was not a huge cost to the City to provide the addresses. For this reason, he supported the City providing developers with addresses. Councilmember Holden expressed concern with Roseville properly notifying Arden Hills residents of potential developments. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla described how technology had changed to allow cities to grab addresses within the GIS system across city lines. Councilmember McClung stated he could support the 1,000 -foot notification radius while allowing staff to increase this for certain or special projects. Councilmember Holden indicated she would like to see the City's neighborhood meeting notices streamlined. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla commented he would look at revising the information that was included on the notifications. C. B2 Zoning Planning Consultant Kansier explained the City Council discussed setback requirements for buildings and parking lots in the B-2 District at the work session on June 18, 2018. The B-2 District is generally located along the County Road E corridor between Highway 51 and Lexington Avenue North. For new development in the B-2 District, the Zoning Code currently requires buildings to be located along County Road E and parking to be located behind buildings. The City Council directed staff to bring forward possible changes to the design standards that would allow for more flexibility in the placements of buildings and parking in the B-2 District. The City Council also requested that the facade transparency requirements also be reviewed. Planning Consultant Kansier stated it should be noted the additional design standards for the B- 2 District included in Section 1325.05, Subd. 8 of the Zoning Code also apply to the B-3 District. Any changes made to these design standards would also apply to new development and redevelopment in both the B-2 and B-3 Districts. The B-3 District is generally located along the west side of Lexington Avenue from County Road E to I-694. The B-3 District also includes several properties on the north side of Red Fox Road and on the south side of Grey Fox Road in proximity to Lexington Avenue. Planning Consultant Kansier indicated the Council reviewed potential language relating to setbacks and building facades at the September 17, 2018, workshop. The staff recommended revising the front yard setback requirement from 20 feet to 50 feet. Staff also recommended removing the requirement that at least 50 percent of the largest building on each site be