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Chair Wicklund stated the JDA would need to have discussions surrounding density, land use, <br />affordability and other issues. He suggested the JDA begin this discussion with a focus on <br />density. <br /> <br />Commissioner Frethem reported less than 40 acres of the site would be six units per acre or <br />above. Mr. Duval reported this was the case. <br /> <br />Director Collins requested further comment on how many stories the buildings would be in <br />Town Center. Mr. Lux explained the north side of Town Center could have buildings 10 stories <br />high, which would allow for 100 units per acre. He stated the reality was that the ability to do <br />suburban high rises was non-existent right now due to construction costs. He indicated the <br />Town Center would be predominantly five to seven stories and the multi-family buildings in the <br />Southwest Neighborhood would be three stories. <br /> <br />Commissioner Monson requested further information regarding the Town Center South area. <br />Mr. Duval discussed the plans for the Town Center South. <br /> <br />Commissioner Fabel stated he would like to know how this density proposal compared with <br />other developments that were completed recently in the metro area. Mr. Lux stated the <br />uniqueness of TCAAP was the mix of housing unit types that could be constructed. He <br />commented on a project he was completing in Hopkins that included four buildings. He <br />reported there was a minor expansion of the density within the TCAAP development to the <br />Southwest Neighborhood. He described the benefits of clustering density in the Town Center in <br />order to make the area more walkable. Mr. Shaver commented on a development he was <br />working on in Minnetonka stating more density was being brought in for walkability purposes. <br />Mr. Stutz indicated he was seeing a trend towards smaller single family lots, which increased <br />the density for singly family residential developments. He discussed how affordability factors <br />worked into the equation for single family housing. <br /> <br />Commissioner Fabel inquired if this development was more or less dense than other <br />developments in the metro area. Mr. Lux stated this development was unique because it had all <br />housing types which made it difficult to compare to other developments in the metro area. <br /> <br />Commissioner Monson asked questions surrounding lot size and wondered if lot sizes would be <br />reduced to assist with affordability. Mr. Stutz commented on a development he was completing <br />in Lakeville that had only 35 foot wide lots. He discussed how a mixture of housing types, styles <br />and sizes were being proposed for this development. <br /> <br />Chair Wicklund requested the conversation shift to the land use modifications. <br /> <br />Commissioner Frethem stated she has heard that people do not want the development to be <br />too cookie cutter with everything the same. She indicated she appreciated the proposed plans <br />from the developer. She asked that the developers speak to further to the commercial market <br />and the reduced amount of flex commercial space. Mr. Shaver reported one of the limitations