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The panel for the discussion will start off with each panelist giving a brief introduction, and then be asked to briefly give their thoughts on the current state of the market. Following introductions, an open-ended discussion between Council and the developers is expected. Commercial discussion panel includes: • Nicholas Roberts, Roberts Group • Phil Cattanach, United Properties • Alatus Representative (TBD) During their preliminary discussion, Council raised items such as limiting warehousing in the Flex Office, limiting the size of retail buildings, and refining building materials. Below are highlights of the items previously raised, Council did not give specifics on what it would like to see changed: Building Materials The below excerpt gives an idea of what building materials may be used in the commercial areas of RCC, while there are additional provision beyond these, this highlights what would generally be applicable: (a) On Pedestrian Priority and Pedestrian Friendly Frontages, primary building structures shall have a minimum of sixty percent (60%) of the following primary building materials- (i) Masonry (individual brick, stone, cast stone, etc_ that is mortared in place) (b) On General Frontages, primary building structures shall have a minimum of forty percent (40%) of the following primary building materials- (i) Masonry (individual brick, stone, cast stone, etc that is mortared in place) (c) Secondary materials shall only be used for up to forty percent (40%)of the primary building fa4ade for Pedestrian Priority and Pedestrian Friendly frontages_ On General Frontages, secondary materials may be used for up to sixty percent (60%) of the primary building fa4ade_ (i) Secondary materials include- 1 _ Architectural metal with matte finish 2 Cementitious fiber 3_ Exterior Insulation Finish System (EIFS), on all frontages shall not be used on the ground floor level_ Use of EIFS is limited to ten percent (10%) per total fa4ade area- 4- Stucco utilizing a 3-step process of application- 5- Engineered wood Retail Building Size There is not a provision in the code today that limits the size of retail buildings. At the previous meeting, it was discussed trying to regulate big box (>80,000 sq/ft) versus smaller retailers (<80,000 sq/ft). Council may want to discuss with the panel on restricting size of retailers, what that would do about potential interest or is it better to leave the code as is and not dictate building size. Page 2 of 3