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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – MARCH 10, 2025 7 City Administrator Jagoe reminded this is proposed so the language will need to come back to the Planning Commission and City Council. They expanded on some of the uses. She said today there is no Cottage Courtyard. The small scale or large scale multi-family dwelling are not allowed in R-1 and the consultants are not making any change to that. Councilmember Monson walked through each use and asked if the proposed types of dwellings are currently allowed in each of the residential districts. City Administrator Jagoe confirmed that the dwellings are currently allowed by conditional use permit. She pointed out the code doesn’t delineate between Multi-Unit Dwelling (small scale) and Multi-Unit Dwelling (large scale). Councilmember Monson said aside from the Cottage Courtyard, which is new, and splitting how Multi-Units are defined the consultants aren’t proposing any new uses. They are proposing a change to how they go through the process. City Administrator Jagoe said the Multi-Unit dwelling is not permitted in any of our residential districts. It is a conditional use permit in R-3 and R-4. They show it permitted, but it is currently a conditional use. The consultant is looking for feedback on if the Council is comfortable with them continuing to look at language where some of our Conditional Uses may be Permitted with Standards. It would remove the need for a Public Hearing. Is there interest in looking at this alternate path to review and approve a project? Councilmember Weber asked what the density for Cottage Courtyard is. City Administrator Jagoe didn’t recall off the top of her head. Councilmember Weber said that is the only question he has to permit it in R-1. It depends on the density. Across the board he supports reducing the number of Conditional Use Permits in the City. It has been a huge sticking point for development of homes and businesses in the City. He thinks eliminating Conditional Use Permits will go a long way in expanding our business enterprise. Mayor Grant is not aware of the density level of Cottage Courtyard. He believes the cottage is smaller and rather than having an expansive yard, you can essentially add a courtyard. He said there is no density to the Cottage Courtyard. City Administrator Jagoe said she relates it to the PUD process where you have the concentration of density, smaller lot sizes, concentration of density on one portion of the development. Then there would be open space all reserved on the other side. So instead of having a landscaping and green requirement, you might have that courtyard green and all of the properties contribute to that in another area. Mayor Grant clarified that this is Arden Hills Proper and doesn’t include TCAAP. City Administrator Jagoe confirmed. Mayor Grant isn’t sure there is much place for Cottage Courtyard, since we are pretty much fully developed. He wonders if the consultants know that.