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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — OCTOBER 13, 2025 7 would work 24 hours shifts. The A shift firefighter would work 24 hours then a B shift works the next 24 hours and then the C shift. All three of these positions would be filling one position. Councilmember Monson said she wanted to put it on their radar that she would love LJFD to be visible during the 75a' Anniversary. Councilmember Holden asked how long it will take to compile the data that was requested today. Discussion ensued and they agreed to try to have it by October 27. They want to see the data before giving direction. B. Zoning Code Update Rita Trapp from HKGi said she would like to check in with Council regarding a few items before they dive further into the code. Tonight's discussion will focus on Housing Types, Use Specific Standards and Development Standards. She thinks the Housing Types is a foundational element. Ms. Trapp understands the Council and the Planning Commission have had some discussions on Housing Types. She wants to ensure they have the alignment in each district that Council is seeking. Expanding access to housing was identified as an important topic. A conversation regarding affordable housing will happen tonight, as well. These two things are somewhat linked together. Zoning can be a tool to address the need for housing in the community. Including a variety of housing types in the use table demonstrates interest to the marketplace. It allows greater nuance. If you lump too many uses together it becomes difficult to articulate what the City is looking for. It also helps to develop use -specific standards. If there are any concerns, HKGi can help craft language that can help minimize the impact of those concerns. Having more housing types defined makes this easier. Ms. Trapp provided a graphic of the proposed housing types from the last discussion. She didn't include single-family units because we already have a thorough understanding of that type. She is happy to discuss it, if Council would like. She would prefer to focus on new types or types that don't exist in large amounts. She wanted to be mindful of the time and asked Council's preference, if they would like her to discuss each housing type or if they would rather she answer questions. Councilmember Holden has a problem with the Cottage Courtyard concept. When we designed TCAAP, the one thing we wanted to do is to make sure it's neighborhoods and people had front porches to encourage interaction within the rest of the neighborhood. She thinks the Cottage Courtyard creates isolation and is not welcoming to the rest of the neighbors. Ms. Trapp said that is an accurate statement on how this type functions. They act like an internal development, as opposed to having it oriented towards the street. They can be a nice tool when there is a small area where you are trying to find a way to have a little more density than just a single-family home. It doesn't necessarily promote a relationship to the other single-family homes, but it provides a different product. There are standards that talk about the first houses being oriented to the street instead of being oriented internally. So the first two houses on the block will face the street. That addresses it a little, but there would still be units behind.