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<br />TCAAP MASTER PLAN DESIGN GUIDELINES <br /> <br />. Require uses to minimize and manage surface parking, snow removal, <br />and stormwater runoff. Structures could have green roofs used for park <br />and restaurant space and solar panel roofs for shade and power <br />generation. Adequate sail parking must be adaptable for future electric <br />vehicle recharging. <br />· Require off-street parking to maximize pervious paving in order to <br />maximize on-site stormwater management and minimize asphalt depletion <br />costs and heat island effects. <br />· Maximize on-street parallel parking because it helps to minimize off-street <br />parking needs, fosters traffic calming, and enhances the pedestrian <br />environment. <br />· Require pervious and underground parking in residential areas to increase <br />green space and rainwater infiltration. <br />· Plan for energy change by designing transit hubs/depots for electric or <br />hybrid vehicles that can utilize mass transit from hydrogen buses or rail. <br />Consider a hub parking structure accessible to MetroTransit bus service <br />and a possible future people mover system or shuttle located at Co. Rd. H <br />or within TCAAP that ties business and job centers with another transit <br />hub at Lexington and County Road E. <br />· Provide north/south access and easements through the wildlife corridor to <br />the athletic field owned by Ramsey County. <br />· Provide access to TCAAP from highways 96, 10, Co. Rd. I and 1-35W <br />consistent with the agreement by the Arden Hills City Council, MNDOT, <br />and Ramsey County. <br />· Preserve necessary rail access for industrial uses and a potential link to <br />the Northstar Corridor. <br /> <br /> <br />Architectural Building Design: <br />· All new and renovated buildings shall be designed to the applicable LEED <br />Gold or Platinum standards5 with special attention to energy use <br />· The Project shall meet Minnesota Green Communities Criteria for <br />affordable and market-rate housing, which will be the future standard. <br />· Design to provide a sustainable tax-base for the community. <br />· Residential zoning shall be mix~d to meet market demands. Residential <br />areas shall include a mix of housing types and densities including manor, <br />row, accessory units, and townhouses, but be located in similar type <br />blocks or developments that increases but doesn't decrease the tax base. <br />· Minimum FARs, maximum parking limits, and structured parking <br />requirements shall be established for commercial areas to encourage <br />denser multi-floor developments, job concentration, and automobile <br />alternatives (transit, biking, walking, and car-pooling). This reduces snow <br />removal, stormwater runoff and provides covered parking during summer <br />and winter weather. <br /> <br />5 Green construction of 1,750 residential units would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2.5 <br />tons per unit per year or a total of 4,375 tons per year. <br /> <br />3 <br />