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be inconsistent with the intent of the 15 percent limit and allowed a greater portion of the buildings to be warehouse or showroom. In order to address the inconsistency, the definition for office showroom and office warehouse have been merged to limit those types of buildings to no more than 50 percent showroom and/or warehouse. The 15 percent limit remains unchanged; just the definition was revised. Section 1305.04 Subd 135 (page 1 S). • Review suggestions from Lyle Salmela for the Environmental Sustainability section for possible incorporation into the zoning regulations. Except for Mr. S almela' s suggestions, the proposed changes above have been incorporated into the proposed TCAAP zoning regulations. Mr. Salmela's suggestions along with other potential amendments are provided in the next section. Possible Amendment Options Based on comments provided at the Planning Commission meeting and additional research, Staff has prepared possible additions that can be incorporated into the proposed TCAAP zoning regulations. The below options have not been included into the attached regulations. However, the potential additions can be added by the City Council with a motion for approval. For simplicity, a motion for approval could include a reference to option 1, option 2, andlor option 3 in this memorandum instead of restating all of the language in each option. Option 1: Environmental Sustainability Component — Suggestions from Lyle Salmela As noted above, Mr. Lyle Salmela spoke at the Planning Commission meeting and submitted several suggested amendments to Subdivision 11, the Environmental and Sustainability Component (page 44-45). The Planning Commission requested Staff review Mr. Salmela's proposed changes and present them to the City Council for consideration. Staff has reviewed the suggestions and is supportive of the new language. Only the portions of Subdivision 11 that would be modified are shown: Subd. 11 Environmental Sustainability Component. The PUD Master Plan shall incorporate green building and design principles where feasible, and shall meet the following requirements: A. Building design. New buildings over fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet in gross floor area shall incorporate at least two of the features in the following section. All buildings with 15,000 or fewer square feet, includin� residential units, are recommended to meet these buildin� _� requirements. City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for June 28, 2010 ��Nletro-inet.us�ardenhills�l'lanning\Community Development\TCAAP�Planning - Public Auction�Land Use Planning\TCAAP Land Use Regulations - Memos�062810 - CC Meeting\062810 - CC Memo - TCAAP Planning Process.doc Page 6 of 10