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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—June 28, 2010 7 7.D. TCAAP Zoning Regulations (continued) Lyle Salmela for the Environmental Sustainability section for possible incorporation into the zoning regulations. Except for Mr. Salmela's suggestions, the proposed changes have been incorporated into the proposed TCAAP zoning regulations. 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 potential additions can be added by the City Council with a motion for approval. She reviewed each of the four options for possible addition in the regulations. Although this application does not have a legal deadline, the City's goal is to have the TCAAP land use regulations adopted prior to the TCAAP public auction, which is anticipated to take place in July or August 2010. Community Development Director Lehnhoff stated the City has tentatively agreed to limit the park dedication requirement to 10%. This is made on the contingency that Ramsey County would receive the park and open space. If for some reason Ramsey County does not receive this land, the City will still have the option to consider options that would be greater than 10%. He also stated the consultant attorney; Ms. Jean Coleman, expressed concerns with the City prohibiting Houses of Worship based on the Federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). She recommends allowing Houses of Worship in both the mixed-residential (MR) and mixed-business (MB) districts. Councilmember McClung asked for clarification on what is considered passive design. He also clarified that buildings that are 15,000 square feet or smaller are recommended to meet the green building requirements and those buildings that are greater than 15,000 square feet are required to meet the green building requirements. Community Development Director Lehnhoff stated passive design is a type of architectural design and examples of this type of design would include things like orientating a building to utilize daylight or air flow to decrease utility needs. Mayor Harpstead stated these requirements and standards are all part of the PUD process and are considered negotiable. Councilmember McClung clarified Option 2 builds upon the language of Option 1 by including chain stores with more than 10,000 square feet or more as being required to meet two of the green building requirements. City Planner Beekman stated this was correct and the intent is to capture both franchise and ownership chain stores. These regulations are also based on the building size not the individual tenant sizes. Councilmember Holden asked if the wording for green standards should also include new and evolving technologies so as not to limit the City. Community Development Director Lehnhoff stated new technologies in green standards are something that could be addressed during the PUD process and the current description in the