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3 <br />houses built would be spread out over a period of years, so the goal for 35% multi-family <br />would be maintained long term and single family homes could be built. <br /> <br />Mr. Bergeson said some flexibility must be maintained. Goals need to be adapted to the <br />real marketplace. Ms. Carlson said council had not reached agreement regarding <br />exempting the housing in the Village from the overall total number of houses long term, <br />but do agree it needs to be built as it comes. Mr. Milbauer said it’s nice to have an ideal, <br />but it must be adaptable, guidelines rather than standards. Mr. Reinert said it’s what they <br />did on the north side. How close are they looking at it and trying to mold into the whole <br />plan. Mr. Wessel said Ryan has been very responsive to the architectural design issues. <br />That’s a lot different than the Village. The north will be an automobile based commercial <br />center. Mr. Bergeson said he wishes there were something halfway between guidelines <br />and standards. He believes in the Target situation, the guideline concept is working. In the <br />Village the city has negotiating tools. With guidelines they only have to do what is <br />within the building code. <br /> <br />Mr. Rafferty said flexibility gets stretched. The city has limited areas of development and <br />the city has to stick with guidelines, with some flexibility. P&Z spent many hours looking <br />at standards, and if it’s watered down, why waste the time. Mr. Milbauer said builders <br />won’t build because it costs more. Ms. Hansmann said flexibility is necessary because <br />business has to be profitable. If a commercial development comes in where multi-family <br />housing is planned, maybe it should be considered. The freeway is the gateway to the city <br />and where the commercial needs to be. Multi-housing is important, her employees can’t <br />live in this community. <br /> <br />Ms. Schwartz introduced the statement “flexible guideline standards that do not impact <br />the integrity of the intent and promotes positive economic development.” Mr. O’Donnell <br />said he agrees with flexibility with consistency. The city wants a place where it flows, <br />where families can come and it’s inviting. Mr. Reinert said he’s hearing no extreme <br />viewpoint. He doesn’t like high density housing, but realizes some is needed. <br /> <br />Mr. Chase said he thought the standards were going to zoning because some people didn’t <br />want to negotiate. Once it is in zoning, it ties the hands of the council. Mr. Rafferty said <br />developers start with less with the minimum. Mr. Chase said the Target project wouldn’t <br />have gone in if the standards were in place. Mr. Bergeson said the design guidelines <br />should not be the same level of law as the zoning ordinance because the ordinance is <br />specific regarding setbacks, etc. To make an exception is a technical variance. The <br />guidelines shouldn’t have the same legal limitations so when an exception is appropriate <br />we don’t have to meet the legal standard. <br /> <br />Mr. Wessel said prospects are concerned about housing caps. They look at their future <br />market. Mr. O’Donnell said Lino Lakes is in the top ten of growing communities. Mr. <br />Wessel said it’s perception. It’s not where the city has been, it’s were it is going. Mr. <br />Wessel said the TND standards in the Village have been as asset, because it creates a <br />market on the cutting edge. The ambivalence, the lack of direction regarding the Comp