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17 Premium Stop Redevelopment Area Study City of Mounds View Architectural and Site Design Guidelines Site architecture has the most significant impact on site character. Buildings define edges and spaces, establish a level of quality, and serve as inherent destinations for pedestrians moving adjacent to and through the site. They must therefore be well designed, relate to surrounding uses and utilize high quality materials. The Premium Stop Redevelopment Area will benefit from architecture that is consistent in quality and relates to adjacent buildings throughout the County Road 10 corridor. The proposed new buildings will be located along County Road 10 and should employ high quality materials such as stone, brick, and masonry with metal, can- vas and stone accents. Basic Architectural Principles and Overall Site Character: • Define spaces with buildings, not with parking lots. • Create a “Downtown” character on the site that will reinforce a pedestrian friendly environment through the site location of buildings close to the property lines, use of high quality building materials and building façade articulation. • Create building facades and entrances that are interesting and inviting. • Accomplish a level of consistency between commercial, office and residential buildings through similar detailing, materials, other building materials and context. flexibility from the current zoning standards related to setbacks, density, parking, open space and building height. 2. Strive to retain existing local businesses when possible, or to relocate them into places that will allow them to continue to contribute to the prosperity of the community. Identify and support the location of businesses that will contribute to the drawing power of the redevelopment site. 3. Implement strategies to reduce parking requirements, including reduced parking ratios, creation of private/ public shared parking, and trails/sidewalks. Residential Development The desired outcome for the residential development within the Premium Stop Redevelopment Area is to provide the City of Mounds View a series of new housing options that currently do not exist within the community that relate in character and scale to the adjacent neighborhoods. The main objectives for the residential development are as follows: 1. Provide additional housing alternatives in close proximity to the County Road 10 that will fill a need in the current housing market. 2. Successfully integrate the new housing into the surrounding older established neighborhoods. 3. Require high quality community design and construction standards.