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Councilmember Specht replied he thought the opinions on that would differ significantly. He felt <br /> some members are focused on getting any business in there that is possible. He thought the goal <br /> was to evaluate how important it is to have fancy landscaping and meeting lengthy specifications <br /> or looking at the big picture and wanting it to look nice but not be so specific. He stated he would <br /> be in favor of some major changes coming out of it. <br /> Mayor Kuzma replied a lot of time was spent developing The COR standards. He opposed <br /> loosening it too much. <br /> Councilmember Specht commented that is a discussion that could happen. <br /> Mayor Kuzma added the Planning Commission are all going to be pretty hard on that because it <br /> has been discussed a number of times. <br /> Deputy City Administrator/Community Dev. Director Hagen asked if the conversation would <br /> focus around allowed uses, or is it probably going to be aesthetics. <br /> Councilmember Woestehoff replied design framework. He stated in the last Planning meeting 45 <br /> minutes was spent on a case with no decision about front porches in apartments in The COR. He <br /> stated according to the framework it says new apartment buildings have to have a porch and an <br /> awning but the developer questioned that. He stated there are things in the design framework for <br /> The COR that are very well intentioned but feedback is coming back now that is interesting. He <br /> pointed out that variances are allowed all the time that differ from the design framework. He stated <br /> there are a lot of topics to discuss. He thought signage was one the EDA was specifically interested <br /> in. <br /> Councilmember Riley commented some of the drivers for this could come from CBRE, anything <br /> they are seeing that is holding the City back or standards that have been added that are making it <br /> harder to develop. That would come through the EDA manager. He thought that is where some <br /> of the questions would come from. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove added for some things the Planning Commission may be in agreement <br /> with because hours have been spent but no development is happening. So the question is what are <br /> some little things that don't change the total look of The COR but still promote growth in the <br /> businesses and retail spaces. She thought there could be some positives. <br /> Councilmember Woestehoff agreed adding it has been in place since 2014. <br /> Mayor Kuzma thought it was even before that. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove stated a builder brought up that the code on sod was very out of date <br /> from other cities and after discussion it was decided it was a good change. She stated the other <br /> item was the number of trees on industrial build lots because it was too many trees to fit on lots <br /> with a large building. She thought it was these kinds of things that are welcome changes, not that <br /> the whole design needed to be redone. She suggested having an updated map based on changes <br /> that have occurred because she didn't think she had the most current version. <br /> City Council Work Session/April 12, 2022 <br /> Page 15 of 18 <br />