3B, Arden Plaza Concept PUD Discussion

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existing office pod buildings, subdivision of the parcel into four lots, and the construction of four new buildings. As the project was approved, Building 1 (Walgreen’s) would have been 14,600 square feet. Building 3 would have been attached to Building 1 and was anticipated to be a retail and/or restaurant use of 4,700 square feet. Building 2 would have been a 6,000 square foot single restaurant user, and Building 4 would have been 18,000 square feet with a user that had yet to be determined. The entire project would have been completed in three phases. The approved Master Development Plan is included as Attachment B. As part of the original application, the developer also received approval for a Final PUD for Phase I of the development. The first phase was for Buildings 1 and 3. The applicant included a Phase I Development Plan (Attachment B) which details what aspects of the project would be constructed with Phase I. While the Final PUD for Phase I has been approved, future approvals for Phase II and III would require review before both the Planning Commission and City Council. Since the approval of the Master and Final PUD for Phase I the developer’s negotiations with Walgreen’s have stalled. The developer has since started negotiating with CVS Pharmacy, which has prepared a revised site plan that has received preliminary approval from their corporate offices. Project Proposal The applicants would like to move forward with a PUD Amendment to allow for certain revisions to the project layout and timeline. The changes to the project are summarized in detail in Attachment A. The applicants have also provided a proposed site layout that is included as Attachment C. In sum, the proposed Building 1 would now be a CVS Pharmacy, instead of a Walgreens, and would be reoriented to have the entrance to the southeast. Building 1 has been moved to the east, closer to Lexington Avenue, allowing a row of parking to be removed between the building and the road. Building 3 has been eliminated from the plan; however, Building 2 has been moved up in the construction schedule and is now included in Phase 1. City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for May 16, 2011 \\Metro-inet.us\ardenhills\Planning\Planning Cases\2011\11-008 - Arden Plaza Concept Review (Pending)\05-16-11 - Arden Plaza Concept Review - Memo.doc Page 2 of 4