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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION-June 8,2011 11 4.A. Planning Case 11-008; Concept PUD Discussion; Arden Plaza, LLC; 3583 Lexington Avenue—Not a Public Hearing (continued) Chair Larson asked if the elevations for the CVS Pharmacy were preliminary or if these would be the actual elevations. He also asked if the concerns expressed by Staff in regards to the EFIS and the ability to redesign this. Mr. Jon Lennander, Velmeir Companies, stated the proposed building does have more architectural enhancements than the standard CVS Pharmacy building. The building has more brick and glass than the standard building and the elevations were raised in order to hide the top of the facility from the road since the property is at a lower elevation than the surrounding roads. CVS has stated they do not want to change the EFIS any further. Their standard color is a bright yellow and they have compromised by changing this to a lighter color so that it would not stand out too much. Commissioner Zimmerman asked if the CVS would be a 24-hour facility. He also asked if CVS would own the property or lease it. Mr. Lennander stated CVS will not operate as a 24-hour facility and they would be leasing the property. Commissioner Thompson stated the elevation increase is appreciated and looks good but • she would like to see more character added to the frontage. She stated the entrance looks nice and the rest of the building should have this type of character. She also stated the additional green space was appreciated. Mr. Lennander stated they would continue to work with CVS to accomplish these changes. CVS would like to keep costs down as well. Chair Larson asked how the two-tier drive-up window would work. Mr. Lennander stated the lane closer to the building would be used for those people who need to talk with a person and the second lane would operate similar to a bank drive-up with the use of the tube to transfer prescriptions. Commissioner Holewa expressed concerns about the traffic in the area since there would not be a traffic light added. This area currently has traffic problems and the County has stated the traffic counts will not warrant the addition of a traffic light. Adding more retail and commercial space will increase the traffic. Commissioner Hames stated Building 2 shows it will be a restaurant. She asked if there was a tenant identified for this building or if it would remain empty. Mr. Steve Wellington stated once the changes have been approved they would be able to launch a marketing campaign to fill the building. There has been some interest in this area and he will be following up with this and try and have a tenant identified before the building is complete.