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having, among other things, a functional kitchen. SRO's, on the other hand, are single rooms which do not necessarily have a kitchen as it is defined by the Building Code. The City's Zoning Code allows multi-family dwelling units within the B-2 District, but not SRO's. This proposed use is also distinct from the previous use of the building as student housing. As a net lessee of the building, Northwestern College was able to exercise a great deal of control over the students that lived in the building, and could guarantee that only students would be allowed to live in it. This would not be the case with a privately owned landlord/tenant situation, as is proposed here. In order to accommodate the applicant's request to allow an SRO building at the proposed site, the request includes a proposal to amend the definition of Boarding House in the City's Zoning Code, to allow up to 153 persons, and add boarding houses as a permitted use through a PUD process in the B-2 District. This means that the use would be considered permitted, but would be required to get an approved Master and Final PUD in order to operate in the B-2 District. The applicant is not proposing any alterations or use of the former restaurant facility. The applicant has submitted a letter outlining the reasons for the request (Attachment A); a traffic analysis (Attachment B); and a Preliminary Plat plan set(Attachment D). 3. Surrounding Area: AN u►g xistia d North Industrial B-3 Service Business Industrial and Community Commercial Community Commercial, South Commercial B-2 General Business Neighborhood Commercial, and Office East Commercial C-1 Retail Service Neighborhood Commercial (City of Shoreview) West Commercial B-2 General Business Regional Commercial City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for March 7, 2012 P:WlanninglPlanning Cases12012112-002-Holiday Inn Plat and PUD(Pending)W-07-12-PC Report-1201 County Road E PUD.docx Page 3 of 13