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occur at this time, but would coincide with any streetscape improvements on County Road E and/or the implementation of a dual left turn lane from eastbound County Road E to northbound Lexington Avenue. Bike racks would be located on the interior of the building; however, additional permanently affixed bicycle parking would also be provided outside of the main entrance of the building for visitors to the site. C. Parking—Section 1325.06—Flexibility Requested The applicant is proposing 284 parking stalls. The Zoning Code requires 1.1 parking stalls for every efficiency and 1-bedroom unit, and two stalls for every 2 or more bedroom unit on site, which would require 127 parking stalls for the apartment building. An additional 115 stalls would be required for the retail portion of the project. The total number of parking stalls required by Code is 242. The Zoning Code requires a minimum setback of 20 feet between parking stalls and right of way lines. The proposed development shows 28 parking stalls in the front of the building that encroach 6 feet into the required setback. In part, in exchange for this flexibility, the City is requesting to work with the property owner on a shared western access between the former Holiday Inn site and the former Carroll's furniture site. The shared access may eliminate parking stalls on the north end of the site, and would require up to 20 feet of shared easement between the properties (Attachment Q. 2. Guiding Plan for the B-2 District The Guiding Plan for the B-2 District was accepted by the Council in October 2008. It represents the guiding principles for redevelopment in the District. One of the main challenges to the redevelopment of the B-2 District identified by the Guiding Plan is the current configuration of traffic management on County Road E. In many instances, the existing access driveways do not align with one another which, coupled with a 21-foot wide shared center turn lane; create sporadic left turns along the corridor. In order to address this issue, the Guiding Plan called for the realignment of driveways where possible, and the creation of a new stop light in front of the former Holiday Inn property. The Guiding Plan re-envisioned the former Holiday Inn property as a tear-down redevelopment that would allow for the implementation of long-range traffic management improvements. The current proposal is to reuse the existing building, which does not lend itself to the full City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Special Meeting for November 28, 2012 P:IPlannin&lanning Cases12012112-019-1201 County Road E-PUD MAster and Final Planlll-28-12-PC Report-1201 County Road E PUD.docx Page 10 of 17