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City of Arden Hills Chapter 13 Zoning Code Subd. 8 Additional Design Standards for New Development, Redevelopment, and Modifications to Existing Sites in the B2 and B3 Districts. Unless (revised 12/17/08) preempted by the standards in this section, all other zoning provisions shall apply: A. Purpose and Intent. The purpose of these additional design standards is to promote a high level of architectural, landscaping, and site design in the business districts of Arden Hills. The City seeks to create a unified, harmonious, and high-quality environment to foster a distinct, positive, and successful image for the City. The criteria by which new development, redevelopment, and site modifications in the Districts shall be judged are as follows: 1. Consistency with provisions of the comprehensive plan and other guiding plans as amended from time to time; provisions of the zoning ordinance and subdivision ordinance; and all other applicable regulations. 2. Use of appropriate materials, lighting, textures, colors, and architectural and landscape forms to create a unified, high-quality design concept for each site that is compatible with adjacent and neighboring structures and functions. 3. Creation of unified site designs, each with a sense of internal order, that provide desirable environments for site users and visitors and the community as a whole and that consider all site elements. 4. Provision of safe and adequate access from public streets to sites giving ample consideration to the location and number of access points, the safety and convenience of merging and turning movements, and traffic management and mitigation. 5. Provision of on-site vehicular, bicycling, and pedestrian circulation by way of interior drives, parking areas, pathways, and walkways adequate to handle anticipated needs and to safety buffer pedestrians and cyclists from motor vehicles. Ample consideration shall be given to the width of interior drives, internal traffic movement and flow, separation of pedestrian, cycling, automobile; and delivery traffic, and the safe, convenient, and practical arrangement of parking spaces. B. Application. The standards in this Section should apply only to the building or site elements being developed or altered (i.e. a proposal for changes to a building would be required to meet only those standards that pertain to buildings while changes to a parking area would be required to meet the standards for parking areas but not for buildings). The design standards shall be applied proportionately to the degree of change proposed. Upon recommendation from the Planning Commission, the City Council may waive specific design standards based on the scale of the project. The City Council shall make the final determination on the compatibility and consistency with the design standards. Section 1325 – General Regulations Adopted: November 13, 2006 Page 1 of 11