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City of Arden Hills Chapter 13 Zoning Code <br />6. A concrete curb shall be provided around the periphery of all <br />parking lots and access roads, except where the City Engineer <br />determines that a curb would impede drainage. <br />7. Parking adjacent to streets should be screened from views with <br />landscaping, including but not limited to trees, hedges, flowers and <br />other bushes and/or decorative masonry walls. Berms shall be <br />discouraged. <br />8. Parking structures that are visible from off the site shall display an <br />integration of building materials building form, textures, architectural <br />motif, and building colors with the principal building. No signs other <br />than directional signs shall be permitted on parking ramp facades. <br />N. Traffic Study. A traffic study shall be required for all new <br />developments, redevelopments, and significant modifications to existing <br />sites unless waived by the City Council. <br />O. Lighting. Exterior lighting shall be provided for the safety and <br />convenience of occupants and visitors. <br />1. A lighting plan shall be submitted that shows location, type of <br />illumination and design. A photometric analysis of site and building <br />shall be submitted for City approval with all new construction or <br />redevelopment projects. <br />2. Exterior lighting shall be consistent in type, design, scale, and <br />color to create unity in the Districts. High-pressure sodium lighting <br />and other similar types of lighting color may be required by the City to <br />promote a unified lighting color throughout the Districts. Other lighting <br />colors may be considered during the City review process. <br />3. Exterior lighting for parking lots and buildings shall not be <br />excessive and shall be directed at their intended purposes. <br />4. Lighting under a gasoline station canopy shall not be directly <br />visible from the street but shall be recessed into the canopy or <br />otherwise shielded. <br />5. Light washing of buildings and accent lighting may be permitted <br />through the City review process provided that it does not negatively <br />impact residential areas or traffic safety and is complementary to the <br />district as a whole. <br />P. Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation. Pedestrian and bicycle <br />improvements shall be installed in accordance with the City of Arden Hills <br />Comprehensive Plan and the local guiding plan and shall be in <br />conformance with the following: <br />Section 1325 – General Regulations <br />Adopted: November 13, 2006 <br />Page 8 of 11 <br />