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approved by the Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board for the Minnesota Department <br />of Education”. <br />According to Section 1320.04 Subd. 7 of the Zoning Ordinance, the stated purpose of the B-2 <br />District is as follows: <br />1.To be a place in which people can live, work and play. <br />2.To create a compact, architecturally diverse, pedestrian-and bicycle-friendly community <br />with a distinct identity. <br />3.To provide a connected sidewalk system and places for people to gather and socialize. <br />4.To implement design standards to promote an attractiveenvironment with lasting and <br />sustainable value. <br />5.To group compatible retail and service business uses that tend to draw trade that is <br />naturally interchangeable and promotes business prosperity. <br />6.To provide an adequate supply of business and professional service areas to meet the <br />needs of residents. <br />7.To minimize the effects of traffic congestion, noise, odor, glare and similar safety <br />problems. <br />8.To implement the Plan known as the “Guiding Plan for the B2 District,” which was <br />adopted by the City Council on October 27, 2008. <br />2.Parking– <br />Meets Requirements <br />The current surface parking lot on the property consists of approximately 777 parking spaces, or <br />roughly one (1) space per 260 square feet of gross building area. The zoning ordinance states <br />that one (1) space per 250 square feet of gross floor area is required for business and professional <br />office uses. <br />SRF Consulting conducted a Parking Analysis of the site and determined that the site has more <br />than adequate parking to accommodate the proposed use. <br />3.Traffic <br />A traffic study and parkinganalysis has been completed by SRF Consulting to determine what <br />changes may beneeded in order for the site to operate effectively for a higher education use. For <br />additional details regarding the Traffic Study and Parking Analysis,please seeAttachment F. <br />Summary of Conclusions & Recommendations - <br />Results of the existing capacity analysis indicate that all study intersections currently operate <br />at an acceptable overall LOS C or better during the a.m. and p.m. peak hours. No significant <br />side-street delays were observed. <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for October 9, 2013 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2013\PC 13-013 -Bethel University CUP -Higher Education Use <br />Page 4of 9 <br />