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store measures 34,138 square feet in area. Of this total area, 3,541 square feet (10.4 percent) is occupied by planting islands. Tree Selection Meets Requirements The proposed Red Maple, Honey Locust, and Snow Crab trees are appropriate for urbanized locations and should grow well in their proposed locations. B. Lighting Section 1325.05 Subd. 3 Meets Requirements Light poles located around the parking area perimeter and exterior building lights will be used to illuminate the site. All proposed lighting fixtures will be adequately hooded to direct light to the intended area. The City Code requires that cast light not exceed a meter reading of one foot candle on travel lanes of adjoining public streets. The submitted photometric plan shows readings on Lexington Avenue that meet the Code requirements. However, the plan does not fully show meter readings on County Road E. At the street curb line, several meter readings are in the 1.1 to 1.4 candle range. Given these low readings, it is likely that the meter readings on the County Road E travel lanes would not be in excess of the lighting requirements. Staff is recommending a condition be added requiring that a final lighting plan be approved by the City and the Ramsey County Sherriff prior to the issuance of a building permit. C. Screening Section 1325.05 Subd. 4 Meets Requirements Screening is required for all parking and loading service areas. Existing and new tree plantings along County Road E should provide adequate screening of the parking area from the public street. A proposed four-foot high wrought iron fence along the southern end of the parking lot would provide additional screening. Staff has expressed concern to the applicant about the visibility of the trailer that will be parked in the loading dock area. Goodwill would use the trailer to collect donations over the course of several days, at which point a new trailer would be dropped off. In effect, a trailer would be parked in the loading area at all times and the use of the space would function as exterior storage. The loading dock area is located behind the building and would mostly be concealed from public view by an eight-foot tall metal screen and gate. The applicant expects only the very top portion of the trailer to be visible above the screening. The loading ramp would slope at a grade of five percent and the distance between the lowest point of the ramp and the loading dock would be approximately four feet. Coupled with the eight foot screening fence, the distance from the bottom of the loading ramp to the top of the fence would be approximately 12 feet. The height of a trailer typically ranges from 13 to 14 feet. From the bottom to the top of the ramp, one to four feet of the upper portion of the trailer would likely extend above the screening. On average, the trailer would be 40 feet in length and the loading area is approximately 55 feet long, leaving a minimum setback of 10 feet from the loading area gate to the parked trailer. The applicant has provided a site plan and perspective drawings depicting a parked truck trailer behind the gate and screening (Attachment D). City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for January 8, 2014 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2013\PC 13-017 - PUD Amendment_1201 County Road E - Goodwill\Memos_13-017 Page 6 of 16