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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION –JUNE 19, 20135 <br />The applicant has requested a 20 foot front property line setback for the Phase I building and for <br />one of the buildings proposed for Phase III of the development. Staff is favorable to this request <br />given the unusually large County right of way on Lexington Avenue, which measures <br />approximately 55 feet in width from the Lexington Avenue curb to the property line. The <br />accessory structure proposed in Phase I would be situated approximately 3 feet from the front and <br />side property line. This structure willextend out from a proposed retaining wall that will run <br />along eastern and northern sides of the northeast corner of the property. Staff is favorable to this <br />proposal because the structure will be entirely screened from view behind the retaining wall. The <br />other four proposed buildings all meet the minimum setback requirements. <br />D. Special Regulations for Drive-up Windows in the B3 District –Meets Requirements <br />Section 1320.09 Subd. 3 states that the proximity requirements of 1,320 feet between drive-in <br />businesses may be waived if the following provisions are met as determined by the City Council. <br />The proposed drive-in business in Phase I of the development is located approximately 880 feet <br />from an existing drive-up window on Lexington Avenue. <br />1.The operation consists of one or more drive-up windows and is an integral part of a <br />building containing one or more other allowed uses, or the operation is part of an <br />architecturally unified complex containing two or more businesses using drive-up <br />windows. <br />2.Shared access drives and shared parking are utilized by all such businesses using drive-up <br />windows in said building or complex. <br />3.Only one building or architecturally unified complex containing two or more businesses <br />using drive-up windows will be allowed in addition to one freestanding business using a <br />drive-up window. <br />4.The architecture and the site, grading, circulation, landscaping, screening and signage <br />plans shall unify the appearance and function of the complex or building. <br />5.An architecturally unified complex may consist of one or more buildings on one or more <br />parcels if the intent of providing a unified appearance and function is not compromised. <br />6.The applicant shall submit a circulation plan that demonstrates that the use will not <br />interfere or reduce thesafety of non-motorized movements, specifically pedestrian and <br />bicyclists. <br />Section 1325 –General Regulations <br />A. Accessory Structures –Section 1325.01 –Meets Requirements <br />In all zoning districts, an accessory structure cannot exceed the height of the principal structure <br />on the property. The proposed accessory structure in the first phase of the development is below <br />the height of the Phase I building. Additionally, the Zoning Code requires accessory structures to <br /> <br />