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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION –September 4, 201311 Commissioner Hamesmoved and Commissioner Thompsonseconded a motion to recommend approval of Planning Case 13-014for a PUD Amendmentat Lexington Station at 3833 Lexington Avenuebased on the findings of fact and the submitted plans, as amended by the ten (10)conditions,amending Conditions 7, 8 and 9 as discussed this evening and found in the September 4,2013, report to the Planning Commission. Commissioner Zimmerman discussed the film already present on the back side of the current building along County Road E. The motion carried(5-1)(Zimmerman opposed). C.Planning Case 13-015;Variance Request;1221/1233 County Road E–Not a Public Hearing City Planner Streff stated the applicant has requested a variance to allow flexibility within the zoning regulations to permit a parking lot expansion. The following three variances are being requested; 1) Landscape Lot Coverage, 2) B-2 Design Standards and 3) Off-Public Street Parking. The proposed parking lot expansion would add sixteen (16) additional parking spaces. City Planner Streff explained the applicant, Staples Contract & Commercial, Inc., is proposing to increase the size of the parking lot to add sixteen (16) additional parking spaces at their facility located at 1221/1233 County Road E. The property is located within the B-2 Zoning District, north of County Road E, south of railroad tracks, east of HWY 51 and west of Lexington Avenue. The facility contains one (1) structure made up of both office and warehouse uses, which total 112,200 square feet. There are27,200 square feet of office space and 85,000 square feet of warehouse space at the facility. City Planner Streff indicated the applicant is proposing this change in order to provide additional parking accommodations to their regular employees. By providing the additional parking,their employees would not have to regularly subject themselves to treacherous winter weather conditions on their walk to and from leased parking areas on adjacent properties. Staples would continue to lease other parking areas;however, these locations would be mainly used as overflow parking for special meetings and events. City Planner Streff reported currently the Staples property has eighty-four (84) parking spaces on site and leases forty-four (44) additional spaces from surrounding property owners for a total of 128 parking spaces. Their proposal will add twelve (12) parking spaces along County Road E and four (4) spaces in the rear lot within the security fence. City Planner Streffstated there are two other planning cases that are associated with this property. In 1969, Planning Case #69-023 approved two variances that allowed a maximum building coverage to increase from forty percent (40%) to forty-seven percent (47%) and a rear yard setback reduction from twenty (20) feet to eighteen (18) feet. In 2001, Planning Case #01- 001 approved a site plan review for additional dock doors, a dock addition and a revised parking plan. Site Data Future Land Use Plan:CMU: Community Mixed Use