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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION October 9, 20138 and peaks between 240 and 375 students during the evening hours, Monday through Thursday. As shown by the applicant, two scenarios have been developed to understand the use of the Pine Tree Campus in terms of its student, faculty and administrative populations. Scenario 1 indicates the likely use of the facility at full capacity would be 797 people/seats. This scenario accounts for 237 staff or faculty and 560 classroom seats. Scenario 2 suggests the maximum capacity of the facility would be 873 people/seats. This scenario indicates that 203 staff or faculty and 670 classroom seats would utilize the facility. City Planner Streff commented that the current surface parking lot on the property consists of approximately 777 parking spaces, or roughly one (1) space per 260 square feet of gross building area. The zoning ordinance states that one (1) space per 250 square feet of gross floor area is required for business and professional office uses. Bethel has prepared a class scheduling analysis indicating how their staggered classroom usage mitigates the parking concern on the property. Site Data Future Land Use Plan: CMU: Commercial Mixed Use Existing Land Use: Commercial Zoning: B-2: General Business District Current Lot Sizes: 43.11 acres (3 Parcels - 2 Pine Tree Drive, 12 Pine Tree Drive, and 4300 Dunlap Street N) with a 189,804 square foot office building Topography: Relatively flat City Planner Streff reviewed the surrounding area, the Plan Evaluation and the Conditional Use Permit Evaluation Criteria. City Planner Streff provided the Findings of Fact for review: General Findings: 1. The applicant is proposing a use of higher education for the facility located at 2 Pine Tree Drive. 2. The proposed use within 5-15 years will encompass the entire building which is 189,804 square feet. 3. Higher education uses are permitted by conditional use permit within the B-2 General Business District. 4. No additional buildings or facilities are being planned for this property at this time. 5. In order to provide safe pedestrian movements between campuses a trail will need to be constructed. 6. The property consists of three (3) parcels of land totaling 43.11 acres. 7. Approximately 777 surface parking spaces exist on the property. 8. The proposed use will not increase the occupancy beyond the original design of the building. 9. No changes in lot coverage, landscaping, setbacks or height are being proposed. Conditional Use Permit Evaluation Findings: 1. The proposed use will occupy the existing building and parking areas during both daytime and evening hours for students, administration staff and faculty. Shared parking on the site will be used for other weekday office users.