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City of Arden Hills City Council Work Session for September 8, 2014 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2014\PC 14-023 - Concept Review -Traverse Business Center - Nick Roberts\Memos_Reports_14-023 Page 2 of 3 As proposed, the buildings would be constructed with tip-up concrete panels with decorative accents that incorporate brick and metal to help offset the large façades of the structures. The applicant is also proposing to use a large amount of glass on the front of the buildings to further enhance the attractiveness of both buildings. The front façade of building 1 is positioned to face I-35W/I-694 and building 2 has its front oriented towards Gateway Boulevard. In order to provide functional space that will serve the needs of both large and small tenants, building 1 is proposed with twenty-five (25) foot to thirty (30) foot sidewalls and building 2 with twenty (20) foot to twenty-five (25) foot sidewalls. Surface parking would be provided on the site as depicted on the site plan that has been submitted by the applicant. The plan shows that the parking needs for this development can be accommodated onsite. Preliminary figures show that 364 parking spaces are required and 382 spaces have been provided. Access to the site has been provided off of Gateway Boulevard in three locations, two of which have been designed to serve both passenger vehicles and semi- truck traffic. The applicant has provided a narrative of the proposed use (Attachment A), a site plan (Attachment B) and elevations examples (Attachment C). Expired Traverse Business Center PUD The City Council approved the Traverse Business Center Planned Unit Development (PUD) in July of 2007. This particular PUD called for three (3) phases of development. Phase I consisted of a 203,400 square foot six (6) story office building. Phase II added an additional 261,600 square foot office building with eight (8) stories. The remaining phase III consisted of a 30,000 square foot office building. Phase I and II have both Master PUD approval and Final PUD approval. Phase III only has a Master PUD approval at this time. As stated in the current PUD Permit, building permits for Phase I and Phase II were required to be obtained on or before July 30, 2014, to keep the PUD from expiring. The existing PUD for the Traverse Business Center can be reviewed in Attachment D along with the landscaping plan and colored elevations of the proposed structures. Discussion The property located at 4200 Round Lake Road is located within the GB Gateway Business District where manufacturing/processing and office uses are permitted and where retail and warehousing uses are permitted as accessory uses only. Within this district office uses are permitted to occupy between 25 percent and 50 percent of the total floor area. Retail uses in this district can occupy no more than 15 percent of the total floor area of the building in which they are located. Warehousing is prohibited in this district when the use occupies more than 75