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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). Previous Planning Cases The City Council approved the now expired 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. The PUD for this property has since expired as the timeline for the construction of this development did not met the conditions stated within the PUD. In cases where a PUD approval expires the property would then default to the underlining zoning district and in this case back to GB Gateway Business District and standards set forth for this district within the Zoning Ordinance. The expired Traverse Business Center PUD 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