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City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for October 8, 2014 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2014\PC 14-030 - Site Plan Review – Gradient Financial\Memos_Reports_14-025 Page 1 of 9 MEMORANDUM DATE: October 8, 2014 PC Agenda Item 4.A TO: Planning Commission FROM: Ryan Streff, City Planner SUBJECT: Planning Case #14-030 – No Public Hearing Required Applicant: CoBeck Construction Property Location: 4105 Lexington Avenue North (Gradient Financial) Request: Site Plan Review – Parking Lot Requested Action The applicant has requested a Site Plan Review to reconfigure the existing parking lot on the property to allow for the rearrangement of parking areas, relocation of the access along County Road F West, closure of the access along Lexington Avenue North and other internal modifications that will maximize efficiency of the parking and driving areas at 4105 Lexington Avenue North. Background/Overview of Request Gradient Financial owns the property located at 4105 Lexington Avenue, which is zoned I-1 Limited Industrial District. The property is generally positioned north of County Road F, south of Boston Scientific, east of Hamline Avenue and west of Lexington Avenue. The applicant is proposing to reconfigure the existing parking lot on the property in order to provide better accessibility to the front entrance of the Gradient Financial building and to plan for Ramsey County’s future reconstruction of the Lexington Avenue North and County Road F West intersection. The improvements to this intersection will result in the loss of parking spaces and the vehicle access along the eastern side of the property. The County’s project in this area is projected to begin during the 2015 construction season. As indicated by the applicant a two phased approach would be used in order to complete the proposed project. In the fall of 2014, during Phase 1, the western half of the parking lot would be reconstructed. Construction of