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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for November 5, 2014 <br /> <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2014\PC 14-027 - Variance - Transwestern 1160 Grey Fox Road\Memos_Reports_14-027 <br /> <br />Page 3 of 9 <br /> <br />Plan Evaluation <br /> <br />1. B-3 Service Business District Regulations, Existing Conditions, and Proposed <br />Redevelopment <br /> <br />A. Lot Size & Dimensions – Meets <br />Requirements <br /> <br />The lot is 333,523 square feet, with <br />approximate dimensions of 430 feet by <br />745 feet. <br /> <br />B. Site Plan Review – Site Plan Approval <br />Required <br /> <br />A Site Plan Review is required by the City <br />Code for the reorganization of parking, <br />drives and entrances within any business <br />or industrial district. <br /> <br />The applicant is proposing to reconfigure <br />the existing parking lot on the property in <br />order to add thirty-three (33) additional parking spaces to meet the operational parking <br />needs required by the tenant. <br /> <br />C. Lot Coverage – Variance Required <br /> <br />The existing and proposed lot coverage calculations exceed the standards set within the <br />B-3 Service Business Zoning District. The B-3 Zoning District permits a maximum lot <br />coverage of 75% for impervious surfaces, of which 40% is permitted for structures on the <br />property. A minimum landscape coverage area of 25% is required. A variance to further <br />reduce the landscaping coverage from 24.06% to 20.32% and to increase the impervious <br />coverage from 75.94% to 79.68% is being proposed by the applicant. <br /> <br />Coverage Type Permitted Existing Proposed <br />Impervious Coverage 75% 75.94% 79.68% <br />Landscaping Coverage 25% 24.06% 20.32% <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Applicable B-3 Lot Requirements <br />1. Minimum Lot Area (sf.) 13,000 <br />2. Minimum Lot Size (ft., width/depth) 100/130 <br />3. Height (ft.) 35 <br />4. Lot Covered by Structure 40% <br />5. Minimum Landscape Lot Area 25% <br />6. Minimum Building Setbacks (ft) <br />Front Yard 50 <br />Rear Yard (Principle) 20 <br />Rear Yard (Accessory) 10 <br />Side Yard Interior - Principal <br />(Minimum/total both yards on lot) 20/40 <br />Side Yard Interior - Accessory 10 <br />Side Yard Corner 50