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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 14-028 - Variance - Transwestern 3728 Dunlap Street North\Memos_Reports_14-028 <br />Page 3 of 9 <br /> <br />Plan Evaluation <br /> <br />1. B-4 Retail Center District Regulations, Existing Conditions, and Proposed <br />Redevelopment <br /> <br />A. Lot Size & Dimensions – Meets <br />Requirements <br /> <br />The lot is 2.67 acres or 116,224 square <br />feet in size, with approximate dimensions <br />of 270 feet by 430 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 twenty (20) additional parking spaces to meet the operational parking needs <br />required by the tenant located at 1160 Grey Fox Road. <br /> <br />C. Lot Coverage – Variance Required <br /> <br />The existing and proposed lot coverage calculations exceed the standards set within the <br />B-4 Service Business Zoning District. The B-4 Zoning District permits a maximum lot <br />coverage of 75% for impervious surfaces, of which 25% is permitted for structures on the <br />property. A minimum landscape coverage area of 25% is required. A variance to reduce <br />the landscaping coverage from 15.75% to 10.98% and increase the impervious coverage <br />from 84.25% to 89.02% is being proposed by the applicant. <br /> <br />Coverage Type Permitted Existing Proposed <br />Impervious Coverage 75% 84.25% 89.02% <br />Landscaping Coverage 25% 15.75% 10.98% <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Applicable B-4 Lot Requirements <br />1. Minimum Lot Area (acres) 2 <br />2. Minimum Lot Size (ft., width/depth) 100/130 <br />3. Height (ft.) 35 <br />4. Lot Covered by Structure 25% <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