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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2014 <br />6:30 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY HALL <br /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Chair Clayton Larson called to order the regular Planning <br />Commission meeting at 6:30 p.m. <br /> <br />ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Present were: Chair Clayton Larson, Commissioners Brent Bartel, Andrew Holewa, Steven <br />Jones, Roberta Thompson, and Clayton Zimmerman. <br /> <br />Absent: Commissioner Angela Hames. <br /> <br />Also present were: City Planner Ryan Streff and Associate Planner Matthew Bachler <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF AGENDA – NOVEMBER 5, 2014 <br /> <br />Chair Larson stated the agenda will stand as published. <br /> <br />PLANNING CASES <br /> <br />A. Planning Case 14-027; Site Plan Review & Variance; 1160 Grey Fox Road – Not a <br />Public Hearing <br />City Planner Streff stated that Transwestern manages the property located at 1160 Grey Fox <br />Road, which is zoned B-3 Service Business District. The property is generally positioned north of <br />the Canadian Pacific Rail Line, south of Grey Fox Road, east of Dunlap Street North and west of <br />Lexington Avenue. <br /> <br />City Planner Streff explained that the applicant is proposing to add an additional parking area <br />consisting of thirty-three (33) parking spaces to the property. The new parking area would be <br />located along the western property line and directly between the adjacent building (1230 Grey <br />Fox Road) and the principal building located on property. Transwestern has reviewed the current <br />parking needs with the tenant and it has been deemed that the current parking area is insufficient <br />based on number of parking spaces required for their use. Based on the review performed by <br />Transwestern fifty-three (53) parking spaces are needed for their use; however, only thirty-three <br />(33) parking spaces can be constructed on this site without completely redesigning the entire <br />parking lot or adding a parking deck or ramp to the site. The remaining twenty (20) spaces being