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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Meeting for November 24, 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 7 <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 />C. Off-Street Parking – Site Plan Approval Required <br /> <br />In Section 1325.06 of the Zoning Code it states that Business and Industry uses are <br />required to provide one (1) parking space for each employee on a major shift plus 1 for <br />each vehicle used in conducting the business or 1 for each 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area, <br />whichever is greater. Based on this criterion forty-five (45) parking spaces are required <br />by the Code. The current parking lot contains fifty-three (53) total parking spaces. As <br />proposed twenty (20) new parking spaces would be created as a result of the parking lot <br />expansion project, which would result in a total of seventy-three (73) parking spaces at <br />completion. The new parking spaces being created on this site are being allocated to the <br />tenant across the street at 1160 Grey Fox Road in order to meet the parking needs of this <br />tenant. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2. Additional Review <br /> <br />a. The Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) reviewed the plans for this request and <br />determined that a RCWD Permit would be required for the proposed project. <br />b. The Building Official reviewed the plans for the project and had no additional <br />comments. <br />c. The City Engineer reviewed the proposal and stated that a Grading and Erosion <br />Control Permit is needed for this project. <br /> <br />Type/Total Required Existing Proposed <br /> <br />Building Size (sq. ft.) 44,590 44,590 44,590 <br />Parking Stall Count 45 53 73