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minor internal alterations to buildings and the maintenance of existing exterior feature such as façades, signage, landscaping, and parking lots are not considered to be significant modifications and are exempt from the PUD process. The City has also adopted design standards for properties in the B-2 District. The standards in this section only apply to building or site elements being developed or significantly altered and are not applicable in this case. Discussion The applicant has requested a Site Plan Review for a reduction in the number of required parking stalls for the proposed use of the building. Under the City’s Zoning Code, the number of spaces required for a specific use may be reduced through the Site Plan Review process if documentation can be provided that a lesser number of spaces will actually be needed. The Zoning Code requires that a minimum of one parking stall be provided for every 250 square feet of gross floor area for office uses. Based on the proposal for 12,770 square feet of office space, 51 stalls would be required. For warehousing uses, one stall is required per 1,000 square feet of floor area. The additional 8,746 square feet used for storage would require 9 stalls for a combined total 60 required parking spaces for both uses. The proposed site plan includes a total of 26 parking spaces for a parking deficiency of 34 stalls. Off Street Parking Requirements Office (1 stall/250 sq. ft. gross floor area) Warehousing (1 stall/1,000 sq. ft. floor area) Total Area 12,770 sq. ft. 8,746 sq. ft. Required Spaces 51 9 Total Required Spaces 60 Provided Spaces 26 Parking Deficiency 34 It is unclear the total number of existing stalls within the parking area because the striping of the lot has faded. As part of a variance request that was approved by the City in Planning Case 75- 009, the property was permitted a reduction in the required number of parking spaces from 89 to 41 stalls. However, as noted by the property owner in their application, in order to satisfy the City’s dimensional requirements for individual parking spaces, only 26 spaces can be accommodated within the boundaries of the existing parking lot. The applicant has provided a letter explaining why a reduced number of parking stalls will be sufficient for the proposed uses on the site (Attachment A). Frattallone’s intends to only have 13 administrative staff working at the site and does not foresee growing their staff to more than 25. City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for January 26, 2015 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2014\PC 14-035 - Site Plan Review - 1203 County Road E\Memos_14-035 Page 2 of 5