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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – February 4, 2015 2 <br /> <br />694 and bordered by Health Partners and the Northwoods Office Building to the east and UTC <br />Fire & Security building to the west. <br /> <br />City Planner Streff stated that as proposed, the Red Fox Business Center would consist of two <br />(2) buildings totaling 93,300 square feet. Building 1 is proposed at 43,300 square feet in size and <br />Building 2 is proposed at 50,000 square feet in size. The buildings would be designed into <br />individual tenant bays ranging from 5,000 square feet and up to allow businesses to take as much <br />or as little space as needed. Two driveways are proposed to provide access to the development, <br />the first along the eastern property line for passenger vehicles and the second along the western <br />property line for truck traffic. In this case, it is important to separate passenger vehicles and truck <br />traffic whenever possible in order to minimize conflicts. Parking areas for passenger vehicles <br />would be located along the front façade of Building 1 and along the front and side façades of <br />Building 2. As indicated on the plan set, Building 1 provides a parking area consisting of 82 <br />parking stalls and Building 2 has 80 parking stalls incorporated into its design. In this <br />development, truck docks have been provided along the western façade of Building 1 and along <br />the southeast façade of Building 2. The docks on these building have been positioned on the site <br />to minimize their view from adjacent rights-of-way and neighboring buildings. Where less <br />desirable views exist on the site, increased landscaping has been provided by the applicant. <br /> <br />City Planner Streff indicated that both of the proposed buildings would be similar in design and <br />use. The applicant expects 50% wholesaling and warehousing uses with the remainder of the <br />space used for office space, business services, research and development, manufacturing and <br />processing (class 1), retail, and other similar uses. Given the visibility of the property from <br />Interstate 694 and Snelling Avenue, Roberts Management Group believes the project could <br />attract some commercial showroom and retail tenants as well. <br /> <br />City Planner Streff explained that the buildings would be constructed with high quality tilt-up <br />concrete panels with exposed aggregate. Decorative metal and anodized aluminum would be <br />used as accent materials to provide architectural interest to the building façades and to create <br />focal points for entryways and corners of the buildings. The applicant intends to use a significant <br />amount of glass coverage on the front façades of each building by incorporating ribbon windows. <br />Glass coverage on the front façade of both buildings would be approximately 42% with an <br />average of approximately 22%-25% glass coverage when combined between all façades. <br />Building 1 would be designed with a 22 foot clear height and Building 2 would be constructed <br />with a 24 foot clear height in order to allow tenants to maximize the use of their space and the <br />ability to store products vertically. <br /> <br />City Planner Streff noted that Planning Case 14-036 includes three requests: <br /> <br />1. Master Planned Unit Development <br />2. Final Planned Unit Development <br />3. Conditional Use Permit <br /> <br />City Planner Streff commented that the Planned Unit Development process is a tool that <br />provides additional flexibility for development that an underlying zoning district would not <br />otherwise allow. For example, a PUD may make exceptions to setbacks, lot coverage, parking <br />requirements, signage, building materials, or landscaping requirements. It is intended to <br />overcome the limitations of zoning regulations and improve the overall design of a project.
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