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A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) was approved in Planning Case 97-009 allowing Frattallone’s Hardware to install fencing on a portion of the retail center parking lot for a seasonal garden sales area. A CUP was required because the Zoning Code does not specifically allow or prohibit outdoor garden sales as a use. This seasonal sales area continues to operate on the property, although the area was never fenced off as proposed and its footprint has expanded beyond the original CUP approval. The Master PUD and subsequent amendment, along with associated plans and conditions of approval, remain valid. The Master Site Plan approved in Planning Case 09-011 and the revised Preliminary Plat from Planning Case 11-016 are both included in Attachment D for reference. Neither Phase II nor Phase III of the approved Master PUD is being reviewed as part of this amendment request. The buildings included in these future phases would return to the Planning Commission and City Council for review and approval prior to development. Overview of Request The first component of the application is the Preliminary Plat to subdivide Lot 3 within the existing Arden Plaza plat into three separate parcels. Frattallone’s Hardware, which is a current tenant in the retail center, has approached Wellington Management regarding the purchase of its store and the existing outdoor garden center. To accommodate this, a new Lot 4 would be created comprised of the Frattallone’s portion of the building, the area occupied by the seasonal sales area, and related parking and service areas. The new Lot 3 would be comprised of the remaining retail center, the primary parking area, access drives on County Road E and Lexington Avenue, and the stormwater pond at the southeast corner of the site. The lot line between the retail building on Lot 3 and the Frattallone’s Hardware store on Lot 4 would be defined by a demising wall, which is a common wall used by separate real estate entities erected upon a line dividing two parcels of land. The City Building Official has been working with the property owner on the specifications of the demising wall and building permits will be required prior to construction. Approval of the Final Plat will be conditioned on the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the proposed remodeling work. The Final Plat will be brought back to the City Council for approval once the Certificate of Occupancy has been issued. The new Lot 5 is located on Lexington Avenue and would include the future Building #4, which is proposed to be constructed in Phase III of the redevelopment. The proposed footprint of Building #4 has increased from the approved Master PUD. The submitted master site plan indicates that this building would be 20,136 square feet in size, an increase of 2,136 square feet from the 2009 PUD approval. Wellington Management is requesting an amendment to the Master PUD to address the following five items: 1. Account for the subdivision of Lot 3 within Arden Plaza into three separate lots. City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for February 23, 2015 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2015\PC 15-002 - Arden Plaza - Master PUD Amendment and Subdivision\Memos_15-002 Page 2 of 12