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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – February 4, 2015 2 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 outdoor seasonal sales area, and related parking and service areas. Associate Planner Bachler reported that 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 common lot line between the remaining portion of the retail building on Lot 3 and the Frattallone’s Hardware store on Lot 4 would be defined by a demising wall. The definition of a demising wall is a wall used jointly by two parties erected upon a line dividing two parcels of land, each of which is a separate real estate entity. The City Building Official and the Lake Johanna Fire Department have been working with the property owner on the specifications of the demising wall and final 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. Associate Planner Bachler stated that the new Lot 5 would include the future Building #4, which is proposed to be constructed in Phase III of the approved Master PUD, along with a small parking area. Lot 5 is located along Lexington Avenue. The proposed footprint of Building #4 has increased from the Master PUD approved in 2009. 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. Associate Planner Bachler indicated that Wellington Management is requesting an amendment to the Master PUD to address the following items: • Account for the subdivision of Lot 3 within Arden Plaza into three separate lots. • Allow for the creation of a non-conforming parcel (Lot 4) that does not have frontage on a publicly dedicated street. • Include the proposed permanent outdoor seasonal sales area on Lot 4 within the Master Site Plan. • Increase the size of Building #4 on the proposed Lot 5 from 18,000 square feet, as approved in Planning Case 09-011, to 20,136 square feet. • Minor modification to the parking lot at the north end of the retail center to retain 12 existing parking stalls that are shown being removed on the Master Site Plan. Associate Planner Bachler reported that the submitted plans include a detailed Site Plan for the Frattallone’s seasonal sales area. The proposed outdoor garden center would measure 150 feet by 56 feet for a total area of 8,400 square feet. The existing bituminous surface on which the outdoor sales area is now located would be replaced with a four inch high concrete display curb. Fencing along the perimeter of the area would help define and separate the space from the adjacent parking and service areas. A six-foot tall ornamental fence is proposed along the north and east sides of the sales area and an eight-foot tall chain link fence on the south side. Associate Planner Bachler explained the CUP for the outdoor garden center use approved in 1997 remains valid. However, the applicant is seeking approval to expand the overall area of this use on the site. The Zoning Code requires that any enlargement or intensification of a conditional use shall require an amended permit and all procedures shall apply as if a new permit were being requested.