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CONSENT ITEM – 5H City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for March 30, 2015 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2015\PC 15-003 - CSM - Site Plan Review & Variance - Parking Lot\Memos_Reports_15-003 Page 1 of 6 MEMORANDUM DATE: March 30, 2015 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Patrick Klaers, City Administrator FROM: Ryan Streff, City Planner SUBJECT: Planning Case #15-003 Applicant: Alliant Engineering/CSM Properties Property Location: 4293 Lexington Avenue North (CSM Properties) Request: Site Plan Review and Variance – Parking Lot Expansion Requested Action Motion to approve Planning Case 15-003 for a Site Plan Review and Variance in order to expand the parking lot area at 4293 Lexington Avenue North, based on the findings of fact and the submitted plans, as amended by the four (4) conditions in the March 30, 2015, Report to the City Council. A Site Plan Review is required for the parking lot modifications and a Variance is required to address the encroachment of the parking lot into the required five (5) foot setback. Background/Overview of Request CSM Corporation owns the Arden Hills Corporate Center located north of the Boston Scientific Campus. The property at 4293 Lexington Avenue North is zoned I-1 Limited Industrial District. The applicant is proposing to construct an additional twenty-two (22) parking stalls to meet the needs of the existing tenant at 4293 Lexington Avenue North. The proposed stalls are located along the south side of the existing parking lot on this property. A Variance is required in this case because the proposed expansion would bring the parking lot area within 4 feet - 4 inches of the adjacent property line of 4255 Lexington Avenue North. The Zoning Code requires that parking areas including four or more spaces maintain a setback of five feet from adjacent properties. The CSM Corporation is also the owner of the property at 4255 Lexington Avenue North.