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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 5 of 6 Variance Findings: 12. The proposal is in harmony with the purpose and intent of the Zoning Ordinance as the Ordinance generally allows flexibility for unique situations when impacts to surrounding properties are minimized. 13. The proposal is consistent with the Arden Hills Comprehensive Plan as it allows the reasonable use of commercial or light industrial property. 14. The proposed variance would have no significant impact to the conditions of the site. 15. The proposed variance is unlikely to have negative impacts to the property or to the neighborhood as a whole. 16. The proposed variance does not appear to be based on economic considerations alone. Recommendation The findings of fact for the Site Plan Review & Variance support approval. However, if the City Council chooses to deny the application, the Findings of Fact would need to be amended to reflect the reasons for the denial. The Planning Commission reviewed Planning Case 15-003 and unanimously recommends approval (7-0) of a Site Plan Review & Variance to expand the existing parking lot at 4293 Lexington Avenue North, based on the findings of fact and the submitted plans as presented in the March 30, 2015, Report to the City Council, as amended by the following four (4) conditions: 1. That the project shall be completed in accordance with the plans submitted as amended by the conditions of approval. Any significant changes to these plans, as determined by the City Planner, shall require review and approval by the Planning Commission and City Council. 2. That the applicant shall submit a financial surety in the amount of 125 percent of the estimated costs of all landscaping and trees prior to the issuance of a grading permit. The financial surety shall be in the form of a letter of credit issued by a FDIC- insured Minnesota bank. The purpose of the letter of credit is to ensure that landscaping and tree requirements are completed in the event that the developer defaults on the approved plan. The City will hold the letter of credit for two years after the installation of landscaping. The letter of credit should not expire during the two-year period. 3. That any newly created parking space or parking area shall meet the parking regulations stated in Section 1325.05 of the City Code. 4. That a Grading and Erosion Control Permit shall be issued by the City before the commencement of any construction, grading or disturbance of soil within the parking lot area.