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common wall used by separate real estate entities erected on 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 third lot, Lot 1, Arden Plaza 2nd Addition, 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 four items: 1. Account for the subdivision of Lot 3 within the existing Arden Plaza Plat into three separate lots. 2. Allow for the creation of a non-conforming parcel (Lot 3, Arden Plaza 2nd Addition) that does not have frontage on a public street. 3. Increase the size of Building #4 on the proposed Lot 1, Arden Plaza 2nd Addition from 18,000 square feet, as approved in Planning Case 09-011, to 20,136 square feet. 4. Modify the parking lot layout in the Master Site Plan to retain 12 existing parking stalls at the north end of the retail center and accurately account for the outdoor seasonal sales area footprint approved in Planning Case 97-009. Plan Evaluation A full evaluation of the proposal was presented to the Planning Commission at their February 4 2015, Regular Meeting. The staff report to the Planning Commission on this case is included in Attachment E. The following section provides a summary of the main topics discussed by the Planning Commission and areas where flexibility from the Zoning Code is needed through the PUD process. Subdivision Code Review The three new lots within the proposed Arden Plaza 2nd Addition Final Plat would meet the Zoning Code requirements in terms of lot width, depth, and area. Lots 1 and 2 abut their full right-of-way frontage on a publicly dedicated street. However, the proposed Lot 3 is an interior parcel with no frontage on a public street. This lot is entitled to street access under an existing Reciprocal Easement Agreement that has been recorded with Ramsey County. The applicant has requested flexibility through the PUD Amendment process for creating the nonconforming Lot 3, Arden Plaza 2nd Addition. City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for March 30, 2015 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2015\PC 15-002 - Arden Plaza - Master PUD Amendment and Subdivision\Memos_15-002 Page 3 of 9