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the size of Building #4 to be constructed in Phase III, and to allow for minor <br />modifications to the existing parking lot. <br />10. The PUD process allows for flexibility within the City’s regulations through a negotiated <br />process with a developer. <br />11. The Arden Plaza development is located in the B-2 General Business District. <br />12. The City has adopted the Guiding Plan for the B-2 District that outlines future <br />development principals for the area. <br />13. The City has adopted Design Standards for the B-2 District within the Zoning Code. <br />14. The Master PUD Amendment is in substantial conformance with the requirements of the <br />City’s Zoning Code. <br />15. The Master PUD Amendment is in substantial conformance with the Guiding Plan for the <br />B-2 District. <br />16. The Master PUD Amendment is in substantial conformance with the City’s <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br />17. The submitted Site Plan for the Frattallone’s Hardware outdoor seasonal sales area is in <br />conformance with the B-2 District Design Standards. <br />18. Where the plan is not in conformance with the City’s Zoning Code, flexibility has been <br />requested by the applicant and/or conditions have been placed on an approval that would <br />mitigate the nonconformity. <br />19. The application is not anticipated to create a negative impact on the immediate area or the <br />community as a whole. <br /> <br />CUP Amendment Findings <br />20. The City approved a Conditional Use Permit in Planning Case 97-009 for a 3,500 square <br />foot outdoor garden sales area on the Arden Plaza site. <br />21. The proposed Frattallone’s Hardware outdoor sales area would measure 150 feet by 56 <br />feet, or a total area of 8,400 square feet. <br />22. Section 1345.03 of the Zoning Code states that any enlargement or intensification of a <br />conditional use not specifically permitted by the permit shall require an amended permit <br />and all procedures shall apply as if a new permit were being requested. <br />23. Section 1355.04 Subd. 3 of the Arden Hills Zoning Code lists criteria for evaluating a <br />Conditional Use Permit. <br />24. The proposal will have limited impacts on existing and anticipated traffic and parking <br />conditions. <br />25. The proposal will not affect noise on the property. <br />26. The proposal will not affect glare, odors, vibration, smoke, dust, air pollution, heat, liquid <br />and solid waste on the property. <br />27. The proposal will have limited impacts on drainage on the property. <br />28. The proposal will not affect the population density on the property. <br />29. The proposal is unlikely to significantly affect land values on the subject property or on <br />neighboring properties. <br />30. The park dedication requirement does not apply in this case. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for February 4, 2015 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2015\PC 15-002 - Arden Plaza - Master PUD Amendment and Subdivision\Memos_15-002 <br />Page 12 of 16