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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for March 4, 2015 <br /> <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2015\PC 15-003 - CSM - Site Plan Review & Variance - Parking Lot\Memos_Reports_15-003 <br />Page 1 of 8 <br /> <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: March 4, 2015 PC Agenda Item 3.A <br />TO: Planning Commission <br /> <br />FROM: Ryan Streff, City Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #15-003 – No Public Hearing Required <br /> Applicant: Alliant Engineering/CSM Properties <br /> Property Location: 4293 Lexington Avenue North (CSM Properties) <br /> Request: Site Plan Review and Variance – Parking Lot Expansion <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />The applicant has requested a Site Plan Review and Variance in order to expand the parking lot <br />area at 4293 Lexington Avenue North. A Site Plan Review is required for the parking lot <br />modifications. A Variance is required to address the encroachment of the parking lot into the <br />required five (5) foot setback. <br /> <br /> <br />Background/Overview of Request <br /> <br />CSM Corporation owns the Arden Hills Corporate Center, which consists of the four (4) lots and <br />buildings within this particular development located north of the Boston Scientific Campus off of <br />Lexington Avenue. The property at 4293 Lexington Avenue North is zoned I-1 Limited <br />Industrial District. This property is generally positioned north of Cummings Park Drive, south of <br />Cummings Park, east of Hamline Avenue, and west of Lexington Avenue. <br /> <br />The applicant is proposing to construct an additional twenty-two (22) parking stalls to meet the <br />needs of the existing tenant at 4293 Lexington Avenue North. The proposed stalls are located <br />along the south side of the existing parking lot on this property. A Variance is required in this <br />case because the proposed expansion would bring the parking lot area within 4 feet - 4 inches of <br />the adjacent property line of 4255 Lexington Avenue North. The Zoning Code requires that <br />parking areas including four or more spaces maintain a setback of five feet from adjacent <br />properties. The CSM Corporation is also the owner of the property at 4255 Lexington Avenue <br />North.