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City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for August 5, 2015 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2015\PC 15-016 - Arden Plaza - Final PUD Phase III\Memos_Reports_15-016 Page 1 of 16 MEMORANDUM DATE: August 5, 2015 PC Agenda Item 3.A TO: Planning Commission FROM: Matthew Bachler, Associate Planner SUBJECT: Planning Case #15-016 – No Public Hearing Required Applicant: Hemisphere Restaurant Partners Property Location: 3527-3557 Lexington Avenue North Request: Final Planned Unit Development Requested Action Hemisphere Restaurant Partners has requested a Final Planned Unit Development (PUD) for Phase III of the Arden Plaza Master PUD. The proposal involves the development of a sit-down restaurant called Tavern Restaurant on the future Lot 1, Arden Plaza 2nd Addition on Lexington Avenue south of the Walgreens pharmacy. Background The City approved a Master PUD for the Arden Plaza retail center in 2009 (Planning Case 09- 011). This site is situated at the southwest corner of the County Road E and Lexington Avenue intersection and is approximately 11 acres in size. The approved plans included the demolition of an existing office complex and the phased redevelopment of the site to be completed in three stages. A total of 97,035 square feet of retail and commercial building space was approved under the original PUD. For each successive phase of the redevelopment, the property owner is required to submit a Final PUD plan to verify general conformance with the Master PUD and to provide more detailed development plans for the phase to be implemented. The Master PUD was amended in 2011 (Planning Case 11-016) to include a revised subdivision plan and updated final development plans for the existing Walgreens Pharmacy. Phase I of the Master PUD was completed in 2012, and included the construction of the Walgreens building, modifications to parking and circulation within the retail center, and the construction of stormwater basins required for the proposed build-out of the site.