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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 9 of 16 Restaurants are required to provide a functional outdoor seating area with access to the restaurant. The proposal includes a seasonal outdoor patio for up to 106 seats. The patio area would include plantings and a decorative fence around the perimeter. Screening The Zoning Code requires that trash equipment and containers be fully enclosed and integrated into the architecture of the building. The trash service area for the restaurant would be located entirely internal to the building. Landscaping A minimum of one tree planting is required along the right-of-way for every 40 feet of street frontage. The approved Landscape Plan in the Master PUD includes a total of 15 street trees along County Road E and Lexington Avenue. As part of the Phase III development, three shade trees on Lexington Avenue will be installed as shown in the Master Landscape Plan. Parking The design standards discourage placing parking between the street right-of-way and a building. No more than 50 percent of parking on a site may be placed in the side yards. The proposed parking for the Tavern Restaurant would be located at the rear of the site. No parking would be located between the public right-of-way and the building. Pedestrian Circulation Sites must be designed to accommodate the safe mobility of pedestrians to and within the site. The proposed site plan includes a sidewalk in front of the primary building entrance that connects to the sidewalk network internal to the retail center and the public sidewalk on Lexington Avenue. Crosswalk striping has been provided across drive aisles for pedestrian safety. As part of the approval of the Master PUD, the City required that a public sidewalk along the entire length of the site on Lexington Avenue be completed during Phase III. Staff has included as a recommended condition of approval that these sidewalk improvements be completed prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the restaurant. Bicycle Parking For commercial properties, one bicycle parking space is required for every 20 automobile parking spaces. However, a minimum of two bicycle parking spaces are required. In this case, given the ten parking spaces on the site, two parking spaces for bicycles would be required. The applicant has included one rack for two bicycles on the west side of the building close to the primary entrance. The proposed bicycle parking satisfies the City’s requirements in terms of its design and location.