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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION—JUNE 6, 2001 7 This Planning Commission will be heard at the Monday, June 25, 2001 regular meeting of the City Council. PLANNING CASE #01-12b —MANUFACTURERS' SERVICES 4300 W. ROUND LAKE ROAD, PUD AMENDMENT (PHASE II PARKING) Mr. Cronin explained the applicant was requesting to amend the Planned Unit Development for 4300 West Round Lake Road to expand the parking area by 27 parking spaces along the southwest side of the parcel (Phase II). Mr. Cronin presented the background information by explaining that both phases (I and II) of this Planning Case were originally reviewed at the May 2, 2001 Planning Commission meeting. The Planning Commission recommended approval of Phase I,with conditions, to the City Council,heard at their meeting on May 29, 2001. The proposed Phase II parking area expansion was tabled for additional information regarding screening of the loading area and the replacement of trees that would be removed as a result of the expansion. Also, another planning case,Planning Case#01-08, was proposing screening for this property(as well as the two neighboring properties) at the same time that this Case was heard and the Planning Commission wanted to have the opportunity to review both Cases at the same meeting. Mr. Cronin noted the applicant had submitted an additional drawing for further review, illustrating additional landscaping,retaining wall locations and a section of the parking lot expansion in Phase II. Mr. Cronin summarized the zoning review for the Planning Case and advised the Phase II parking lot expansion proposed an additional 27 parking spaces beyond the 38 spaces provided in Phase I and the 408 parking spaces that currently existed. Mr. Cronin stated The original PUD requested that this property have no more than 20%office when constructed but it was built with 31%office with parking to match a 20%office build out, driving the need for additional parking today. Although the office (31%)to warehouse (69%) ratio was not proposed to change for this site, Phase II proposed an additional thirty employees in the warehouse. The proposal met all of the dimensional requirements of the G-B District, as shown in Table 1,with the exception of landscape lot area. Mr. Cronin explained the property was built with 37% landscape area. The proposed Phase II expansion decreased the landscape lot area below the Ordinance requirement (35%)to 33%. However, as a trade off, staff proposed that 33% landscape lot area was acceptable due to the willingness of the applicant to increase the number of trees in locations that would help to better screen the loading dock area which had been an issue in the past. Mr. Cronin advised the City of Arden Hills received the complete application for this request on April 4, 2001. Pursuant to Minnesota State Statute, the City must act on this request by June 3, 2001 (60 days), unless the City provides the petitioner with written reasons for an additional 60- day review period. Staff sent the applicant a letter extending the additional review period to IsAugust 1, 2001. The City may, with the petitioners' consent, extend the review period beyond the August 1, 2001 date.