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Approved: CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA PLANNING COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2015 6:30 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY HALL PLANNING CASES A. Planning Case 15-016; Final Planned Unit Development – Arden Plaza; 3527-3557 Lexington Avenue North –Public Hearing Not Required Associate Planner Bachler stated that 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. Associate Planner Bachler indicated that 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. Associate Planner Bachler reported that the City approved a second amendment to the Master PUD and a Preliminary Plat in March 2015 for the further subdivision of Lot 3, where the existing retail center is located, into three smaller lots (Planning Case 15-002). Approval of the Final Plat was conditioned on building improvements that are now under construction by Arden Plaza, LLC. Planning Case 15-002 also included modifications to the retail center parking lot and an increase in the Phase III building footprint. The new plat is titled Arden Plaza 2nd Addition, and Lot 1 within the plat is proposed for the Tavern Restaurant development. Associate Planner Bachler commented that the Master PUD specifically identifies the Lexington Avenue site where the Tavern Restaurant development is proposed as Phase III. He noted that Phase II of the Master PUD has not yet been completed. Phase II will include the development of the parcel on County Road E adjacent to the Walgreens pharmacy for a 6,000 square foot retail or restaurant use. Arden Plaza, LLC continues to market this site to potential buyers and tenants.