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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – AUGUST 31, 2015 4 County Road E in the overnight hours. Staff recommended approval of the night work construction activity waiver. Councilmember Holmes asked if the construction work would increase costs for the project. Public Works Director Maurer reported that there would be no additional cost to the City but would offer the contractor additional hours of work with minimal traffic on County Road E. MOTION: Councilmember McClung moved and Councilmember Holden seconded a motion to Approve the Night Time Construction Activity Waiver for the County Road E mill and overlay portion of the project between Tuesday, September 1 and Friday, September 4, 2015. The motion carried (5-0). B. Planning Case 15-016 – Final PUD Phase III – Arden Plaza – 3527-3557 Lexington Avenue North Associate Planner Bachler stated that the City approved a Master PUD for the Arden Plaza retail center at County Road E and Lexington Avenue in 2009 (Planning Case 09-011). The approved plans included the demolition of an existing office building 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 at the time. For each successive phase of the redevelopment, a Final PUD plan is required to verify general conformance with the Master PUD and to provide more detailed development plans for the phase to be implemented. Associate Planner Bachler explained that the Master PUD was amended in 2011, to include a revised subdivision plan and updated development plans for the existing Walgreens Pharmacy (Planning Case 11-016). 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 indicated that the City approved a second amendment to the Master PUD and a Preliminary Plat in March 2015, for the subdivision of Lot 3, where the existing retail center is located, into three smaller lots (Planning Case 15-002). 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 Grill development. Associate Planner Bachler commented that the Master PUD specifically identifies the Lexington Avenue site where the Tavern Grill 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 user. Arden Plaza, LLC continues to market this site to potential buyers and tenants. Associate Planner Bachler reported that Hemisphere Restaurant Partners has requested a Final PUD for Phase III of the Arden Plaza Master PUD to develop Lot 1, Arden Plaza 2nd Addition for a sit-down restaurant called the Tavern Grill Restaurant and Bar. The Master PUD Site Plan shows Phase III being developed as a 20,136 square foot retail building. The proposal by