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City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for November 4, 2015 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2015\PC 15-019 - Zoning Code Amendment - B-2 & B-3 Design Standards - Window Transparency\Memos_Reports_15-019 Page 1 of 4 MEMORANDUM DATE: November 4, 2015 PC Agenda Item 3.A TO: Planning Commission FROM: Matthew Bachler, Associate Planner SUBJECT: Planning Case #15-019 – Public Hearing Required Applicant: City of Arden Hills Request: Zoning Code Amendment – B-2 and B-3 District Design Standards Façade Transparency Requirements Requested Action Consider approval of Planning Case 15-019 to amend Section 1325.05, Subd. 8 of the Zoning Code pertaining to the Commercial and Residential Façade Transparency Requirements for properties in the B-2 and B-3 Districts, as presented in the November 4, 2015, report to the Planning Commission. Background At the Joint Work Session on March 16, 2015, the City Council and Planning Commission discussed the need to clarify the façade transparency requirements included in the B-2 and B-3 District Design Standards. Currently, the Design Standards require commercial and multi-family residential buildings to provide a certain percentage of transparent window coverage on façades that front a public street or that are reasonably visible from the right-of-way. There have been recent development projects in the City where questions have arisen about the intent of the transparency requirements and how visible a building’s interior needs to be to satisfy the standards. Staff presented recommended revisions to the B-2 and B-3 District Design Standards at the Planning Commission Work Session held on September 9, 2015. The Planning Commission was supportive of the changes proposed and staff is now requesting that the Planning Commission hold a formal public hearing and consider approval of Planning Case 15-019.