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City of Arden Hills City Council Work Session, January 19, 2016 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2013\PC 13-017 - PUD Amendment_1201 County Road E - Goodwill\Memos_13-017 Page 1 of 2 Requested Action Review proposal from Goodwill for modifications to the County Road E exterior elevation and provide staff with direction. Discussion Goodwill is completing final work on the interior of their store at 1201 County Road E and is expecting to hold a grand opening at the end of this month. Staff was recently contacted by Goodwill with a request to modify the approved exterior elevation plan for the County Road E façade (Attachment A). The proposal would replace two spandrel glass windows to the immediate right of the County Road E entrance doorway with two transparent glass windows. The windows that would be replaced are outlined in the plan provided in Attachment A. The B-2 District Design Standards require commercial buildings with frontage on a public street to have a minimum façade transparency of 50 percent. The approved development plans granted Goodwill flexibility on this requirement, allowing for transparent window coverage of 26.4 percent on the County Road E façade. The addition of the two transparent windows would bring the development into closer conformity with the B-2 District Design Standards. The Development Contract and PUD Agreement for the project requires that any significant changes to the approved plans be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission and City Council. The City Attorney has advised that because the modification is minor and brings the building in closer conformance with the City’s standards the proposal could be approved AGENDA ITEM – 1B MEMORANDUM DATE: January 19, 2016 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Sue Iverson, Acting City Administrator FROM: Matthew Bachler, Senior Planner SUBECT: Goodwill Store – 1201 County Road E