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City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for February 29, 2016 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2016\PC 16-004 - Boston Scientific - Site Plan Review\Memos_Reports_16-004 Page 2 of 6 10 connecting through the future Buildings J and M and indicates the impacted parking lot will eventually be replaced by an internal drive providing access to a future parking ramp located to the west of Building 10 (Attachment C). Overview of Request Planning Case 16-004 includes two separate requests: • Site Plan Review for the construction of a skyway between Buildings 3 and 10 and modifications to the parking lot north of Building 10. • Request to extend the March 1, 2016 deadline for the submittal of a Site Plan Review for the modification of the parking area along the Lot 1 and Lot 2 property line and a building permit for the removal of the existing skyway between Buildings B and E. The proposed skyway would extend from the west end of Building 3 to the northeast corner of Building 10. The east-west leg of the skyway across Innovation Way would be approximately 160 feet in length and maintain a clear height of 16 feet above the roadway. From this point, the skyway would slope down and run approximately 240 feet to connect with Building 10. The plans include a two-story addition on the east side of Building 10 to tie the skyway into the building’s internal circulation. The addition would be relatively narrow, with a width of approximately 12 feet, and would extend 135 feet south from the building’s northeast corner. An existing curb cut and driveway to the parking lot north of Building 10 would be shifted north to maintain adequate clear height under the skyway. Additionally, 26 parking stalls within the lot would need to be removed for the construction of the skyway. Boston Scientific has accounted for these stalls in the “proof of parking” calculation for the overall campus parking plan. The area adjacent to Innovation Way would be regraded to allow for an at-grade sidewalk connection to the skyway from Building 14 to the north. The landscape plan for the project includes tree and perennial plantings along the sidewalk and adjacent to Innovation Way. With the completion of the skyway, the temporary enclosed pedestrian walkway between Buildings 3 and 10 will be removed. Boston Scientific has stated their goal is to complete the construction of the skyway and removal of the walkway within 24 months of receiving Site Plan Review approval. Under the existing Agreement to Terminate Use, Boston Scientific is required to remove the walkway by February 1, 2019. The recommended conditions of approval for this case include a requirement that the existing enclosed pedestrian walkway be removed within 60 days of the skyway receiving final approval by the Building Official. As part of the City’s approval of Planning Case 15-001, Boston Scientific was required to submit a Site Plan Review application for the modification of the parking area along the Lot 1 and Lot 2 property line no later than March 1, 2016, or request an extension 45 days prior the deadline. Boston Scientific was also required to submit a permit application for the removal of the skyway that spans the property line between Buildings B and E by March 1, 2016. These two provisions