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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – July 6, 2016 4 The IO area is designated for a broad range of light industrial uses such as warehousing with manufacturing and office. City Planner Streff stated that based on the submitted plans and findings of fact, staff recommends approval of Planning Case 16-016 for a Final Planned Unit Development (PUD) for Phase 2 at 4001 Lexington Avenue North. If the Planning Commission recommends approval of this request, staff recommends that the following twenty-two (22) conditions be included with the approval: 1. That the project shall be completed in accordance with the submitted plans as amended by the conditions of approval. Any significant changes to these plans, as determined by the City Planner, shall require review and approval by the Planning Commission and City Council. 2. That the applicant shall obtain a building permit within one year of the Final Phase 2 PUD approval or the approval shall expire unless extended by the City Council prior to the approval’s expiration date. Extension requests must be submitted in writing to the City at least 45 days prior to the expiration date. 3. That the Final PUD - Phase 2 Development Contract shall be prepared by the City Attorney and subject to City Council approval. The Final PUD - Phase 2 Development Contract shall be executed prior to the issuance of any development permits. 4. The applicant shall provide a construction phasing plan that includes plans for fire and police access throughout construction, subject to the approval of the Fire Marshall, Public Works Director, and Ramsey County Sheriff prior to the issuance of any development permits. 5. The Developer shall submit a financial surety in the amount of $200,000 for site improvements, including grading, utilities, and paving, prior to the issuance of any development permits. Upon completion of required Developer improvements, and acceptance by the City, the City may reduce the amount of security for the improvements still to be completed. The financial surety shall be in the form of a letter of credit issued by a FDIC-insured Minnesota bank, and be in a form acceptable to the City. The purpose of the letter of credit is to ensure that private site improvements stabilized in the event that the Developer defaults on the Final PUD - Phase 2 Development Contract. 6. The Developer shall submit a cash escrow for site improvements, including grading, utilities, and paving, in the amount of $20,000 prior to the issuance of any development permits. The escrow will be used for City costs related to review, approval, and inspection of site improvements or any costs incurred by the City in the event of a developer default. If at any time during the course of construction on the project the amount in the account is reduced to below $5,000, the Developer shall replenish the account to not less than $20,000. In the event there is a failure to replenish the account in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, the City has the right to withhold the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy until the deficiency is paid. Upon completion of the project, payment of all outstanding bills and satisfaction of this Agreement, the City shall refund the remainder of the account to the Developer. 7. The Developer shall submit a financial surety in the amount of 125 percent of the estimated costs of landscaping prior to the issuance of any development permits. The financial surety shall be in the form of a letter of credit issued by a FDIC-insured Minnesota bank. The letter of credit shall automatically renew for successive one-year terms unless at least sixty (60) days prior to the next annual renewal date, the issuing