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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016 <br />6:30 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY HALL <br /> <br /> <br />PLANNING CASES <br /> <br />A. Planning Case 16-024 – Final PUD – 1150 County Road W East – No Public Hearing <br />Required <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler stated the City approved a Master PUD for the Arden Plaza retail center <br />in 2009 (Planning Case 09-011). This site is situated at the southwest corner of the County Road <br />E and Lexington Avenue intersection, and is approximately 11 acres in size. The approved plans <br />included the demolition of an existing office complex and the phased redevelopment of the site <br />to be completed in three stages. A total of 97,035 square feet of retail and commercial building <br />space was approved under the original PUD. For each successive phase of the redevelopment, a <br />Final PUD plan is required to be submitted to verify general conformance with the Master PUD <br />and to provide more detailed development plans for the phase to be implemented. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler explained Phase I of the Master PUD was completed in 2012 and <br />included the construction of the Walgreens Pharmacy, modifications to parking and circulation <br />within the retail center, and stormwater management improvements. The Tavern Restaurant on <br />Lexington Avenue, which is currently under construction, is identified as Phase III of the Master <br />PUD. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler reported MedExpress has requested a Final PUD for Phase II of the <br />Arden Plaza Master PUD to develop Lot 2, Arden Plaza for a 4,733 square foot neighborhood <br />medical clinic. The Master PUD Site Plan shows Phase II being developed as a 6,000 square foot <br />commercial building. The proposal by MedExpress would result in an overall lower density of <br />development on the site than what was originally approved for Phase II. The development plans <br />are in substantial conformance with the Master PUD plans. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler indicated MedExpress operates numerous medical centers similar to the <br />one proposed for Arden Plaza across the country, and the company is expanding its operations in <br />Minnesota. Local medical centers have recently opened in the communities of Eden Prairie and <br />Plymouth. MedExpress offers a broad scope of services, including urgent care, employer health <br />services, and basic wellness and prevention services. The Arden Hills center would be open daily <br />from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler stated the proposed site design orients the clinic towards the other <br />buildings within the Arden Plaza retail center with the main entrance located at the southeast