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<br />_____________________________________________________________________________________________ <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Meeting for January 17, 2017 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2017\PC 17-001 - Lexington Station Concept Review\Memos_Reports_17-001 <br /> <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />use. Phase 3 includes an additional 18,000 square foot multi-tenant commercial building located <br />south of the Phase 1 building, and two 22,000 square foot retail/office buildings at the southwest <br />corner of the site. With the completion of Phases 2 and 3, Lexington Station would become a <br />larger retail center with all five buildings on the site facing inwards onto a shared parking area <br />and interior circulation route. The approved Master PUD Site Plan has been included in <br />Attachment E. <br /> <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />Roberts Management has proposed modifications to the Master PUD based on changes in market <br />demand and from lessons learned during Phase 1 of the development. For Phase 2, the existing <br />building at 1120 Red Fox Road would be completely demolished and a new 16,922 square foot <br />retail/office building would be constructed in its place. The building would be repositioned <br />closer to the western property boundary, which would allow for construction of a greater number <br />of parking stalls to serve the two buildings. A drive-up window has also been added on the south <br />side of the building. <br /> <br />For Phase 3, the footprint of the multi-tenant commercial building on Lexington Avenue has <br />been reduced to 15,210 square feet. A drive-up window has also been added on the north side of <br />the building and would be accessed by a drive lane along the east side of the building. The two <br />retail/office buildings would be replaced by one 17,841 square foot retail building at the <br />southwest corner of the site. The original proposal had included some underground parking for <br />the two retail/office buildings and this would be replaced by additional surface parking. <br /> <br />Roberts Management anticipates submitting an application for the Master PUD Amendment and <br />the Final PUD for Phase 2 in early 2017. Phase 2 would commence this year with the demolition <br />of the existing building at 1120 Red Fox Road and expansion of the shared parking area for <br />Phases 1 and 2. Construction on the Phase 2 building would likely take place during 2018. Phase <br />3 is expected to be completed between 2021 and 2023. <br /> <br />Staff has not completed an evaluation of the modified plans based on the City’s zoning <br />requirements. A detailed analysis would be part of a formal application and review for a Master <br />PUD Amendment and Phase 2 Final PUD. However, it does not appear the proposal would <br />significantly change the approved Lexington Station concept plan. The overall density of <br />development would decrease from 94,634 square feet to 65,313 square feet and the number of <br />surface parking stalls would increase from 339 to 435. With the reduction in building space and <br />the additional surface parking provided, staff believes that some of the parking constraints <br />experienced with Phase 1 would be addressed. <br /> <br />The proposal to demolish the existing building at 1120 Red Fox Road instead of remodeling will <br />allow the developer to have a more cohesive building design across the three phases. Roberts <br />Management has provided conceptual elevation plans for the Phase 2 building (Attachment D). <br />The building would have an architectural design closely matching the Phase 1 building and