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<br />_____________________________________________________________________________________________ <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for April 5, 2017 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2017\PC 17-008 - Lexington Station - Master PUD Amendment and Final PUD Phase <br />2\Memos_Reports_17-008 <br /> <br />Page 4 of 17 <br />Plan Evaluation <br /> <br />1. Chapter 13, Zoning Code Review <br /> <br />Section 1320 – District Provisions <br /> <br />A. Lot Size, Building Coverage, and Landscaping – Flexibility Requested <br /> <br />The minimum lot size in the B-3 District is 13,000 square feet. The combined area of the three <br />lots within the Master PUD is 330,510 square feet. No more than 40 percent of the total lot area <br />may be covered by structures. In this case, the four buildings would have a total footprint of <br />65,313 square feet, or approximately 20 percent of the total site area. <br /> <br />The Zoning Code requires properties in the B-3 District to maintain a minimum landscaped lot <br />area of 25 percent. Landscaping is defined as all plantings, including trees, grass, and shrubs. <br />The approved Master PUD granted the developer flexibility for landscape coverage, allowing for <br />a total of 22.9 percent coverage. The proposed amendment would result in a decrease in <br />landscape coverage to 19.9 percent of the total site area. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />B. Height – Meets Requirements <br /> <br />The maximum height for buildings in the B-3 District is 35 feet. The Phase 2 building would <br />have a maximum height of approximately 32 feet. <br /> <br />C. Setbacks – Meets Requirements of Approved PUD Agreement <br /> <br />The minimum setback for principal buildings in the B-3 District is 50 feet in the front yard, and <br />20 feet in the rear and side yards. In planned unit developments, the building setbacks from the <br />internal lot lines are less of a concern. The primary concern is the setback measurement from <br />Red Fox Road and Lexington Avenue, and the adjacent properties to the west and the south of <br />the development. The following table lists the setbacks for each building. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Proposed <br />Master PUD <br />(Sq. Ft.) <br />Proposed <br />Master PUD <br />(PCT) <br />Permitted <br />(B-3 District) <br />Structure Coverage 65,313 sq. ft. 19.76% Max. of 40% <br />Landscape Coverage 65,760 sq. ft. 19.38% Min. of 25% <br />Total area of three lots within Master PUD: 330,510 square feet