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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for April 5, 2017 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2017\PC 17-008 - Lexington Station - Master PUD Amendment and Final PUD Phase 2\Memos_Reports_17-008 Page 6 of 17 6. The applicant shall submit a circulation plan that demonstrates that the use will not interfere or reduce the safety of non-motorized movements, specifically pedestrian and bicyclists. The Lexington Station project is considered to be an architecturally unified complex as defined in Section 1320.09, Subd. 3 of the Zoning Code. All businesses using drive up-windows on the site would use shared access drives and parking. Staff believes the location of the drive-up lane on the rear side of the Phase 2 building will help reduce conflicts with other vehicular traffic, pedestrians, and bicyclists. The final design of the drive-up lane and window for the Phase 3 building will be evaluated at the time of Final PUD submittal for Phase 3. Section 1325 – General Regulations A. Accessory Structures – Section 1325.01 – Meets Requirements In all zoning districts, an accessory structure cannot exceed the height of the principal structure on the property. The trash enclosure that will service the Phase 2 building has a height of approximately 14 feet, less that the height of the principal building. B. Additional Requirements for Drive-up Windows – Section 1325.04 – Flexibility Requested Section 1325.04 of the Zoning Code regulates the location and site development standards of drive-in businesses in addition to the special regulations for the B-3 District. In addition to the location requirement that drive-in businesses cannot be closer than 1,320 feet from one another, flexibility would be needed from the following provisions in this section: • Landscaping: a minimum landscaped area of 15 feet is required from the rear lot line. Approximately 5 feet of landscaped area is provided along the Phase 2 rear property line. • Electronic Devices: electronic devices, such as loudspeakers, must be 50 feet from any adjacent lot. The menu board for the Phase 2 building would be approximately 30 feet from the rear property line. C. Landscaping and Tree Preservation – Section 1325.05 Subd. 1 and 1325.055 Minimum Caliper Inches and Tree Ratio – Exceeds Requirements The Landscape Plan for Phase 2 and is included in Attachment E. Based on the square footage of the proposed building, the City Code requires 53.1 caliper inches of trees be planted. Additionally, the Tree Preservation Plan indicates that 63 caliper inches of significant trees will be removed. The mitigation requirement for the removal is 28 caliper inches. Between the new tree plantings for the Phase 2 building and the mitigation requirements, a total of 81.1 caliper inches are required. The Landscape Plan shows a total of 84 caliper inches of new trees. The following table outlines these numbers.