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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 8 of 17 D. Lighting – Section 1325.05 Subd. 3 – Meets Requirements A Lighting and Photometric Plan is included in Attachment D. Roberts Management would use similar decorative light fixtures for the Phase 2 parking lot and building to what was used in Phase 1. Additional lighting would be provided along the rear side of the building for safety purposes. The proposed light fixtures would be adequately hooded to direct light to the intended area. Exterior lighting for a site cannot result in cast light that exceeds a footcandle measurement of more than 1.0 on adjacent public streets. The Photometric Plan indicates that the footcandle readings on Red Fox Road would be 0.8 or less. E. Screening – Section 1325.05 Subd. 4 Screening is required for mechanical equipment located on the ground or roof so that the equipment is completely screened from view of adjacent streets. Mechanical equipment for the Phase 2 building would be located on the roof and screening will need to be provided so the equipment is not visible from Red Fox Road. The building design includes parapet walls that may provide sufficient screening for some of the equipment. Staff is recommending as a condition of approval that the screening be addressed prior to issuance of a building permit when the developer has a better understanding of where the equipment would be placed. F. Requirements for Parking, Loading, and Circulation – Section 1325.06 Location – Flexibility Requested The City Code requires that off-street parking spaces be located at a minimum 20 feet from the right-of-way of any public street. The parking spaces on the northern end of the Phase 2 site are approximately 9 feet from the Red Fox Road right-of-way. Staff is comfortable with this proposal because similar flexibility was approved for Phase 1 of the project, and the parking stalls will be adequately screened by tree plantings. Off-Street Parking Spaces Required - Flexibility Requested Parking requirements are determined by the specific types of land uses proposed for a site. The Lexington Station development is expected to include retail, restaurant, and office uses. The Zoning Code provides the following parking requirements for these uses: • Retail: 1 stall for each 150 sq. ft. of gross retail sales floor space • Office: 1 stall for each 250 sq. ft. of gross floor area • Restaurant: 1 stall for every 2 seats In this case, the exact parking requirements cannot be determined because the final mix of different businesses has yet to be determined. Different tenants may require different floor layouts that would impact the amount of gross retail floor area or the number of restaurant seats, thus impacting the number of required parking stalls.