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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 10 of 17 Building Design – Meets Requirements The building design section of the B-3 District design standards includes several provisions, all of which are met by the proposal. The proposed design includes façade treatment on all four sides of the building. The principal façades visible from Red Fox Road are broken up into regular, smaller increments using windows, doors, and light fixtures. Awnings have been included at all entryways except the entrance doorways for the two central tenants, similar to the Phase 1 building. Commercial Façade Transparency – Exceeds Requirements For commercial buildings, at least 50 percent of the first level building façade that fronts a public street must be comprised of transparent windows and doors. Approximately 55 percent of the north façade that fronts Red Fox Road will be transparent. At least 20 percent of the remaining sides that are reasonably visible from the public right-of-way must include window coverage. The east façade would be visible from Red Fox Road and the proposed design includes 63 percent transparent window coverage. Site Furnishing and Seating Areas – Flexibility Requested Benches and decorative plantings are required near the primary entrance of all buildings. The applicant has proposed a public sidewalk area that would wrap around the east and north sides of the building and include four large planters. The submitted plans do not indicate whether outdoor seating areas could be provided in front of the Phase 2 building. Phase 1 included a sidewalk area in front of the building that was wide enough for outdoor seating for restaurant tenants. The sidewalks adjacent to the Phase 3 buildings appear to be wide enough for seating areas as well. Screening – Meets Requirements The Zoning Code requires that trash equipment and containers be fully enclosed and integrated into the architecture of the building. The trash enclosure for the building would be located at the southwest corner of the Phase 2 site, and would be constructed with brick and cast stone and enclosed with a metal roof. These building materials are consistent with the materials used on the principal building. Parking – Meets Requirements The design standards discourage the placement of parking between the street right-of-way and buildings and require that no more than 50 percent of parking be located in the side yards. The majority of the surface parking for the development would be located within an internal parking area between the principal buildings. Limited parking between the Phase 2 building and the right-of-way is included along Red Fox Road. The Zoning Code requires plantings to be used to shade parking lots and provide screening from adjacent public streets. The Phase 2 landscape plan includes 25 new deciduous trees to be planted in and around the perimeter of the parking lot that will add shading and screening. Parking lot islands are also to be used to distribute large parking lots. Sufficient parking lot islands have been provided on the Master Site Plan and for Phase 2 of the development.