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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – APRIL 5, 2017 2 <br /> <br />surface parking. After the completion of Phase 3, the total number of parking stalls for the <br />development would be 413. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler stated with the completion of Phase 2, three driveways would provide <br />access to the site: two on Red Fox Road and one on Lexington Avenue. A new access driveway <br />would be constructed in conjunction with Phase 3 on Lexington Avenue in alignment with the <br />Target service road, and the existing Lexington Avenue driveway would be closed. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler commented Roberts Management anticipates they will commence work <br />on Phase 2 this year with the demolition of the existing building at 1120 Red Fox Road and the <br />expansion of the shared parking areas for Phases 1 and 2. Construction on the Phase 2 building <br />would likely take place during 2018. Phase 3 is expected to be completed between 2021 and <br />2023. <br /> <br />Site Data <br />Land Use Plan: Commercial <br />Existing Land Use: Multi-tenant commercial, office/flex industrial <br />Zoning: B-3: Service Business District <br />Current Lot Sizes: 7.57 Acres <br />Topography: Level <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler reviewed the surrounding area, the Plan Evaluation and the Design <br />Standards. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler provided the Findings of Fact for review: <br /> <br />1. The properties located at 3771 and 3833 Lexington Avenue North and 1120 Red Fox <br />Road are located in the B-3 – Service Business District. <br />2. The City approved a Planned Unit Development comprised of 3771 and 3833 Lexington <br />Avenue North and 1120 Red Fox Road on July 8, 2013 in Planning Case 13-003. <br />3. The applicant has proposed an amendment to the approved Planned Unit Development in <br />order to reconfigure the parking and site layout and building orientation and size for <br />Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the redevelopment project. <br />4. The applicant has submitted a Final Planned Unit Development for Phase 2 of the <br />redevelopment project. <br />5. The Master PUD Amendment and Final PUD for Phase 2 are in substantial conformance <br />with the PUD approved in Planning Case 13-003 and the requirements of the City Code. <br />6. Where the plan is not in conformance with the City Code, flexibility has been requested <br />by the applicant and/or conditions have been placed on an approval that would mitigate <br />the nonconformity. <br />7. Flexibility through the PUD process has been requested in the following areas: landscape <br />coverage, drive-up window requirements, planting island coverage, location and number <br />of off-street parking stalls, building materials, site furnishings and seating, and <br />freestanding signage. <br />8. The proposed development plans exceed the minimum requirements of the City Code in <br />the following areas: minimum caliper inches, street trees, and commercial façade <br />transparency.