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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – June 8, 2011 11 <br /> <br />4.A. Planning Case 11-008; Concept PUD Discussion; Arden Plaza, LLC; 3583 Lexington <br />Avenue – Not a Public Hearing (continued) <br /> <br />Chair Larson asked if the elevations for the CVS Pharmacy were preliminary or if these <br />would be the actual elevations. He also asked if the concerns expressed by Staff in <br />regards to the EFIS and the ability to redesign this. <br /> <br />Mr. Jon Lennander, Velmeir Companies, stated the proposed building does have more <br />architectural enhancements than the standard CVS Pharmacy building. The building has <br />more brick and glass than the standard building and the elevations were raised in order to <br />hide the top of the facility from the road since the property is at a lower elevation than the <br />surrounding roads. CVS has stated they do not want to change the EFIS any further. <br />Their standard color is a bright yellow and they have compromised by changing this to a <br />lighter color so that it would not stand out too much. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zimmerman asked if the CVS would be a 24-hour facility. He also asked <br />if CVS would own the property or lease it. <br /> <br />Mr. Lennander stated CVS will not operate as a 24-hour facility and they would be <br />leasing the property. <br /> <br />Commissioner Thompson stated the elevation increase is appreciated and looks good but <br />she would like to see more character added to the frontage. She stated the entrance looks <br />nice and the rest of the building should have this type of character. She also stated the <br />additional green space was appreciated. <br /> <br />Mr. Lennander stated they would continue to work with CVS to accomplish these <br />changes. CVS would like to keep costs down as well. <br /> <br />Chair Larson asked how the two-tier drive-up window would work. <br /> <br />Mr. Lennander stated the lane closer to the building would be used for those people who <br />need to talk with a person and the second lane would operate similar to a bank drive-up <br />with the use of the tube to transfer prescriptions. <br /> <br />Commissioner Holewa expressed concerns about the traffic in the area since there would <br />not be a traffic light added. This area currently has traffic problems and the County has <br />stated the traffic counts will not warrant the addition of a traffic light. Adding more retail <br />and commercial space will increase the traffic. <br /> <br />Commissioner Hames stated Building 2 shows it will be a restaurant. She asked if there <br />was a tenant identified for this building or if it would remain empty. <br /> <br />Mr. Steve Wellington stated once the changes have been approved they would be able to <br />launch a marketing campaign to fill the building. There has been some interest in this <br />area and he will be following up with this and try and have a tenant identified before the <br />building is complete.