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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – August 3, 2011 2 <br /> <br />City Planner Meagan Beekman stated the applicant has requested approval of an <br />amendment to the Final PUD for Phase I of the Arden Plaza Master PUD, and a <br />Preliminary and Final Plat to subdivide the property into three parcels. City Planner <br />Meagan Beekman noted the Master PUD Concept Plan was approved in June 2009. She <br />reviewed the three phases of the project. A final PUD for Phase I was also approved in <br />June 2009. Since the approval, Walgreen’s has removed itself from the project and it has <br />been replaced by a CVS pharmacy. City Planner Meagan Beekman reviewed the Phase I <br />Site Plan with the modifications since approval. City Planner Meagan Beekman provided <br />drawings of the building elevations and reviewed the landscaping plan. The driveway <br />details were reviewed. Of the 46 design standards for the B-2 District, 44 are met or <br />exceeded by Phase I of the proposal. Phases II and III will be reviewed as the <br />applications are received. <br /> <br />Staff offers the following eleven findings of fact for this proposal: <br /> <br />1. The applicant is requesting approval of an amendment to the Final PUD for Phase I <br />and a Preliminary and Final Plat for the Arden Plaza property. <br />2. The PUD process allows for flexibility within the City’s regulations through a <br />negotiated process with a developer. <br />3. The Arden Plaza property is located in the B2 General Business District. <br />4. The proposed redevelopment is a permitted use in the B2 District. <br />5. The City has adopted the Guiding Plan for the B2 District that outlines future <br />development principals for the area. <br />6. The City has adopted design standards for the B2 district within the Zoning Code. <br />7. The Master PUD and Final PUD for Phase I are in substantial conformance with the <br />requirements of the City’s Zoning Code and design standards. <br />8. The Master PUD and Final PUD for Phase I are in substantial conformance with the <br />Guiding Plan for the B2 District. <br />9. The Master PUD and Final PUD for Phase I are in substantial conformance with the <br />City’s Comprehensive Plan. <br />10. Where the plan is not in conformance with the City’s Zoning Code, flexibility has <br />been requested by the applicant and/or conditions have been placed on an approval <br />that would mitigate the nonconformity. <br />11. The application is not anticipated to create a negative impact on the immediate area or <br />the community as a whole. <br /> <br />Because this application would be amending the already approved Development <br />Agreement, only those conditions that relate to the amended items are addressed in the <br />conditions of approval. Staff is recommended approval based on the findings of fact <br />subject to the following six conditions: <br /> <br />1. The applicant shall continue to abide by the conditions of all previous Master PUD <br />and Final PUD for Phase I, permits, and reviews, except as hereinafter amended. <br />2. The project shall be completed in accordance with the submitted plans as amended by <br />the conditions of approval. Any significant changes to these plans, as determined by <br />the City Planner, shall require review and approval by the Planning Commission and <br />City Council. <br />3. The applicant shall file the Final Plat with Ramsey County within 180 days of the <br />approval from the City.