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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – June 8, 2016 11 Commissioner Hames supported this recommendation. Commissioner Zimmerman moved and Commissioner Jones seconded a motion to recommend approval of Planning Case 16-013 for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Amendment and Variance in order to install a new scoreboard, press box, and storage building on the Mounds View High School Athletic Field complex located at 1900 Lake Valentine Road, based on the findings of fact, submitted plans, and the nine (9) conditions in the June 8, 2016, Report to the Planning Commission, with an additional condition (Condition 10) that the scoreboard shall not be used as a dynamic sign to display messages or videos. Chair Thompson thanked the school district for working with the neighbors on this project. She anticipated that the noise and sound concerns of the past will be addressed through the new scoreboard and sound system. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). C. Planning Case 16-014; Master PUD and Final PUD Phase 1 – Land O’Lakes – Public Hearing City Planner Streff stated that the Land O’Lakes corporate headquarters has operated in Arden Hills since 1981. The campus operates as a Planned Unit Development originally approved by Conditional Use Permit (CUP), previously known as a Special Use Permit (SUP), in Planning Case 79-004. City Planner Streff explained that the Land O’Lakes campus is comprised of approximately 49 acres and is generally located north of Interstate 694, east of Hamline Avenue North, south of County Road F, and west of Lexington Avenue North. Currently, the site contains two principal buildings situated towards the center of the property: the corporate headquarter building and a research and development building. Between these two facilities, the campus includes 263,800 gross square feet of building space. Additional improvements on the site include a surface parking lot with approximately 931 parking stalls and regional stormwater facilities. The remainder of the property is covered by wooded and open lawn areas. City Planner Streff indicated that the applicant is requesting approval of a major addition to their campus that would allow the company to consolidate their Arden Hills and Shoreview locations into one headquarters facility at their existing Arden Hills property. The proposal includes the construction of a four-story, approximately 155,000 gross square foot office building just to the north of the existing principal buildings. Land O’Lakes is incorporating sustainable best practices into the design of the building and will seek a minimum of LEED Gold certification for the project. Other site improvements would include the expansion of the surface parking lots to provide approximately 1,678 parking stalls and the provision of extensive native landscaping areas to enhance the overall character of the site. City Planner Streff reported that Land O’Lakes currently leases office facilities in Shoreview at the southeast corner of Lexington Avenue North and County Road F. Approximately 900 employees now work at this location and would be relocated to the Arden Hills campus with the completion of the new building. The company estimates that 2,100 employees will work on the