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The consolidation will bring approximately 900 employees currently located at the Shoreview site onto the Arden Hills campus. The estimated employee count after the consolidation in late 2018 will be approximately 2100 employees. Also included in the project is the renovation of approximately 138,000 square feet in the existing Arden Hills corporate building. The renovation will include the expansion of the corporate cafeteria/conference (approximately 20,000 sf.), reconfiguration of the loading dock area (approximately 11,000 sf.) and renovation of office areas (approximately 107,000 sf.) based on new workplace strategies. Existing Site and Past Approvals The project site contains two existing corporate campus buildings, surface parking lot with approximately 931 parking stalls, approximately 22.7 acres of wooded area (approx. 31,636 cal. Inches of trees on site), open lawn areas and regional stormwater facilities. The following are descriptions of the existing uses on site: 1. Land O’Lakes east Headquarter building: Four story building, 56’ in height, with a total of 201,300 gross floor area. 2. Land O’Lakes Research and Development building: Two story building, 28’ feet in height, with the exception of a 3,000 sq. ft. element that will be 50 feet tall, and approximately 62,500 gross floor area. It should be noted that Land O’Lakes does not own the small triangular parcel (south-east corner of the Land O’Lakes site) at the north-west corner of the intersection of Lexington Avenue N. and the on-ramp for Highway 694 west. This parcel is owned by Roger J. Reiling and his trust. Past Approvals In 1979, the City of Arden Hills approved a Special Use Permit – Case No. 79-4 for the original PUD plan for the Land O’Lakes corporate headquarters site. A list of all of the processed planning cases for the project site are identified below: 1. Special Use Permit Agreement & Planned Unit Development: Planning Case 79-004 2. Variance – Entrance and Monument Signs: Planning Case 85-009 3. Site Plan Review – Parking Lot Expansion: Planning Case 87-027 4. Site Plan Review – Building Addition: Planning Case 88-028 5. Master PUD Amendment – Master PUD – Two Phased Development: Planning Case 16-014 Development Concept The overall design concept for the corporate headquarters consolidation project is based on the strong commitment that Land O’Lakes has to building strong communities, creating enduring livelihoods and being effective stewards of natural resources. The company has a strong track record working with its public and private partners to address everything from water quality and soil conservation to pollinator health. For this project, Land O’Lakes would like to reinforce these core values by constructing a new corporate building and related site improvements that is driven by best sustainable design practices and reinforces their strong commitment to land stewardship.