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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for October 5, 2016 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2016\PC 16-024 - Arden Plaza - 1150 County Road E - Final PUD\Memos_Reports_16-024 <br />Page 7 of 14 <br />building. Additional visual interest has been added through façade modulation and two tower <br />features at the northwest and southeast corners of the building. A canopy above the primary <br />entrance would provide protection for pedestrians. <br /> <br />Building Color <br />The proposed building colors are a range of different earth tones. These colors are in <br />conformance with the design standard requirements. <br /> <br />Window and Door Openings <br />For commercial buildings, at least 50 percent of the first level façade that fronts a public street <br />must be comprised of transparent windows or doors. In this case, the County Road E façade is <br />required to meet this standard. At least 20 percent of all other façades that are reasonably visible <br />from the public right-of-way must include window or door openings. On these façades, <br />simulated windows may be used on service areas. This standard would apply to the western and <br />eastern building façades. The following table outlines the proposed window and door <br />transparency for the four sides of the building. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The City is allowed to grant a proportional reduction in the transparent window requirement on a <br />public street façade if additional transparent glass is used elsewhere on the building. The City <br />may also waive transparency requirements where privacy concerns warrant. <br /> <br />Site Furnishing and Seating Areas <br />Benches and decorative plantings are required near the primary entrance of all buildings. <br />Planting beds are proposed on the west and south side of the building adjacent to the primary <br />entrance. No seating areas have been proposed for the development. <br /> <br />Screening <br />The Zoning Code requires that trash equipment be fully enclosed and integrated into the <br />architecture of the building. A trash service area is proposed on the northwest side of the parking <br />lot. This service area would be fully enclosed and constructed with the same brick cement panels <br />used for the principal structure. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Transparency <br />Requirements <br />Total Window <br />Transparency <br />County Road E Façade 50% 10.24% <br />West Façade 20% 4.22% <br />East Façade 20% 16.25% <br />South Façade 0% 37.04%