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<br />_____________________________________________________________________________________________ <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for May 3, 2017 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2017\PC 17-011 - 3930 Northwoods Drive - Master and Final <br />PUD\Memos_Reports_17-011 <br /> <br />Page 9 of 11 <br />4. Section 1320.12 – Special Requirements for the I-Flex District of the Zoning Code states <br />that proposals for new construction, redevelopment of a site, or significant modifications <br />to existing sites shall use the Planned Unit Development (PUD) or Conditional Use <br />Permit process. <br />5. The applicant has requested a Master and Final PUD in order to complete an 8,531 square <br />foot addition to the existing building and to expand the parking area by 41 stalls. <br />6. The Master and Final PUD are in substantial conformance with the requirements of the <br />Zoning Code. <br />7. Where the plan is not in conformance with the Zoning Code, flexibility has been <br />requested by the applicant and/or conditions have been placed on an approval that would <br />mitigate the nonconformity. <br />8. The subject property is located in Sign District 7 and is permitted 45 square feet of wall <br />signage. <br />9. The City previously approved a Site Plan Review in Planning Case 07-017 for additional <br />wall signage for the subject property with a total area of 233.3 square feet. <br />10. The applicant has requested a Sign Standard Adjustment through the PUD process for a <br />total of 692.5 square feet of wall signage for the subject property. <br />11. Flexibility through the PUD process has been requested in the following areas: parking <br />lot planting islands, minimum number of off-street parking spaces, and wall signage. <br />12. The Master and Final PUD are in conformance with the Arden Hills 2030 <br />Comprehensive Plan. The subject property is guided for Mixed Business. The Mixed <br />Business land use category is applied to areas designated for a variety of businesses, <br />including commercial, certain light industrial uses, warehousing, office, general business, <br />and retail. <br />13. The application is not anticipated to create a negative impact on the immediate area or the <br />community as a whole. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />Based on the submitted plans and findings of fact, staff recommends approval of Planning Case <br />17-011 for a Master and Final PUD at 3930 and 3928 Northwoods Drive. If the Planning <br />Commission votes to recommend approval of Planning Case 17-011, staff is recommending the <br />following ten (10) conditions of approval: <br /> <br />1. The project shall be completed in accordance with the submitted plans as amended by the <br />conditions of approval. Any significant changes to these plans, as determined by the City <br />Planner, shall require review and approval by the Planning Commission and the City <br />Council. <br />2. The Developer shall obtain the required development permits within one year of the <br />approval date or the approval shall expire, unless extended by the City Council prior to <br />the approval’s expiration date. Extension requests must be submitted in writing to the <br />City at least 45 days prior to the expiration date.