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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – MAY 22, 2017 8 <br /> <br /> C. Planning Case 17-012 – 4255-4295 Lexington Avenue – CSM – Master and <br />Final PUD <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler stated CSM Corporation owns the Arden Hills Corporate Center located <br />at Lexington Avenue North and Cummings Park Drive. The 16.6-acre site is comprised of four <br />lots that were created through subdivisions granted by the City in 1995 and 1999. There are a total <br />of four existing buildings on the site, with the buildings at 4293 and 4295 Lexington Avenue <br />sharing a common wall. The development today functions as a single entity with the four lots <br />sharing common access driveways, utilities, stormwater management, and parking. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler reported the Arden Hills Corporate Center was previously part of the <br />Control Data site, which included the subject four lots and a portion of what is now the Boston <br />Scientific campus located to the south of Cummings Park Drive. A PUD was previously approved <br />in 1996 for Control Data and included a portion of the existing Arden Hills Corporate Center. <br />This PUD is no longer in effect and the site currently does not operate under any special <br />agreements with the City. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler explained in 2015, the City approved a Site Plan Review and Variance <br />in Planning Case 15-003 permitting CSM to construct 22 parking stalls at 4293 Lexington <br />Avenue. The additional parking stalls were never constructed and the approval has since expired. <br />A Variance was needed in this case to allow the parking area to encroach within the five-foot <br />setback from the side property line. Staff has recommended that CSM apply for the proposed <br />parking expansion through the PUD process given that the properties currently function as a single <br />entity and in order to clean up the past planning case history for the site. The proposal would <br />include new parking stalls located in several areas throughout the properties. Parking would be <br />accessible to all tenants within the development: <br /> <br />• 14 stalls along the western side of 4295 Lexington Avenue <br />• 8 stalls in the northwestern corner of 4293 Lexington Avenue <br />• 22 stalls along the southwestern side of 4293 Lexington Avenue <br />• 15 stalls in the northwestern corner of 4255 Lexington avenue <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler reviewed the Plan Evaluation and offered the following Findings of <br />Fact: <br /> <br />1. The applicant is requesting approval of a Master Planned Unit Development (PUD) and <br />Final PUD at their Arden Hills Corporate Center located at 4255, 4265, 4293, and 4295 <br />Lexington Avenue North. <br />2. The purpose of the PUD is to reconfigure the parking on the properties to allow for <br />additional stalls to be added. <br />3. The PUD process allows for flexibility within the City’s regulations through a negotiated <br />process with a developer. <br />4. The CSM properties are comprised of a total of 16.6 acres. <br />5. The CSM properties are located at 4255, 4265, 4293 and 4295 Lexington Avenue North. <br />6. The CSM properties are located in the I-1 – Limited Industrial District. <br />7. The proposed use is a permitted use in the I-1 – Limited Industrial District.