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 This PUD is no longer in effect and the site currently does not operate under any special agreements with the City.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