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<br />_____________________________________________________________________________________________ <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for September 6, 2017 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2017\PC 17-023 - Master and Final PUD - Marriot Springhill Suites - 3920 <br />Northwoods Drive\Memos_Reports_17-023 <br /> <br />Page 1 of 15 <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Hawkeye Hotels has requested a Master and Final Planned Unit Development (PUD) for the <br />development of a 79,241 square foot Marriot Springhill Suites hotel at 3920 Northwoods Drive. <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The property at 3920 Northwoods Drive is currently occupied by a single story, 21,111 square <br />foot office building and a parking lot with 98 stalls. The office building is vacant and the <br />property owner has been marketing the site for lease or sale. The site was originally developed in <br />1988 for an American Family Insurance Claim Center (Planning Case #88-002). There have not <br />been any significant modifications to the site since the original development was completed. <br /> <br />1. Overview of Request <br /> <br />Hawkeye Hotels has requested a Master and Final PUD in order to demolish the existing office <br />building and redevelop the property for a Marriot Springhill Suites hotel. The hotel would be five <br />stories and have a total of 139 rooms. The site plan indicates the hotel would be situated towards <br />the center of the property with 143 parking stalls located around the perimeter of the hotel and <br />site boundaries. The existing access driveway on Northwoods Drive would be shifted to the <br />south. No additional access driveways are proposed for the development. <br /> <br />The first floor of the hotel would be approximately 16,578 square feet in area and would include <br />an indoor pool, fitness center, meeting room, lounge area, and 15 guest rooms. The plans for the <br /> MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: September 6, 2017 PC Agenda Item 4.A <br /> <br />TO: Planning Commission Chair Thompson and Commissioners <br /> <br />FROM: Matthew Bachler, Senior Planner <br /> <br />SUBECT: Planning Case #17-023 – Public Hearing Required <br />Applicant: Hawkeye Hotels <br />Property Location: 3920 Northwoods Drive <br />Request: Master and Final Planned Unit Development <br />