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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for September 6, 2017 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2017\PC 17-023 - Master and Final PUD - Marriot Springhill Suites - 3920 Northwoods Drive\Memos_Reports_17-023 Page 7 of 15 Off-street parking stalls are required to be setback a minimum of 5 feet from all side and rear property lines. Parking stalls would be setback 5 feet from the Interstate 694 right-of-way line and the southern property line. Along the eastern and northwestern property lines, parking stalls would be setback 3 feet. Flexibility is requested through the PUD process to allow for the 2 foot encroachment into the parking lot setback from these two property lines. The property to the east is currently vacant and the property to the northwest is occupied by a regional stormater retention pond. Driveway – Meets Requirements The site is currently accessed by one driveway on Northwoods Drive. The development proposal would shift this driveway to the south. No additional driveways are proposed at this time. Commercial driveways on City streets must be between 22 and 32 feet in width. The proposed driveway width would be 27 feet. Off-Street Parking Spaces Required - Flexibility Requested Parking requirements are determined by the specific types of land uses proposed for a site. Hotels are required to provide one off-street parking stall per unit, plus one stall for each employee. The Marriot hotel would have 139 units and approximately 12 employees for a total of 151 required stalls. The project proposal is for 143 parking stalls. Number of Units/ Number of Employees Required Parking Stalls Hotel Units 139 units 139 stalls Hotel Employees 12 employees 12 stalls Total Parking Stalls Required 151 stalls Proposed Parking Stalls 143 stalls The applicant has requested flexibility through the PUD for the reduction in the number of off- street parking stalls. The application narrative notes that the proposed number of stalls is consistent with industry standards. 2. B-3 District Design Standards – Section 1325.05 Subd. 8 Building Materials – Flexibility Requested The Zoning Code requires that at least 75 percent of the exterior building materials be comprised of one or any combination of the following: brick or tile masonry, stone, decorative concrete plank, or transparent glass. The first two floors of the building would largely be comprised of brick, stone, and transparent glass. The upper floors include brick, EIFS, and transparent glass. In total, brick, stone, and transparent glass would make up 56.6 percent of the façade area.