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Arden Hills Marriott Springhill Suites Master PUD/ Final PUD Applications August 7, 2017 Page 2 3. Number of parking stalls required for a hotel is 1 per room (139) plus 1 per employee (12) for a total of 151 stalls required. The project proposes 143 parking spaces, which is acceptable to the hotel management and will allow appropriate operation of the facility. 4. Minimum parking lot island area is 10% of the parking area. The site plan provides ±8%, which is the result of providing the 143 parking stalls that will allow the hotel to operate appropriately and provide much needed accommodations in the area and is in the public interest. 5. Parking setback for the district is 5’. The site plan provides 5’ setback along the west, north and south property lines. The proposed setback along the northwest property line along the open space and pond is 3’. The proposed setback along the east property line is also 3’. 6. Required green space for the site is 25%. The site plan provides ±15% green space. When considering the pond property adjacent to the northwest property line, the overall green space intent of the Zoning Ordinance is provided. 7. Landscaping requirements include ±60 trees based on the caliper calculations in the code. Due to the available green space area, the site plan includes 50 trees, which is the optimum number that may be planted in a manner that is healthy for the trees. Additional shrubs may be planted in lieu of the total required trees. The developer may also plant a portion of the tree requirements on the adjacent city pond site and in the street right of way, if desired by the city. 8. Exterior Building Materials: Code requires that 75% of the exterior materials be stone, brick or glazing. Flexibility to allow a minimum 55% has been requested for this project. The current design of the project provides 57% of exterior materials that are high quality stone, brick and glazing. Site Information and Infrastructure Requirements The site has direct access to Northwoods Drive. A trip generation or traffic study is not provided for this project. The proposed use will result in peak trips that are opposite the traffic peaks of the previous office use on the property and of the adjacent office buildings and other businesses. The hotel patrons will leave the site in the AM period before the occupants of the office buildings are arriving to work; the hotel patrons will return to the hotel after the majority of the other buildings’ occupants leave the area during the PM time frames. There will also be hotel patrons who will be working in the adjacent office buildings and will walk to and from the hotel. Overall, there will be a reduction in traffic peaks due to the change to hotel use. There are no wetlands, shoreland or floodplain areas within the site. Utility services will be provided from existing water and sewer services currently providing utilities to the existing office building. Utility plans will be prepared that will meet city requirements for permit. Gas, electric and communications are also available in the vicinity.