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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for November 8, 2017 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2017\PC 17-024 - PUD Amendment - Arden Square - 1160 County Road E\Memos_Reports_17-024 <br />Page 1 of 9 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: November 8, 2017 PC Agenda Item 3.A <br /> <br />TO: Planning Commission Chair and Commissioners <br /> <br />FROM: Matthew Bachler, Senior Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #17-024 – Public Hearing Required <br /> Applicant: Arden Square, LLC c/o The Commers Company <br /> Property Location: 1160 County Road E West <br /> Request: Planned Unit Development Amendment <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Arden Square, LLC has requested a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Amendment at 1160 <br />County Road E West to modify the existing parking lot and drive-thru lane on the property for a <br />new fast food restaurant tenant and for additional wall signage for the tenant. <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The subject property was first developed as a ski and golf shop in the early 1970s. In 1992, the <br />City approved a Site Plan for modifications to accommodate a new bank user. These plans <br />included the removal of a portion of the west side of the building to put in five drive-up lanes <br />under the building roof. Today, the 4,500 square foot space that was occupied by TCF Bank is <br />vacant and the roof over the drive-up lanes has been removed. American Red Cross is the one <br />tenant in the building and occupies approximately 5,000 square feet. <br /> <br />In 2016, the City approved a Master and Final PUD for modifications to the drive lanes and <br />parking lot, a new monument sign and trash enclosure, and enhanced landscaping (Planning Case <br />16-003). At this time, the property owner also completed renovations to the front building <br />façade, including the removal the mansard and gable roof on the west side of the building, <br />increasing window and brick masonry coverage, and adding awnings and decorative lighting. <br /> <br />As part of the approval for Planning Case 16-003, Arden Square was required to submit a PUD <br />Amendment application with proposed site modifications for a fast food restaurant to use the <br />existing drive-thru lane. This requirement was put in place to ensure that traffic circulation and <br />design concerns could be addressed before a business occupied the tenant space.