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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – May 3, 2017 10 Chair Thompson asked if the Commission supported the requested wall sign flexibility. Commissioner Zimmerman commented he supported the wall sign requests. Commissioner Neururer and Commissioner Jones also supported the request. Chair Thompson stated she was pleased to see the building would have new signs and believed the proposed wall sign locations made sense. She commended the architect on the proposed improvements that would be made to the building façade. Commissioner Zimmerman moved and Commissioner Neururer seconded a motion to recommend approval of Planning Case 17-011 for a Master and Final PUD at 3930 and 3928 Northwoods Drive, based on the findings of fact and submitted plans, as amended by the ten (10) conditions in the May 3, 2017, Report to the Planning Commission. The motion carried unanimously (4-0). C. Planning Case 17-012; 4255-4295 Lexington Avenue North – CSM Corporation – Master and Final Planned Unit Development – Public Hearing Hannah Rybak, WSB, stated CSM Corporation owns the Arden Hills Corporate Center located off of Lexington Avenue just north of the Boston Scientific corporate campus. The 16.6-acre site is comprised of four lots that were created through two separate 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. Ms. Rybak 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 This PUD is no longer in effect and the site currently does not operate under any special agreements with the City. Ms. Rybak commented 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 planned unit development and in order to clean up the past planning case history for the site. Ms. Rybak explained CSM has requested a Master PUD that would cover the four lots within the existing Arden Hills Corporate Center and a Final PUD for the construction of additional parking stalls to meet the needs of their existing tenants. The proposed parking expansion would include new stalls located in several areas throughout the properties. Parking would be accessible to all tenants within the development: