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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Meeting for November 27, 2017 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2017\PC 17-024 - PUD Amendment - Arden Square - 1160 County Road E\Memos_Reports_17-024 <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />Additional Review <br /> <br />City Engineer and Building Official <br />The City Engineer and City Building Official have reviewed the submitted plans and do not have <br />any additional comments at this time. <br /> <br />Lake Johanna Fire Department <br />The Lake Johanna Fire Marshal has reviewed the submitted plans and does not have any <br />additional comments at this time. <br /> <br /> <br />Findings of Fact <br /> <br />The Planning Commission reviewed Planning Case 17-024 at their regular meeting on November <br />8, 2017. Draft minutes from the meeting are included in Attachment G. The Planning <br />Commission offers the following findings of fact for consideration: <br /> <br />1. The property at 1160 County Road E West is located in the B-2 - General Business <br />Zoning District and in Sign District 4. <br />2. The City approved a Master and Final Planned Unit Development in Planning Case 16- <br />003 permitting the property owner to complete modifications to the existing parking lot <br />and other site improvements. <br />3. The Master and Final PUD Agreement between the City and Arden Square, LLC <br />approved in Planning Case 16-003 requires a PUD Amendment if the vacant tenant space <br />is proposed to be occupied by a fast food restaurant to review proposed site <br />modifications. <br />4. The proposed PUD Amendment includes modifications to the property’s drive lanes and <br />parking spaces in order to accommodate the drive-thru lane for the fast food restaurant <br />and for new wall signage. <br />5. The City has adopted the Guiding Plan for the B-2 District that outlines future <br />development principals for the area. <br />6. The City has adopted Design Standards for the B-2 District within the Zoning Code. <br />7. The proposed PUD Amendment is in substantial conformance with the requirements of <br />the City Code. The applicant has requested flexibility for the minimum number of <br />stacking spaces required for a fast food restaurant and for the wall signage copy area. <br />8. The proposed PUD Amendment is in conformance with the Guiding Plan for the B-2 <br />District. <br />9. The proposed PUD Amendment is in conformance with the Arden Hills 2030 <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br />10. The additional sign copy area requested for wall signage satisfies the Sign Standard <br />Adjustment criteria included in Section 1260.01 of the City Code. <br />11. The PUD process allows for flexibility within the City’s regulations through a negotiated <br />process with a developer. Where the plan is not in conformance with the City’s Zoning