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Approved: CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA PLANNING COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2017 6:30 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY HALL PLANNING CASES A. Planning Case 17-024; Planned Unit Development Amendment – Arden Square – 1160 County Road E West – Public Hearing Senior Planner Bachler stated the subject property was first developed as a ski and golf shop in the early 1970s. In 1992, the City approved a Site Plan for modifications to accommodate a new bank user. These plans included the removal of a portion of the west side of the building to put in five drive-up lanes under the building roof. Today, the 4,500-square foot space that was occupied by TCF Bank is vacant and the roof over the drive-up lanes has been removed. American Red Cross is the one tenant in the building and occupies approximately 5,000 square feet. Senior Planner Bachler commented in 2016, the City approved a Master and Final PUD for modifications to the drive lanes and parking lot, a new monument sign and trash enclosure, and enhanced landscaping (Planning Case 16-003). At this time, the property owner also completed renovations to the front building façade, including the removal the mansard and gable roof on the west side of the building, increasing window and brick masonry coverage, and adding awnings and decorative lighting. Senior Planner Bachler explained as part of the approval for Planning Case 16-003, Arden Square was required to submit a PUD Amendment application with proposed site modifications for a fast food restaurant to use the existing drive-thru lane. This requirement was put in place to ensure that traffic circulation and design concerns could be addressed before a business occupied the tenant space. Senior Planner Bachler reported Arden Square is currently working with a Dunn Brothers Coffee franchisee to open a coffee shop in the vacant 4,500 square foot tenant space in the building. Several site modifications are needed to add a drive-thru lane on the west side of the building for Dunn Brothers. A parking lot island on the north side of the site would be shifted east and new curb would be installed to create a drive-thru stacking area for up to seven vehicles. The existing drive lane on the west side of the parking lot would be converted to one-way only and the parking stalls in this area would be restriped as diagonal stalls. Drive-thru traffic could exit at the southwest corner to the adjacent Arden Plaza retail center, or circulate around the south and east side of the building. Additional improvements would include a patio seating area outside of the Dunn Brothers tenant space.