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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – November 8, 2017 2 Senior Planner Bachler indicated new wall signage is proposed for the north and south building walls. The wall sign on the north façade would be 43.5 square feet in area and the sign on the south façade would be 90.4 square feet. Dunn Brothers would use the existing multi-tenant sign on County Road E for freestanding signage. Site Data Land Use Plan: Community Mixed Use Existing Land Use: Commercial Zoning: B-2: General Business District Current Lot Sizes: 48,000 square feet Topography: Relatively flat Senior Planner Bachler reviewed the surrounding area and the Plan Evaluation. Senior Planner Bachler provided the Findings of Fact for review: 1. The property at 1160 County Road E West is located in the B-2 - General Business Zoning District and in Sign District 4. 2. The City approved a Master and Final Planned Unit Development in Planning Case 16- 003 permitting the property owner to complete modifications to the existing parking lot and other site improvements. 3. The Master and Final PUD Agreement between the City and Arden Square, LLC approved in Planning Case 16-003 requires a PUD Amendment if the vacant tenant space is proposed to be occupied by a fast food restaurant to review proposed site modifications. 4. The proposed PUD Amendment includes modifications to the property’s drive lanes and parking spaces in order to accommodate the drive-thru lane for the fast food restaurant and for new wall signage. 5. The City has adopted the Guiding Plan for the B-2 District that outlines future development principals for the area. 6. The City has adopted Design Standards for the B-2 District within the Zoning Code. 7. The proposed PUD Amendment is in substantial conformance with the requirements of the City Code. The applicant has requested flexibility for the minimum number of stacking spaces required for a fast food restaurant and for the wall signage copy area. 8. The proposed PUD Amendment is in conformance with the Guiding Plan for the B-2 District. 9. The proposed PUD Amendment is in conformance with the Arden Hills 2030 Comprehensive Plan. 10. The additional sign copy area requested for wall signage satisfies the Sign Standard Adjustment criteria included in Section 1260.01 of the City Code. 11. The PUD process allows for flexibility within the City’s regulations through a negotiated process with a developer. Where the plan is not in conformance with the City’s Zoning Code, flexibility has been requested by the applicant and/or conditions have been placed on an approval that would mitigate the nonconformity. 12. The proposed PUD Amendment is not anticipated to create a negative impact on the immediate area or the community as a whole.