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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – NOVEMBER 27, 2017 3 A. Planning Case 17-024 – Arden Square – 1160 County Road E – Planned Unit Development Amendment Senior Planner Bachler stated in 2016, the City approved a Master and Final PUD for 1160 County Road E 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 in negotiations with Dunn Brothers Coffee to occupy 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 the tenant. 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. 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. Senior Planner Bachler reviewed the Plan Evaluation and offered the following Findings of Fact: 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.