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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for April 3, 2019 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2018\PC 18-014 - Mounds View School District - 1900 & 1901 Lake Valentine Road\Memos Reports Page 10 of 13 2. Freestanding Signage – Meets Requirements Proposed signs on the site are auxiliary, relating to traffic movement, circulation, and parking. The maximum sign copy area for auxiliary signs is 2 square feet. 4. Traffic Study The use of the parking lot on the north side of Lake Valentine Road for student and staff parking creates the potential for conflicts between pedestrians crossing the road and automotive vehicles. Safety improvements are required to mitigate the potential impacts of these conflicts. The applicant has provided an initial traffic impact study and a draft plan to address these issues. City staff requested an update to the study and revised plans. The revised plans have been submitted and are currently under review. The revised report has not been submitted as of the writing of this report. Findings and recommendations of this report should be included as conditions of approval of the project. Comprehensive Plan Amendment The property at 1900 Lake Valentine Road is guided for Public and Institutional uses. The property at 1901 Lake Valentine Road is currently guided for Low Density Residential uses. The applicant has submitted an application for an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan; however, this amendment cannot be formerly approved until the 2040 plan is approved by the Metropolitan Council. The proposed Public and Institution designation is consistent with the use and designation of the adjacent properties. Suggested Findings of Fact Staff offers the following findings of fact for consideration: 1. The properties located at 1900 and 1901 Lake Valentine Road are located in the R-1 Single Family Residential District. 2. The applicant has proposed a Master Planned Unit Development in order to include noncontiguous parcels as a single use. Other components of the proposal are classroom and gymnasium additions, reconfiguration of the bus parking lot and the staff and student parking lots, and reconfiguration of athletic fields. 3. The applicant has submitted a Master and Final Planned Unit Development. 4. The Master PUD is generally consistent with the requirements of the City Code. 5. Where the plan is not in conformance with the City Code, flexibility has been requested by the applicant and/or conditions have been placed on an approval that would mitigate the nonconformity. 6. Flexibility through the PUD process has been requested in the following areas: planting island coverage, tree replacement, building height, and wall signage. 7. The proposed development plan exceeds the minimum requirements of the City Code in the following areas: lot size, building coverage, landscape coverage, setbacks, street trees, perennials and shrubs, tree selection, lighting, screening, location and number of parking stalls, aesthetics and freestanding signs. 8. The Master PUD is in conformance with the draft Arden Hills 2040 Comprehensive Plan, as proposed to be amended. The properties at 1900 and 1901 Lake Valentine Road are