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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—MAY 22, 2019 3 Planning Consultant Kansier stated the Applicant is proposing to utilize the exiting parking lot for visitor, staff and student parking. However, due to funding restraints, the applicant is proposing to make temporary improvements to the parking lot surface, including but not limited to filling potholes, sealcoating, and restriping the parking lot for more efficient car parking. In addition, the Applicant will be installing fencing around the existing motor fuel island to restrict parking and loitering under the canopy. The Applicant recognizes that ongoing maintenance to the parking lot will be required until funding is available to reconstruct the parking lot. As a condition of approval, Site Plan Review is required for the reconstruction of the parking lot. The intent of requiring Site Plan Review is to ensure the parking lot is reconstructed in conformance with City Code and Rice Creek Watershed standards. Planning Consultant Kansier indicated the existing building on the site will be used for cold storage. As a condition of approval, any change in use will require a PUD amendment. The Applicant is currently assessing the condition of the existing structure onsite and is in the process of getting bids to replace the roof, siding, and garage doors. In addition, the Applicant is getting quotes to paint the structure to complement the existing high school. Planning Consultant Kansier further reviewed the Plan Evaluation and offered the following findings of fact: 1. The property located at 1900 Lake Valentine Road is designed for Public and Institutional uses on the 2040 Land Use Plan map. 2. The property located at 1901 Lake Valentine Road is designated for Low Density Residential uses on the 2040 Land Use Plan map. 3. The properties located at 1900 and 1901 Lake Valentine Road are located in the R-1 Single Family Residential District. 4. The R-1 district is consistent with the existing and proposed Public and Institutional designation. 5. 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. 6. The Applicant has submitted a Master and Final Planned Unit Development. 7. The Master PUD is generally consistent with the requirements of the City Code. 8. 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. 9. Flexibility through the PUD process has been requested in the following areas: planting island coverage,tree replacement, building height, and wall signage. 10. 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. 11. 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 zoned R-1, Single Family Residential. Compatible uses such as educational campuses are also intended for this zoning district.