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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—MAY 13, 2019 7 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. 12. With the applied conditions, the application is not anticipated to create a negative impact on the immediate area or the community as a whole. Consulting Planner Kansier stated the Planning Commission voted to recommend approval (5- 0) of Planning Case 18-014 for an amendment to the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map from the Low-Density Residential designation to the Public and Institutional designation subject to the following condition: 1. Approval of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment is subject to approval by the Metropolitan Council. Consulting Planner Kansier reported the Planning Commission voted to recommend approval (5-0) of Planning Case 18-014 for a Master and Final PUD at 1900 and 1901 Lake Valentine Road subject to the following conditions: 1. The project shall be completed in accordance with the plans submitted as amended by the conditions of approval. Any significant changes to the plans, as determined by the City Planner, shall require review and approval by the Planning Commission and City Council. 2. Prior to the issuance of a Grading and Erosion Control permit, the Applicant shall enter into a PUD Development Agreement with the City. The Development Agreement shall outline conditions of approval, required securities and fees, and sequence of events. 3. A letter of credit equal to or 125% of the cost of the required landscaping must be submitted to the City prior to issuance of a Grading and Erosion Control permit. 4. Prior to the issuance of a Grading and Erosion Control permit, staff shall review and approve the final landscaping plan.