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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Meeting for July 22, 2019 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2019\19-002 – Summit Development <br />Page 3 of 8 <br /> <br />Plan Evaluation <br /> <br />A full evaluation of the proposal was presented to the Planning Commission on July 10, 2019. The <br />memo to the Planning Commission on this case is provided in Attachment H. Draft minutes from <br />the July 10, 2019 meeting are included in Attachment I. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />A PUD proposal shall identify any requested modifications from the applicable zoning <br />requirements as well as the reasons why the modifications would be in the public interest and <br />would be consistent with the purpose of the R-4 District. Modifications to these requirements may <br />be granted by the City without a variance through the PUD process. <br /> <br />Lot Size, Building Coverage, and Landscaping – Flexibility Requested <br />The minimum lot size in the R-4 District is 3,630 square feet per unit, or 435,600 square feet (10 <br />acres). The total lot area of the subject property is 9.34 acres. The plat includes Outlot A, which is <br />the City park land, Lot 1, the site of the proposed building, and Outlot B, also owned by the <br />Applicant. The calculations in this section are based on the combined area of Lot 1 and Outlot B, <br />which is 240,015.6 square feet, or 5.51 acres. <br /> <br />The Zoning Code requirements for properties in the R-4 District allows a maximum building <br />footprint of 25% and requires a minimum landscaped lot area of 65 percent. Landscaping is defined <br />as all plantings, including trees, grass, and shrubs. The table below identifies the proposed <br />percentages. <br /> <br /> Proposed <br />Master PUD <br />(Sq. Ft.) <br />Proposed <br />Master PUD <br />(PCT) <br />Permitted <br />(R-4 District) <br />Structure Coverage 39,089 sq. ft. 16.3% Max. of 25% <br />Landscape Coverage 95,002 sq. ft. 39.6% Min. of 65% <br />Total area within Master PUD: 5.51 acres <br /> <br />Flexibility is requested for the minimum lot size and landscape coverage. <br /> <br />Height – Flexibility Requested <br />Section 1305.04 of the City Code defines building height as “the vertical distance from the average <br />elevation of the grade along a face of a building to the highest point of the roof surface of f lat <br />roofs, the deck line of mansard roofs, or the average height between the eaves and the highest <br />ridge of gable, hip, or gambrel roofs.” These measurements are illustrated in the drawing below.