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<br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Work Session for April 20, 2020 <br />P:\Admin\Council\Agendas & Packet Information\2020\04-20-20-WS\Mike <br />Page 4 of 4 <br />Design Standards - Flexibility requested <br />At least seventy-five (75) percent of the exterior building materials should be made of brick <br />masonry, tile masonry, natural stone or its synthetic equivalent, decorative concrete plank, <br />transparent glass or any combination thereof. Trim and other accent or decorative features may be <br />metal, wood, split faced block, EIFS, or stucco. Undesirable materials include simulated brick, <br />vinyl or aluminum siding, sheet or corrugated metal siding, plain concrete blocks or panels, <br />brightly colored metal roofing or canopies, pre-cast tilt-up walls, and mirrored or reflective glass. <br /> <br />The prospects for both buildings are not prepared to have their names “going public” at this time. <br />Therefore, the Applicant can’t offer elevations that will accurately represent the finished product. <br />Launch acknowledges Arden Hills has building materials, height requirements, and other building <br />specifications and they intend to follow those requirements with reasonable flexibility applied to <br />the final plans. <br /> <br />Setbacks - Flexibility requested <br />The Applicant proposes modifying the setbacks to be more consistent with the existing buildings <br />on Lexington Avenue. The table below shows the requested flexibility. <br /> <br />Grocery Store Minimum Proposed <br />Rear Yard Building Setback 20 ft. 10 ft. <br />Corner Building Setback 50 ft. Approx. 25 ft. <br />Retail/Restaurant Pad <br />Front Yard Building Setback 50 ft. Approx. 25 ft. <br />Parking Lot <br />North Side 10 ft. 3 ft. <br />East Side 20 ft. Approx. 12 ft. <br />South Side 20 ft. 0 ft. <br /> <br />The site proposal includes an at-grade parking lot with a shared total of 131 spaces. Until the <br />tenants are finalized, it is unclear whether this total will fulfill the needs of both the principal <br />grocery store use and the secondary use. <br /> <br />Minimum Landscaped Lot Area <br />The B-3 District requires that the building structure cover no more than 40% of the lot. The <br />maximum FAR permitted in the B-3 District is 0.80. While the Applicant’s proposal will meet <br />these requirements, at least 25% of the lot must be landscaped and the Applicant would require <br />flexibility to meet that requirement of the code. <br /> <br />Budget Impact <br />NA <br /> <br />Attachments <br />A. Location Map <br />B. Concept Site Plan <br />C. Project Narrative