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____________________________________________________________________________________________ City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for September 9, 2020 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2020\20-010 4200 Round Lake Road PP/FP/CUP/PUD\PC Packets Page 10 of 13 In addition, the GB district requires the exterior materials be a mixture of brick, stone, glass or any combination thereof, except trim and accessories may be metal. The Applicant is requesting flexibility in exterior building materials is requested to better complement the surrounding architecture found on Round Lake Road and Gateway Boulevard. The Applicant is requesting to utilize a combination of painted pre-cast, glass, architectural metal panels with concealed fasteners, and thin brick veneer. L. Traffic Study A traffic study was required and was completed by Kimley-Horn and Associates. The anticipated trip generation during AM peak is 80 vehicles in and out of the site. The 80 vehicles includes eight (8) warehouse related vehicles and 72 passenger vehicles. The PM peak is 83 vehicles in and out of the site. The 80 vehicles includes eight (8) warehouse related vehicles and 75 passenger vehicles. The proposed trip generation is fairly low based on the proposed use of 85 percent warehouse and 15 percent office space. The traffic study only had one recommended improvement. The recommendation requests Ramsey County to add five (5) seconds to the signal timing for Round Lake Road and Hwy 96 to allow for more northbound left turns during the PM peak hour. Suggested Findings of Fact Staff offers the following findings of fact for consideration: 1. The Applicant has submitted an application for a Planned Unit Development, Conditional Use Permit and Preliminary/Final Plat at the Subject Property 4200 Round Lake Road. 2. The Applicant is proposing a 250,000 square foot office and warehouse facility on the Subject Property. 3. The Applicant has submitted a preliminary and final plat to plat two (2) properties. 4. Flexibility through the PUD process has been requested in the following areas: district provisions, lot area, lot dimensions, parking setbacks, building height, minimum caliper inches, aesthetics, perennials and shrubberies. 5. The proposed development plan meets or exceeds the minimum requirements of the City Code in the following areas: building setbacks, landscape coverage, parking, planting islands, street trees, tree selection, floor area ratio, drainage wetlands and flood plain tree selection, lighting, screening. 6. 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. 7. A traffic study has been completed for the proposed use and suggests that Ramsey County to add five (5) seconds to the signal timing for Round Lake Road and Hwy 96 to allow for more northbound left turns during the PM peak hour. 8. Existing public facilities and shall be able to absorb the additional demand for public services needed for the proposed use. 9. The Subject Property is located with the Gateway Business (“GB”) District and is guided as Light Industrial & Office on the 2040 Land Use Plan. 10. The proposed Preliminary Plat and Final Plat are consistent with the Arden Hills Zoning Map and the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. 11. The application is not anticipated to create a negative impact on the immediate area or the community as a whole.