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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 <br />5 <br />B. Planning Case 20-010 — Master Planned Unit Development, Conditional Use <br />Permit, Site Plan and Preliminary/Final Plat — Scannell Properties — 4200 <br />Round Lake Road <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla stated Scannell Properties <br />("Applicant") has submitted an application for a Planned Unit Development, Conditional Use <br />Permit, Site Plan, and Preliminary and Final Plat for a project located at 4200 Road Lake Road <br />("Subject Property"). The Applicant is proposing to construct a 250,000 square foot office and <br />warehouse facility on the existing vacant land. The Applicant is also requesting to subdivide the <br />subject parcel into two (2) lots of record. The Subject Property is zoned GB, Gateway Business <br />District and is guided as Light Industrial & Office on the Land Use Plan. <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla reported the Subject Property is <br />currently owned by North American Land Company, LLC, a holding company related to Roberts <br />Management Group. The Subject Property comprises two (2) parcels totaling approximately 26.08 <br />acres located south of the cul-de-sac on Gateway Boulevard and north of Interstate 694 and east of <br />35W. There was a previously existing building located onsite that was removed in 2006. The <br />Subject Property has had a few development proposals in the past. However, none of the projects <br />have come to fruition. The Subject Property has since been vacant with wetlands located adjacent <br />to Interstates ("35W and 694"). <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla commented the Applicant is <br />proposing to construct a 250,000 square foot office and warehouse facility on the site. The site is <br />highly visible from 694 and 35W. Separate access points to the site will be provided via Gateway <br />Boulevard for employee parking and deliveries. The Applicant's proposal includes office space, <br />warehousing, and ground level unloading access with 38 dock doors located on the north side of <br />the building. The site proposal includes at -grade office parking lots located on the south side of <br />the building. <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla reviewed the Plan Evaluation in <br />further detail and requested the Council hold a public hearing. <br />Councilmember Holden stated she was concerned about the proposed prairie grass and its future <br />maintenance. She recommended the City have requirements in place to ensure the prairie grass <br />would be properly maintained. <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla stated this language would be <br />included in the operations and maintenance agreement with the City. He indicated it has been his <br />experience that once the prairie areas take, they do quite well. <br />Councilmember Holden questioned if the proof of parking area took up any of the required <br />landscaping space. <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla commented the overall area would be <br />impacted but would not set the site below the district standards. <br />