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City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for January 25, 2021 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2020\20-022 New Perspectives Senior Living - CUP, PUD, SP, ZCA\CC Packet\PH Page 8 of 10 Units Unit Counts Required Stalls Number of Stalls Provided Parking Deficiency Residential Facility NA 45 95 -107 1-bedroom units (1.1 parking stalls) 75 81 2 or more bedrooms (2 parking stalls) 38 76 Total 113 202 The Applicant has provide staff with supporting documents that explains how they determine parking needs for their facilities (Attachment E). The Applicant has created a formula to determine the parking needs of their proposed facilities based on review of existing site operations. The Applicant has applied the formulas for its parking needs, and it has proved successful in their last 6 communities. The Applicant believes their site has adequate parking to meet their needs. However, this site is unique as it is located adjacent to Bethel’s Anderson Center that has a large existing parking lot. The Applicant and Bethel University are in discussions on a cross parking agreement. The Applicant would utilize the area for overflow parking for visitors at off peak times for the Anderson Center such as evenings and holidays. The proposed 95 parking stalls and the cross parking agreement stalls should adequately support the proposed use. I. Aesthetics - Meets Requirements There are additional Design Standards for new development, redevelopment, and modifications to existing sites in the B2 District. The purpose of these additional design standards is to promote a high level of architectural, landscaping, and site design in the business districts of Arden Hills. The City seeks to create a unified, harmonious, and high-quality environment to foster a distinct, positive, and successful image for the City. At least seventy-five (75) percent of the exterior building materials shall be of brick masonry, tile masonry, natural stone (or synthetic equivalent), decorative concrete plank (cement board siding), transparent glass or any combination thereof. The proposed building materials exceed the B2 material requirement. The proposed building is 100 percent brick, stone, glass and cement board siding. Elevation Stone Brick Cement Board Glass Total East 12% 13% 51% 24% 100% West 4% 11% 61% 24% 100% South/North Wing 5% 13% 57% 25% 100% South 5% 0% 73% 22% 100% North/South Wing 5% 17% 65% 23% 100% North .5% 7.5% 67% 25% 100% J. Traffic Study A traffic study was required and was completed by SRF. The proposed development should not generate much additional traffic and is not expected to impact overall traffic operations within the