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City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for April 7, 2021 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2021\21-001 - BSC Bldg 14 Addition - APUD\PC Packets Page 6 of 10 Retail -1 space per 150 SF of gross sales floor space 75,262 sq. ft.502 437 -65 At this time, staff has not seen an interior floor plan and cannot determine the required parking as the proposed project could host a variety of uses (retail, office, and storage). Each use is subject to minimum parking requirements in the Zoning Code and could offset the parking deficiencies. H. Freestanding Signs –Flexibility Requested Properties in Sign District 5 are allowed one freestanding sign measuring up to 100 square feet in area and not exceeding 16 feet in height. The Applicant would like to utilize the previously PUD approved monument sign standards. The approved monument signs measure 26 feet in height and have a total sign copy area of 171.9 square feet (see Attachment F). I. Wall Signs – Flexibility Requested Properties in Sign District 5 are allowed wall signs up to 80 square feet. The Applicant is requesting flexibly for a 90 and 180 square feet sign above the main entrances to the building (east elevation facing Lexington Ave) and a 90 square feet sign on the north elevation (facing previous Lexington Station phases and Red Fox Road). 2.Traffic Study and Proposed New Lexington Avenue Access A traffic study has been prepared (see Attachment G). This study is currently being reviewed by the city’s traffic consultant. The study reviewed existing operations within the area, evaluated traffic impacts to the roadway network, and recommended improvements to the proposed development site. SRF and the Applicant are aware that the County intends to reconstruct Lexington Avenue between County Road E and I-694 in 2022, and included that in the evaluation. In summary, the proposed development is expected to generate approximately 165 a.m. peak hour, 398 p.m. peak hour, and 4,592 daily site trips. Results of the year 2023 build operations analysis indicate the Lexington Avenue/Target Road intersection cross-street approach movements are expected to have significant queuing and delay as an unsignalized intersection. The proposed eastbound approach vehicle queuing storage is limited (approximately 100 feet). Infrequently, when this storage is filled, queues are expected to extend into the parking lot, which may infrequently and for very brief periods of time, block parking maneuvers to and from the southernmost parking stalls along the east face of the proposed building. With a future traffic signal, the site eastbound queues are expected to be reduced significantly, however, they may continue to infrequently and for very brief periods of time, extend beyond the limited storage during the p.m. peak hour. A new access driveway in alignment with the Target service road is proposed to be constructed during the project. The existing driveway on Lexington Avenue that serves Phase I and Phase II is a temporary access point that is scheduled to close. The proposed new access driveway at the southern end of the site is approved as the sole permanent access off of Lexington Avenue. The proposed new access/intersection would include a traffic signal. The proposed traffic signal is included in the Ramsey County Lexington Avenue reconstruction project that is anticipated to start in 2022. The Applicant has also worked with Ramsey County to determine the alignment of the right-turn lane from Lexington Avenue into this site, and have reached an agreement about this alignment.