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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – MARCH 15, 2021 4 Mr. Vavrina explained further how snowplowing would be handled to bring snow to the stormwater management area north of the building. They will work with Rice Creek Water District on water quality, but they are reducing the amount of impervious that is there. Councilmember Holmes wondered if the Quality Inn parking lot was part of the issue with the setbacks. Mr. Vavrina responded yes, the hotel parking lot setback is at 5’6” so even in today’s conditions they don’t meet the setbacks. Councilmember Holmes asked if they could flip the plans so the driveway was on the east side. Councilmember Scott said the traffic can only go counter clockwise through the drive-thru in order to have the drivers on the correct side of the vehicle. Councilmember Holden suggested they move the monument sign closer to Lexington Avenue for better visibility. She said she was opposed to have signage on the west side of the building because of the hotel and the small amount of traffic coming from that direction. Councilmember Holden asked how many customers could be inside the building. Mr. Lurk said there are 92 interior seats and 24 patio seats. A typical number is staff is 10-15 during the largest shift. Councilmember Holden asked how they would control the sound from the drive-thru speakers. Mr. Lurk said there would be landscaping between the order points and the property lines, and would clarify sound control at the next meeting. Mr. Lurk noted their typical hours of operation are 6:30 am to 10 pm. Councilmember McClung said he is concerned with the proposed order board facing the hotel. He wondered if they could shift the building to the east five feet to allow for a larger space between the order boards and the hotel. Mr. Lurk mentioned that the real estate broker has been in discussions with the Quality Inn for shared parking and said they will contact the hotel owner to address his other concerns. Mayor Grant asked if all the glass on the building would be transparent. Mr. Lurk replied that the majority of the glass is transparent with the exception of the small windows near the back of the building where the kitchen will be located, they will be glazed glass. Councilmember Holmes asked for clarification of the proposed canopy. Mr. Lurk explained that during peak hours associates will be in the drive-thru lanes taking orders face to face under the canopy, giving the kitchen longer to prepare the food. During non-peak hours the customer would order from the order boards.