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City of Arden Hills City Council Work Session for March 15, 2021 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2021\21-007 Aldi and Launch Properties Page 3 of 7 Setbacks – Flexibility Requested Section 1320.06 – District Requirements Chart of the City Code requires the following setbacks. The Applicant is requesting flexibility on the interior side setback from the west property line. Required Setbacks Proposed Setbacks Front Setback 50’ Greater than 50’ Side Setback (Corner Lot) 50’ Greater than 50’ Interior Side Setback 20/40’ 10’ Rear Setback 20’ Greater than 20’ Parking – Flexibility Requested The applicant is requesting flexibility of parking requirements. Section 1325.06 Subd. 1 – Off- Public Street Parking of the City Code requires 1 parking space for each 150 square feet of gross retail sales floor space for retail uses. The City Code requires a total of 196 parking spaces for the proposed development, 135 spaces for Aldi, 49 spaces for the quick-serve restaurant, and 12 spaces for the proposed bank. The Applicant is proposing 138 parking stalls within the site. Access to the parking lot will be provided via a two-way entrance off Grey Fox Road. Trash Pick Up A dual bin trash enclosure has been situated at the north side of the parking lot, opposite from the entrance of Grey Fox Road. Drive-Thru Facilities – Flexibility Requested Section 1325.04 of the Zoning Code lists special requirements for drive-up facilities. One of these requirements states no drive up facility shall be located within 1,320’ of another facility. The nearest drive-up facility is the Arby’s, located directly north of the Subject Property. Section 1320.09 allows this requirement to be waived if the following conditions are met: A. The operation consists of one or more drive-up windows and is an integral part of a building containing one or more other allowed uses, or the operation is part of an architecturally unified complex containing two or more businesses using drive-up windows. B. Shared access drives and shared parking are utilized by all such businesses using drive-up windows in said building or complex. C. Only one building or architecturally unified complex containing two or more businesses using drive-up windows will be allowed in addition to one freestanding business using a drive-up window. D. The architecture and the site, grading, circulation, landscaping, screening and signage plans shall unify the appearance and function of the complex or building. E. An architecturally unified complex may consist of one or more buildings on one or more parcels if the intent of providing a unified appearance and function is not compromised. F. The applicant shall submit a circulation plan that demonstrates that the use will not interfere or reduce the safety of non-motorized movements, specifically pedestrian and bicyclists.