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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for May 5, 2021 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2021\21-011 - Chick-Fil-A CUP. Master Plan PUD, Final PUD\PC Packets Page 10 of 12 4. Where the plan is not in conformance with the City Code, flexibility has been requested by the applicant and/or conditions have been placed on an approval that would mitigate the nonconformity. 5. Flexibility through the PUD process has been requested in the following areas: lot size, minimum landscape coverage, building height and parking requirements. 6. The proposed development plan meets or exceeds the minimum requirements of the City Code in the following areas: accessory structure setbacks, drive-through facility setbacks, drive-through facility landscaping setbacks, and number of parking spaces. 7. Fast food restaurants with drive-through facilities area allowed as a conditional use in the B-3 District. 8. All new developments or redevelopments in the B-3 district require a planned unit development. 9. The adjacent properties to the south and west are zoned B-3 and are guided for Commercial use in the Arden Hills 2040 Comprehensive Plan. 10. The application is not anticipated to create a negative impact on the immediate area or the community as a whole. Options and Motion Language Staff has provided the following options and motion language for this case. The Planning Commission should consider providing additional findings of fact as part of the motion to support their recommendation for approval or denial. 1. Recommend Approval with Conditions: Motion to recommend approval of Planning Case 21- 011 for a Master Plan Planned Unit Development, a Final Planned Unit Development, and a Conditional Use Permit at 3855 Lexington Avenue, based on the findings of fact and submitted plans, subject to the following conditions: 1. The project shall be completed in accordance with the plans submitted as amended by the conditions of approval. Any significant changes to the plans, as determined by the City Planner, shall require review and approval by the Planning Commission and City Council. 2. The Conditional Use Permit and Planned Unit Development approvals shall expire one year from the date of City Council approval unless a building permit has been requested or a time extension has been granted by the City Council. 3. Prior to the issuance of building permits, the Applicant shall enter into a Planned Unit Development Agreement. 4. All areas of the site, where practical, shall be sodded or seeded and maintained. The property owner shall mow and maintain all site boulevards to the curb line of the public streets. 5. All light poles, including base, shall be a maximum of 25 feet in height and shall be shoebox style, downward directed, with high-pressure sodium lamps or LED and flush lenses. Other than wash or architectural lighting, attached security lighting shall be shoebox style, downward directed with flush lenses. If complaints are received the lighting adjacent to residential uses shall utilize house shields as directed by the City. In addition, any lighting under canopies (building entries) shall be recessed and use a flush lens.