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City of Arden Hills City Council Work Session for May 17, 2021 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2021\21-009 Lifelong Wealth Advisors Page 4 of 6 located in Sign District 4. Section 1240.02 of the City Codes states that the total sign copy area shall be a maximum of 50 square feet and allows wall signs to be externally lit, internally lit, or backlit. The Applicant is not requesting flexibility on signage. Building Elevations – Flexibility Requested The Applicant is requesting flexibility on Commercial Façade Transparency. Section 1325.05 Subd. 8, F of the City Code states fifty percent (50%) of all first level building facades that front a public street shall be comprised of transparent windows or doors in order to allow views of interior uses and activities. The proposed north elevation, facing County Road E, has 37% windows. As these spaces are offices and a conference room that require some level of privacy, the Applicant is requesting flexibility to allow 37% transparency. Section 1325.05 Subd. 8, D of the City Code requires at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the exterior building materials be of brick masonry, tile masonry, natural stone, decorative concrete plank, transparent glass or any combination thereof. The majority of the proposed elevations will be constructed out of patterned cement rainscreen, anchored stone masonry veneer, and transparent glass. Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation – Flexibility Requested The Applicant is requested flexibility to maintain the existing five (5) foot bituminous pavement trail on the south side of the Subject Property. Section 1325.05 Subd. 8, P states new building construction shall include construction of a minimum of six (6) foot concrete sidewalk adjacent to or in all right-of-way. The Applicant is proposing maintain the existing trials on the Subject Property. The sidewalks on the North and West sides of the property are eight (8) foot concrete paths that conform to zoning requirements. The trial on the South side of the property is a five (5) foot bituminous pavement trail and does not conform to zoning requirements. The Applicant is proposing a bicycle rack northwest of the proposed parking lot. The proposed bike rack conforms to zoning requirements in Section 1325.05 Subd, 8, Q. Comprehensive Plan The Subject Property is guided as Community Mixed Use (CMU) in the Arden Hills 2040 Comprehensive Plan Land Use Chapter. The area is designated for a broad range of retail, shopping, services, and office space to meet the needs of the community and surrounding areas.