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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – May 5, 2021 5 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. Planning Consultant Kansier recommended 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 bu ilding 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. 6. The Applicant shall be financially responsible for all applicable water and sanitary charges. Rates applied shall be those in effect at the time of Final Plat approval and shall be memorialized in the Development Agreement. 7. A right-of-way permit shall be required for work performed within the City right-of- way. 8. No exterior storage shall be permitted. 9. Prior to the issuance of a land disturbance permit, the Applicant shall submit an operation and maintenance plan for the long-term care of all on-site and off-site stormwater, sanitary sewer, and water main to the City for review and approval. The Applicant will be responsible to carry out these operation and maintenance activities and to submit the appropriate documentation to the City as specified. 10. Any future trash enclosures shall utilize wooden gates and be constructed on three sides using the same materials and patterns used on the building. Locations shall be approved by the Planning Department. 11. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, a landscape financial security in the amount of 125% of the estimated cost of the landscaping shall be submitted. Landscape financial security is held for two full growing seasons. 12. Before construction, grading, or land clearing begins, trees or tree areas that are to be preserved shall be visibly marked and city-approved tree protection fencing or other method shall be installed and maintained at the critical root zones of the trees to be protected. The