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Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br /> <br />Suggested Findings of Fact: <br /> <br />The Planning Commission reviewed this application at their June 9, 2021 meeting and have offered <br />the following findings of fact for your consideration: <br /> <br />1. The property located at 1150 Country Road E is zoned B-2 – General Business District and <br />is located within the Master Plan PUD for Arden Plaza. <br />2. The property located at 1150 Country Road E is guided as Community Mixed Use in the <br />Arden Hills 2040 Comprehensive Plan Land Use Chapter. <br />3. The applicant has requested a Master PUD to construct a single-story 5,600 square foot <br />financial service office on the existing vacant lot. <br />4. The B-2 District permits financial institutions & services as well as offices. <br />5. The PUD substantially conforms with the requirements of the City Code. <br />6. Where the plan is not in conformance with the City Code, flexibility has been requested by <br />the applicant and/or conditions have been placed on an approval that would mitigate the <br />nonconformity. <br />7. Flexibility through the PUD process has been requested in the following areas: parking <br />requirements, front setback line, building elevations, and planting islands. <br />8. The proposed development plan meets or exceeds the minimum requirements of the City <br />Code in the following areas: district provisions, minimum caliper inches, drainage, <br />lighting, screening, trash pickup, pedestrian and bicycle circulation, and signage. <br />9. All new developments or redevelopments in the B-2 district require a planned unit <br />development. <br />10. The adjacent properties on all sides are zoned B-2 and are guided as Community Mixed <br />Use in the Arden Hills 2040 Comprehensive Plan. <br />11. The application is not anticipated to create a negative impact on the immediate area or the <br />community as a whole. <br /> <br />Options and Motion Language <br /> <br />The Planning Commission reviewed this application at their June 9, 2021 meeting. At that time, <br />they recommended approval of the Lifelong Wealth Advisors application for a Master Planned <br />Unit Development and Final Planned Unit Development by a 5-0 vote. The following are motion <br />language options for the City Council to consider. <br /> <br />1. Approve with Conditions: Motion to approve of Planning Case 21-014 for a Master Planned <br />Unit Development at 1150 County Road E, based on the findings of fact based on the findings <br />of fact and submitted plans, subject to the following conditions:: <br /> <br />1. All conditions of the original Planned Unit Development shall remain in full force <br />and effect. <br />2. The project shall be completed in accordance with the plans submitted as amended by <br />the conditions of approval. Any significant changes to the plans, as determined by the <br />City Planner, shall require review and approval by the Planning Commission and City <br />Council.