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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION –September 8, 2021 12 <br />Senior Planner Jagoe reviewed the surrounding area, the Plan Evaluation and provided the <br />Findings of Fact for review: <br />1. The Applicant submitted an application for a Planned Unit Development Amendment. <br />2. The Subject Property is located within the B-2 General Business District and is guided as <br />CMU, Community Mixed Use on the Land Use Plan. <br />3. The Subject Property is approximately 1.2 acres and is owned by the Applicant as part of <br />the 2 Pine Tree North plat. <br />4. The Applicant is proposing an amendment to the approved PUD and CUP to allow a <br />multitenant freestanding sign located on the subject property. <br />5. The Applicant and New Perspective Senior Living have an approved PUD and shared <br />parking agreement. <br />6. The PUD Development Agreement for New Perspective Senior Living provides for <br />shared access and specified utilization of the subject property. <br />7. The application is not anticipated to create a negative impact on the immediate area or the <br />community as a whole. <br />8. The proposed plan does not conflict with the general purpose and intent of the Zoning <br />Code or the Comprehensive Development Plan for the City. <br />Senior Planner Jagoe stated staff recommends approval of Planning Case 21- 020 for a Planned <br />Unit Development Amendment at 2 Pine Tree Drive and Outlot A, based on the findings of fact <br />and the submitted plans, as amended by the conditions in the September 8, 2021, Report to the <br />Planning Commission: <br />1. All conditions of the original Condition Use Permit and Planned Unit Development shall <br />remain in full force and effect. <br />2. A separate sign permit shall be required and multi-tenant signage must meet all <br />requirements of City Code Chapter 12. <br />3. Prior to issuance of a sign permit, the Applicant shall provide City Staff with a written <br />statement from New Perspective Senior Living of their intent to forego a single-tenant <br />monument sign and agreeing to the placement and utilization of the on-premise <br />multitenant sign under the PUD. <br />4. All signage shall meet the requirements of Sign District 4. <br />5. The Applicant, the owner of Outlot A, shall be permitted one freestanding sign on the <br />subject property. <br />Senior Planner Jagoe reviewed the options available to the Planning Commission on this <br />matter: <br />1. Recommend Approval with Conditions <br />2. Recommend Approval as Submitted <br />3. Recommend Denial <br />4. Table <br />Acting Chair Wicklund opened the floor to Commissioner comments. <br />Commissioner Weber questioned if the existing sign would now be brighter.Draftave a <br />Perspective SenioPerspective Sen <br />ubject property. ject property. <br />a negative impact on the immative impact on the <br />with the general purpose and intent oneral purpose and intent o <br />opment Plan for the City.an for the City. <br />ecommends approval ofs approval of Planning Case Planning Case <br />t 2 Pine Tree Drive and Outlot A, baseDrive and Outlot A, <br />mended by the conditions in the Septemy the conditions in the Septe <br />of the original Condition Use Permit aof the original Condition Use Permit <br />ull force and effect. ll force and effect. <br />rate sign permit shall be required aate sign permit shall be required <br />ements of City Code Chapter ments of City Code Chapter 12. <br />issuance of a sign permit, the Aissuance of a sign permit, <br />rom New Perspective Senrom New Perspective S <br />gn and agreeing togn and agreeing t <br />under the PUD.under the PUD <br />et the reqet the req <br />nerner