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<br /> <br /> <br />Page 9 of 13 <br />caliper inches or 624 <br />trees <br />Parking Islands 10% of parking area <br />– <br />i.e. 17,940 square <br />feet <br />Flexibility Previously <br />Granted <br />18,444 square feet <br />Parking Island Trees 1 per parking island <br />– i.e. 44 <br /> Flexibility Shown - 41 trees <br />Tree Selection Minimum size at <br />planting – <br />Deciduous: 2.5 <br />caliper inches <br />Coniferous: 6 ft <br />height <br /> Meets Requirements <br />Landscape Area 35% of site – i.e. <br />399,755 square feet <br /> 573,685 square feet <br />Perennials and Shrubs 10% of landscape <br />area – i.e. 65,266 <br />square feet <br />Flexibility Previously <br />Granted <br />9,234 square feet <br />Drainage/Stormwater Mgmt Conversion to Underground <br />Retention System <br />Subject to several <br />Recommended Conditions <br /> <br />In recap, the City Council for the Site Plan Review should decide if the flexibility granted under <br />the approved PUD also applies to the Site Plan Review for the new parking and if the minimum <br />code requirements would not apply, or does the proposed parking addition need to meet the <br />minimum code requirements. For example, the additional parking does not have trees planted in <br />the parking islands in satisfaction of the minimum standards as proposed, but would be required <br />under code requirements. The minimum requirements that require Council direction are as <br />follows: <br />• Parking Setbacks <br />• Minimum Caliper Inches <br />• Parking Island Trees <br />• Perennials and Shrubs <br /> <br />1355.04 Procedural Requirements for Specific Applications <br />Section 1355.04, Subd. 5 of the Arden Hills Zoning Code states that a public hearing is not required <br />for Site Plan Review, but neighboring property owners shall be notified. Notification was prepared <br />in accordance with City policy. <br /> <br />Additional Review <br /> <br />Building Inspector <br />The Building Inspector has reviewed the plans and has no additional comments at this time. City <br />code states that a building permit shall be required in such case where a commercial, industrial, <br />public or semi-public land use is intending to construct on-site parking containing a site aggregate <br />of more than four (4) spaces or a loading facility that is not a part of, or has prior approval as part <br />of a site plan for which a building permit has been issued. Construction is underway for the <br />office/warehouse building. Therefore, a building permit will be required prior to any construction <br />taking place of the expanded parking lot area.