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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – November 3, 2021 2 <br /> <br />Gateway Boulevard and north of Interstate 694 and east of 35W. The Subject Property had been <br />vacant since 2006 with wetlands located adjacent to Interstates (“35W and 694”). The site is <br />highly visible from 694 and 35W. Separate access points to the site are provided via Gateway <br />Boulevard for employee parking and deliveries. The site development will include office space, <br />warehousing, ground level unloading access with 38 dock doors located on the north side of the <br />building, and at-grade office parking lots located on the south side of the building. One of the <br />conditions from Resolution 2020-045 stated “Site Plan approval shall be required for the <br />construction of the proof of parking area”. The Applicant has a prospective tenant that will <br />occupy two-thirds of the building which also necessitates the need for construction of this future <br />parking area. Therefore, the Applicant is pursuing the Site Plan Review for expansion of the <br />parking area. <br /> <br />City Planner Jagoe reviewed the surrounding area, the Plan Evaluation and provided the <br />Findings of Fact for review: <br /> <br />1. The Applicant has submitted an application for Site Plan Review to construct additional <br />parking previously identified as “proof of parking” at the subject property 4200 Round <br />Lake Road. <br />2. The Subject Property is located with the Gateway Business (“GB”) District and is guided <br />as Light Industrial & Office on the 2040 Land Use Plan. <br />3. The Applicant operates under a Master Planned Unit Development and has been <br />approved for construction of a 250,000 square foot office and warehouse facility on the <br />Subject Property. <br />4. Flexibility through the PUD process was granted in the following areas: parking setbacks, <br />minimum caliper inches, and perennials and shrubberies. <br />5. 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 />6. The application is not anticipated to create a negative impact on the immediate area or the <br />community as a whole. <br />7. The proposed plan will not produce any permanent noise, odors, vibration, smoke, dust, <br />air pollution, heat, liquid, or solid waste, and other nuisance characteristics. <br />8. The proposed plan is not anticipated to have any impact on traffic or parking conditions. <br />9. The accessory off-street parking would be in compliance with all provisions of the <br />Zoning Code. <br />10. A public hearing is not required for Site Plan Review. <br /> <br />City Planner Jagoe stated staff recommends approval of f Planning Case 21- 025 for Site Plan <br />Review at 4200 Round Lake Road, based on the findings of fact and the submitted plans, as <br />amended by the conditions in the November 3, 2021, Report to the Planning Commission: <br /> <br />1) All conditions of the original Conditional Use Permit and Planned Unit Development <br />shall remain in full force and effect. <br />2) That the project shall be completed in accordance with the plans submitted as amended <br />by the conditions of approval. Any significant changes to these plans, as determined by <br />the City Planner, shall require review and approval by the Planning Commission and City <br />Council. <br />3) The proposed parking area shall conform to all other regulations in the City Code. <br />4) A building permit shall be obtained for the proposed parking lot expansion.