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www.srfconsulting.com 3701 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 100 | Minneapolis, MN 55416-3791 | 763.475.0010 Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer SRF No. 14411.00 December 23, 2022 Jessica Jagoe – Community Development Director City of Arden Hills 1245 West Highway 96 Arden Hills, MN 55112 Subject: Project Narrative – Lindey’s Prime Steakhouse, Arden Hills, MN Dear Jessica Jagoe: Overview On behalf of both Ramsey County and Lindey’s, Inc. (Lindey’s Prime Steakhouse), SRF is assisting in the site development drawings and application involving the site parking modification of this restaurant parcel to the City of Arden Hills. The private property improvements are required due to operational changes as impacted by the County Road E / Old Snelling Avenue Roundabout project, led by Ramsey County. The roadway project has removed one of the prime driveways along Old Snelling Road, which has caused restaurant semi-truck deliveries to be impacted. The existing driveway along County Road E is inadequate and will need to be enlarged and relocated further east to assist with the roadway geometry and on-site semi-truck circulation. Ramsey County has indicated that they will compensate the property owner for all qualifying easements and improvements, due to the impacts from the roadway. In addition to the required improvements from the roadway improvements, the parcel owner desires to provide a few Owner preferred improvements, as well. Preliminary meetings with the City of Arden Hills have indicated that parking lot changes will need to adhere to the city code, thus a full Site Plan Review application will be required. Since the parcel is zoned NB – Neighborhood Business, modification flexibility to code requirements can be handled through Site Plan Review and does not require a Variance or Conditional Use Permit (CUP). There are a few code modification flexibility requests for approval, along with the full development improvements, as described at the end of this letter. It is anticipated that the roadway project will occur primarily through 2023 and the site improvements would be toward the end of this period, anticipating fall 2023. Existing Conditions The site is zoned NB – Neighborhood Business, is around 1.5 acres which includes both a restaurant (Lindey’s Prime Steakhouse), a residential home (with garage), and a detached cottage. The old restaurant was constructed before many of the development codes were in place at the City, thus the existing parking and site has been a non-conforming, but allowed operation and use, generally termed as “grandfathered in”. The restaurant owner’s family used to reside in the house and cottage, but over the years, this has transitioned to a rental. The property is generally surrounded by single family residents and Lindey’s Park, and at the intersection of two busy roads of County Road E and Old Snelling Avenue. The parcel has two