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Page 1 of 16 <br /> <br />PC AGENDA ITEM – 3B <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br /> <br />DATE: January 3, 2024 <br />TO: Planning Commission Chair and Commissioners <br /> <br />FROM: Elena Fransen, Senior Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #23-024 – Public Hearing Required <br /> Applicant: Mister Car Wash <br /> Property Location: 3751 Lexington Avenue N. <br /> Request: Master Planned Unit Development, Final Planned Unit Development, <br />Conditional Use Permit and Site Plan Review <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Mister Car Wash (“The Applicant”) is requesting a Master Planned Unit Development, Final <br />Planned Unit Development, Conditional Use Permit, and Site Plan Review for a proposed project <br />on 3751 Lexington Avenue N. (“Subject Property”). The proposal includes the demolition of the <br />existing vacant restaurant building to allow for the site to be redeveloped with a one-story car <br />wash tunnel building, approximately 5,400 square foot conveyor-type, stand-alone exterior <br />drive-through car wash. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />1. Overview of Request <br /> <br />The Applicant has submitted a land use application for Master Planned Unit Development, Final <br />Planned Unit Development, Conditional Use Permit, and Site Plan Review, proposing to <br />redevelop a 1.26-acre site located at 3751 Lexington Avenue N. The Subject Property is <br />currently owned by CS&M Arden Hills LLC and the building was previously occupied by <br />Arby’s restaurant which closed in early 2023. The Applicant is proposing to demolish the <br />existing building and redevelop the site. The Applicant is proposing a one-story car wash tunnel <br />building of approximately 5,400 square feet as well as 17 parking stalls with vacuums for self- <br />serve use. The car wash proposal also includes two detached accessory structures for an <br />attendant shelter and canopy as part of the drive-through design. <br /> <br />The Applicant presented a concept plan at the City Council Work session on November 27, <br />2023. Councilmembers provided feedback on the building appearance and materials, parking, <br />landscaping, lighting, fencing and other items. <br /> <br />This commercial corridor includes Red Fox and Grey Fox roads and is bounded by Lexington <br />Avenue, Highway 51, Interstate 694, and the Canadian Pacific railway. This area is used by a