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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - FEBRUARY 26,2001 6 . Mr. Lynch advised that the Planning Commission recommended approval of Planning Case #01- 01, site plan review for Corporate Express, 1233 W. County Road E, for additional dock doors, a dock addition and a revised parking plan, with the seven conditions. Councilmember Aplikowski asked why more handicapped parking was necessary when this was not a retail facility. Mr. Lynch replied it was a public facility and the Code required that accommodation. Steve Unruh, applicant, stated they had worked very closely with the City Planner and explained they were merging two companies and would like to stay in Arden Hills. He indicated they had already leased a facility in New Brighton because they realized parking was going to be an issue. In order to properly process their orders out of this facility, the dock doors and new receiving areas needed to be added. Councilmember Larson asked about the existing compactor and inquired if there would be two compactors on the site. Mr. Unruh replied there would be two compactors on the site. Councilmember Larson inquired about the re-striping of the parking lot. He asked if the areas that indicated there were islands were new. Mr. Unruh replied that those areas were not islands. They were painted areas, and they were new. . Councilmember Grant asked if there was going to be screening of the compactor. Mr. Unruh replied they were going to try and rotate the compactor and have it loaded from the front. There would be no tree in front of the compactor as indicated. Councilmember Grant stated he wanted a screen requirement on the front of the compactor added to the Resolution. MOTION: Councilmember Aplikowski moved and Councilmember Grant seconded a motion to approve Planning Case #01-01, Site Plan Review for Corporate Express, 1233 West County Road E, for additional dock doors, a dock addition and a revised parking plan, subject to the following conditions: . 1. The dock addition must be no closer than 18 feet from the rear property line; 2. All parking stalls and drive aisles must be set back 5 feet from the property line; therefore, the six parking stalls and drive aisle proposed at the rear of the building must be eliminated, the area reconfigured to meet the Ordinance and the parking stalls relocated on site; 3. No additional landscape area may be taken for parking space reconfiguration; 4. The applicant must accommodate two additional handicap parking stalls on site (total of four as per the Building Code); 5. A more permanent letter of agreement for proof of parking be provided for City files; 6. All fencing must be located within the property lines, constructed of chain- link to a height acceptable to the applicant and agreed to by staff; electric and barb wire fencing was not permitted;