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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — JANUARY 8, 2024 6 site located at 3737 Lexington Avenue N and 1133 Grey Fox Road. The Subject Property is currently owned by STORE Master Funding III, LLC. The site is currently developed with a vacant industrial building and associated parking lot. The Applicant is proposing to demolish the existing building and redevelop the site. The Subject Property would be combined and function as a single entity with shared site operations as part of the Planned Unit Development (PUD) with the phased development of the buildings. The Applicant is proposing two separate one-story carwash tunnel buildings. The first building would be an approximate 5,800 square foot exterior drive -through carwash to be constructed upon approval. The second building is an approximate 5,300 square foot interior drive -through carwash that the Applicant plans to construct three (3) to five (5) years after their customer base is established. This area includes Red Fox and Grey Fox roads and is bounded by Lexington Avenue, Highway 51, Interstate 694, and the Canadian Pacific railway. Community Development Director Jagoe reported this area is used by a number of small and large businesses for a variety of retail, manufacturing, distribution, warehousing, and office uses. This area was largely developed between the 1950s and 1970s, though the retail area along Lexington Avenue has had some new development and redevelopment in the last 15 years. This area is marked as an area of possible redevelopment in 2040. Staff reviewed the Plan Evaluation in further detail and recommended the Council hold a public hearing. Councilmember Holden asked that staff provide further information regarding the flexibility that has been requested. Community Development Director Jagoe explained the applicant was requesting setback, external material, transparency, lighting, landscaping with trees, monument signs, the number of signs, illumination of signs and wall sign flexibility. Councilmember Monson questioned if the applicant was available for questions. She asked what the hours of the business would be and inquired if all four lanes within the car wash would always be open. Community Development Director Jagoe deferred this question to the applicant, noting these questions could be addressed under Item I IB. Mayor Grant indicated this was a PUD, but noted it was his understanding not all of the buildings would be constructed at the same time. Community Development Director Jagoe stated this was correct. She explained the applicant was seeking a phased development. She reported the m=Master PUD would show the Council the full development plan, but the applicant was only seeking Final PUD approval on Stage 1 (exterior wash building). She indicated the applicant would have to come back for Final PUD approval on Stage 2 (interior wash building). Councilmember Holden asked what the tower adds to the project. Community Development Director Jagoe stated the Planning Commission had comments regarding how this project looked from Lexington Avenue. She commented further on how the applicant modified the building design in order to add a tower design to the interior wash building for consistency purposes.