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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — OCTOBER 28, 2024 11 B. Resolution 2024-050 Approving a Planned Unit Development Amendment and Site Plan Review — Elegant Event Center — 3776 Connelly Avenue Consultant Planner Hofer stated the Applicant previously submitted a land use application for a Zoning Code Amendment, Master Planned Unit Development, Final Planned Unit Development, Conditional Use Permit, and Site Plan Review to redevelop the existing approximately 11,000 square foot commercial building on the property at 3776 Connelly Avenue. This application was approved, with conditions, with Resolution 2024-038 on July 22, 2024. The PUD Development Agreement was approved on September 23, 2024. The Applicant is now asking to amend the Planned Unit Development (PUD) Agreement to allow for the west elevation and part of the north elevation of the building to have an exterior material that is not defined as a desirable material. The Applicant is proposing to not replace the exterior materials on the specified elevations and to instead paint the existing concrete block exterior material to match the approved exterior materials of the other elevations. Consultant Planner Hofer explained a Site Plan Review is required by the City Code for any Planned Unit Development Amendment. Since the Planning Commission review, the Applicant has submitted updated site and landscaping plans approved as part of Planning Case 24-014 that will be considered as part of future permit reviews. Changes to the proposed plan are minor and the landscaping plan has not changed substantially from what was approved with Planning Case 24-014. Resolution 2024-038 requires that any significant changes be approved by the Planning Commission and City Council, and the changes to the site submitted on October 16, 2024, were deemed to be minor. No additional changes to the layout of the site are proposed with this application. Consultant Planner Hofer commented further on the request and offered the following Findings of Fact: 1. The property located at 3776 Connelly Avenue is designated for Community Mixed uses on the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. 2. New building construction or site modification identified requires the submittal of a Site Plan Review application prior to construction. 3. For proposals for new construction, redevelopment of a site, and significant modifications to existing sites in the B-3 Zoning District, a Planned Unit Development is required. 4. The Master and Final Planned Unit Development generally conforms to the requirements of the City Zoning Code and design standards. 5. Resolution 2024-038 approved a Planned Unit Development for the Subject Property with flexibility for the following areas: parking requirements, landscaping, building materials, transparency, signage, lighting, and site furnishings. 6. A Master and Final PUD Development Agreement was approved by the City Council on September 23, 2024. 7. Where the plan is not in conformance with the City Code, the Applicant has requested flexibility. 8. Flexibility through the PUD process has been requested in the following areas: exterior materials. 9. A public hearing for a Planned Unit Development Amendment request is required before the request can be brought before the City Council. 10. The Planning Commission held a public hearing for this land use application on October 9, 2024.