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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – October 9, 2024 2 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 Subject Property is currently owned by Standout Properties, LLC and the building was most recently occupied by the Northern Lights Bingo Hall and Bright Side Café. The Applicant’s previous proposal was to renovate the existing building and resurface the parking lot. The Applicant proposed a phased development with the event center established in Phase I and restaurant and adult day care uses to be established in Phase II and Phase III, respectively. With the previous proposal, the Applicant sought review and approval for Phases I and II. Consultant Planner Hofer stated 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. The Applicant has provided a description in the submitted narrative: We are requesting a flexibility to allow painting of the west exterior walls in lieu of the brick shown in the original submittal to the Planning Commission and City Council. The west side of the building, which is the back, is not visible from the public streets to the south and east or from the public parking lot. It is heavily screened by dense vegetation along the west property line. The paint colors would match the previously approved brick colors and be applied in the same locations as the original brick colors. Consultant Planner Hofer reviewed the history of the subject property, the Plan Evaluation and provided the Findings of Fact for review: 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.