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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - .Tune 26, 2000 3 . Mayor Probst asked whether a definite number of additional dock doors was specified in the request. Ms, Chaput stated the additional doors would be reviewed as requested, Councilmember Aplikowski expressed her surprise that the Planning Commission was willing to approve the three items in question since they have been particular in the past with regard to tying up loose ends, Councilmember Larson stated the issue has been discussed at length at recent Planning Commission meetings he has attended, He noted the Council has expressed its concern that the development does not resemble what was originally intended, He added he is troubled by items being added to the parking lots at the site which were never intended there, Councilmember Larson stated he recognizes the necd to attract and accommodate tenants, He noted that if such items are added, additional screening should be required or wingwalls should be extended, Councilmember Larson stated the Planning Commission had received little guidance from the building owners with regard to these possibilities, Ms, Domla Becker, a representative of Welsh Companies, stated that her company reviews each request individually in light of the original planning process, and they feel they are in compliance with what was intended, She added that if exterior storage is requested, Planning Commission approval would be required, and potential tenants are advised of this possibility, . Ms, Becker stated she does not see the building as negative in appearance, She added that the exterior doors are for emergency purposes, and enlarged doors and ramps are a necessity for the use of the facilities, Couneilmember Larson stated that the addition of ramps at the rear of the building is more troubling to him, Ms, Becker stated that only one tenant has a drive-in ramp, She added that her company wishes to work with City staff to meet their tenant's needs, Couneilmember Larson stated he is comfortable with items I and 3, but not item 2, unless City staff has an understanding that some Councilmembers are concerned about permanent ramps at the rear of the development. Ms, Chaput stated that if the Council is not comfortable with that item, she would recommend removing it from the PUD Amendment and returning it to the Planning Commission for further review, Mayor Probst stated that there had been extensive initial discussion with regard to the design of the development and the importance of screening public streets from the loading dock areas, He added that a change in the original plans makes some of the docks a lot more visible than what was originally intended, He noted that if the Council had been aware that additional items would be required on the property, additional screening would have been required, Mayor Probst stated that the Council would wish the building's owner to be successful in the community, but added he would wish some empathy in terms of the changes occurring on the pro perty , .