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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – January 8, 2025 3 7. Resolution 2020-045 approved a Planned Unit Development for the Subject Property with flexibility for the following areas: district provisions, lot area, lot dimensions, parking setbacks, building height, minimum caliper inches, aesthetics, perennials and shrubberies. 8. A Planned Unit Development Agreement was approved by the City Council on February 8, 2021. 9. A Planned Unit Development Amendment related to signage was approved by the Planning Commission on August 3, 2022. 10. Where the plan is not in conformance with the City Code, the Applicant has requested flexibility. 11. Flexibility through the PUD process has been requested in the following areas: auxiliary signage. 12. The proposed signage plan will not result in a sign that is inconsistent with the purpose of the zoning district in which the property is located or the current land use. 13. A public hearing for a Planned Unit Development Amendment is required before the request can be brought before the City Council. Consultant Planner Hofer stated staff recommends approval of Planning Case 24-020 for a Planned Unit Development Amendment and Site Plan Review for auxiliary signage at 4200 Round Lake Road, based on the findings of fact and the submitted plans, as amended by the conditions in the January 8, 2025, Report to the Planning Commission: 1. All conditions of the original Preliminary/Final Plat, Planned Unit Development, Conditional Use Permit, and Site Plan Review and their corresponding resolutions shall remain in full force and effect. 2. The project shall be completed in accordance with the submitted plans as amended by the conditions of approval. Any significant changes to these plans, as determined by the Community Development Director, shall require review and approval by the Planning Commission and City Council. 3. A violation of any condition set forth in the permit shall be a violation of this Code and shall be cause for revocation of the permit. 4. A separate sign permit shall be required for all proposed signs. 5. The final location of auxiliary signs shall be subject to the approval of the PW Director/City Engineer and shall comply with comments as provided within the application review. 6. The proposed signs shall conform to all other regulations in the City Code. Consultant Planner Hofer reviewed the options available to the Planning Commission on this matter: 1. Recommend Approval with Conditions 2. Recommend Approval as Submitted 3. Recommend Denial 4. Table Vice Chair Collins opened the floor to Commissioner comments. Vice Chair Collins stated Appendix A allows for two signs per side. He asked if the appendix considered sign square footage.