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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - APRIL 26,1999 10 There have been several cases approved similar in nature to this proposal. The subdivision ofthe CSM/DynaMark property at 4255 and 4265 Lexington Avenue was split in a similar fashion with a zero lot line parking lot including access easements, The Control Data buildings at 4201 and 4233 Lexington Avenue was split by a zero lot line such that the parking, utilities, and building were all divided into three lots. Therefore, the staff would find that this request is acceptable as long as their new property line remains invisible, as was the case in the previous two examples. Ms, Randall advised that the Planning Commission recommended approval of Planning Case #99-06, preliminary plat, including variances for a zero building setback where 20 feet is required, zero parking setback where five feet is required, and to allow the use of a private drive rather than a public street, subject to the following conditions: I. Provision of the required easements for access, parking, sewer, water, and utilities between the four parcels, 2. Rice Creek Watershed District approval. 3, Conformance with the conditions of Planning Case 98-24. Mayor Probst requested confirmation that the basis for the request was for financing reasons, Ms, Randall stated that this was correct. Mayor Probst asked if staff would have any issues if, in the future, DynaMark were no longer the tenant of the property. Ms, Rmldall stated that the easements would allow the property to function as one, even though the property line would be in place. Councilmember Malone expressed his unease of the request. He indicated that the proposed plat might limit the marketability of the property. Councilmember Aplikowski stated that she was glad to hear that the Planning Commission had reservations in approving this request. Although other requests of this nature have been approved, it is unknown how this will affect the property years from now, Mr. Ringwald stated that this sort of platting is common in shopping centers. In a similar case at Control Data, originally there was only one tenant (Control Data), even though there were three properties. However, as Control Data as a company has contracted, other businesses have leased the remaining portions of the building. Whereby, as one passes the site the property lines are still invisible, even though many tenants occupy the building. Councilmember Larson indicated that the request would make a more efficient use of the land. He asked what the purpose is of the narrow strip of land that is part of lot four. Mr. Ringwald explained that the land is all open space. The westerly 100 feet was dedicated to the City and the easterly 60 feet was retained as an easement. The easement is being retained under one ownership,