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. I . ... I .. I , TO: Arden Hills M:Jyor and Council I FROM: R. Fredlund, Planner I SUBJECT: C. G. Rein - Office Complex and Shopping Center . I I The planner met with the representatives of .the C. G, Rein Company on M:Jnday, f ! November 4th to determine whot the actual violations are of the Special Use Permit. , I Attached to this report is the intial report, based upon the actual approved Site Plan , and building elevations. i , . i , Explanation of the changes are generally as follaws: , 1. Change in orientation of the ponding area and location of the central parking facilities is due to the requirements of the grocery facility at the south end of the shopping center. It is desirable to have maximum parking close to 0 grocery faci- lity in that they are heavy traffic generators. 2. . Introduction of stonefacing into the brick front elevations is no problem and will be done if the Council so desires. (The change in the grocery facility area may have been felt to have provided visual compensation for the deletion of stonework). . 3. Change in roof elevations and the addition of a 2nd floor was to hove compensated for the space demand of a client, who has since backed out, leaving .the C. G. Rein Company with space and costs not initially contemplated. 4. The change in the facing of the southern part of the shopping center was at the demand . of the above mentioned tenant so that the entrance and marque would have visibility to both Lexington and County Road E. Rotation of the "Pagoda" shaped office build- ings was felt a minor change in that the some setbacks were maintained. 5. The increase in square footage was admittedly their error. Over half of the added space of the shopping center is in the previously mentioned 2nd floor addition which will now either remain vacant or be used for storage unless a tena,nt can be found in the future. The increase in space of the office building complex was unfortunate and was a decision that was made without taking into consideration total change in the site. A question arose with regard to the square footage in violation of the space applied for in the permit. It seems that initial plans, as well as their brochure, re- quested 43,000+ square feet of space, however, the site plan approved by the Plan- ning Commission ond Council showed the space to be just under 30,000 square feet. In either case, the difference or ihcrease in space of both the office complex and the shopping center would amount to between 15,000+ square feet ond 19,000+ square feet, which they recognized as being in excess of the-special permit. - . ... ---.--- -~--- ~~ --- - -----