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PUBLIC HEARING -10A ,!Tt -AEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: July 28, 2025 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Jessica Jagoe, City Administrator FROM: Elena Fransen, AICP, Senior Planner SUBJECT: Planning Case #25-005 — Public Hearing Required Applicant: Brett Foss Property Location: 3529 Lexington Avenue N — Arden Plaza Request: Planned Unit Development Amendment Council Should Consider the Following: Hold the required public hearing for Planning Case 25-005, an application from Brett Foss of Odds & Ends Again ("The Applicant") for a Planned Unit Development Amendment to amend the PUD for Arden Plaza. This approval would allow for a Class I thrift store use in an approximately 6,943 square foot tenant space within the multi -tenant building at 3529 Lexington Avenue ("Subject Property"). A Class I thrift store use is allowed in the B-2 General Business Zoning District if the use does not have a drive through and there is no outdoor collection/donation area or receiving and transferring of goods exterior of the business. However, a Planned Unit Development Amendment is required at this location to allow for a thrift store use due to the current permitted use in the Planned Unit Development Agreement is limited to retail sales and services. The City Council will be asked to make a formal decision regarding the application under Agenda Item I IA. Background 1. History of the Subject Property The City approved a Master PUD for the Arden Plaza retail center in 2009 (Planning Case 09- 011). This site is situated at the southwest corner of the County Road E and Lexington Avenue intersection and is approximately I I acres in size. The approved plans included the demolition of an existing office complex and the phased redevelopment of the site to be completed in three stages. A total of 97,035 square feet of retail and commercial building space was approved under the original PUD. The total square footage included the existing 35,647 square foot Building #5, where the Subject Property is located, and the original PUD established the building's use as retail. For each successive phase of the redevelopment, the property owner is required to submit a Final PUD plan to verify general conformance with the Master PUD and to provide more detailed Page 1 of 7