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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – OCTOBER 27, 2025 4 Mr. Champeau said it’s been about a year since the previous business left. That business was leasing the space but they weren’t able to get occupants to fill the space. Councilmember Weber said that business moved in about three years ago. He believes the space was mostly vacant the entire time. He thinks this would be an excellent use for this space, regardless of the number of employees. It is a corner of the market that will need to be filled. He thinks it’s an excellent concept, pending the traffic study. Mayor Grant wants to understand the proposal better. He stated someone will grow and package the product. That product is warehoused here. Then retailers would order product from the warehousers to have the product shipped to their retail stores. This is simply warehousing. Mr. Champeau confirmed. Mayor Grant asked what kind of security would be in place at the facility. Mr. Button said there are multiple layers of security. They have key fob access. Each fob is registered to an employee so they know who enters and leaves the facility at all times. Mayor Grant said the State will determine what security is required and the tenants here will have to comply with that. Councilmember Rousseau asked Staff how many employees are in the Boston Scientific warehouse that is next to this location. City Administrator Jagoe does not know how many employees work at that location. She could reach out to them to find out. Councilmember Rousseau said there is also a pool company in that area. She would like to know how many employees are there. City Administrator Jagoe can find that out. She said warehousing is an allowed use in the Gateway Business District. Councilmember Monson said she supports this. She hopes they will do what ever they have to. She doesn’t know what the right number is for number of employees. She doesn’t like parking minimums. She asked if that can be remedied by a variance request. Community Development Director Reilly said that is an option. Councilmember Monson noted language in the packet. She wondered if they have to submit 8 land use applications. Community Development Director Reilly said that was his attempt to replicate what has been seen in the past for similar applications. Based on what has been submitted, the only thing they would need to apply for is a CUP. Other applications may be identified, through due diligence. He said this site is existing, non-conforming. That is the reason for the limit of office space vs. warehouse space.