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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - APRIL 2, 2003 3 . Commissioner Zimmerman asked if this structure was secure enough from the elements that they would be able to store what was left over until the following season. Mr. Heider replied it would and that was one of the intentions of the building. He noted they bought their salt through the State bidding process. He noted the County would save a lot of money with a structure such as this. Ms. Modesette asked what was the life cycle for these types of structures. Mr. Fenton noted the guaranteed life was I5 years and the estimated life was 20 years. Chair Sand asked what was the material they were using for the roof. Mr. Fenton replied it was a vinyl with a woven mesh embedded in it. He noted it would not feel like fabric, but like plastic. Commissioner Ricke asked what was the plan for the fence along the east side of the property. Mr. Fenton replied it would be a coated chain link fence, dark green in color. Chair Sand noted on the west side there was substantially less attention to landscaping. He asked if funding did not come through and the Guard facility was not constructed, would this building be short oflandscaping. He asked if they could still landscape there, even if a building went in. Mr. Fenton replied they did not have any plantings planned for that area right now because there was drainage there. He noted the elevation of the ground continued to rise in that area. He stated there was the possibility of putting landscaping in that area, but he believed the National Guard was planning on expanding. . Mr. Moore stated the National Guard would have a lot of green space on their property for security reasons. He noted there was a "mountain" of dirt there right now, but that would be removed if/when the Guard expanded. Commissioner Larson asked about the canopy on the east end of the building. He asked ifit was open on all three sides and what was it used for. Mr. Fenton replied there was an open-air canopy planned for that area and it was open on three sides. Jeanne Winiecki, 447I Old Highway 10, asked if they would be screening the parking lot. She asked if there was a berm along Highway 96, or if the screening was entirely dependant upon prairie grass. She stated she was disappointed to think that the City would change the way they do business and expect different screening and landscaping on this project. Mr. Moore replied there was proposed to be a berm all along Highway 96, which would be six-foot high and screen the vehicles in the parking lot. He noted they would only see the tops of the vehicles in the parking lot. The purpose of the berm was to hide most of the vehicles. He noted they would be looking at the top part of the buildings only. There were no further comments made for or against the Site Plan Review. Chair Sand closed the public hearing at 8:02 p.m. . Commissioner Larson asked about protection of fuel islands. Mr. Moore replied the pond that was on the site was a water quality treatment pond. He noted there was a complete storm sewer system to collect water from all of the hard surfaces on the site, including the salt/sand storage area. He noted that system would then go into the water quality