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<br />ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - AUGUST 4, 1999
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<br />Retail Sales and Service shall not exceed 3,000 gross square feet and were limited
<br />to certain uses in the retail sales and service list found in the definition section,
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<br />This section of the draft Ordinance also provided special requirements for restaurant special uses
<br />for the restaurants to not exeeed 3,000 gross square feet, Additionally, exterior seating will be
<br />considered based on its impact on adjaeent residential uses, Mr, Ringwald stated that the
<br />Planning Commission may wish to consider encouraging outside seating, as part of the publie
<br />space discussed in the Purpose seetion.
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<br />The special Distriet Requirements stated that the developers are encouraged to plan their sites in
<br />the spirit of the purpose ofthe Zoning District and intent ofthe Planned Unit Development
<br />provision, The Planned Unit Development provision discusses the balancing oflot sizes, height,
<br />use mixes, locations, and relationship with other existing and proposed uses.
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<br />With regard to the speciallandseaping requirements, Mr, Ringwald noted that the current
<br />Landscape Ordinanee works well with buildings over 10,000 to 15,000 square feet, beeause the
<br />number of trees is based on the total square footage ofthe building, With buildings smaller than
<br />this, located on large sites, the current requirements do not work. In an attempt to balance this
<br />issue, the special landscaping requirements state that landscaping shall be provided at the rate of
<br />three caliper inches per 40 feet of pub lie street frontage,
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<br />Buffer yards of 30 feet in width shall be required adjaeent to all residential uses, The buffer
<br />yards shall be landscaped with a eombination of evergreen trees and deciduous shrubs sueh that
<br />the use is effectively screened from the adjacent residential areas, The buffer yard landscaping -
<br />shall not be included into the minimum landseaping ealculations, ..
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<br />Hours of operation shall be prohibited between the hours of II :00 p,m, to 6:00 a,m. and all
<br />deliveries and loading shall be done during normal hours of operation, Sloped roofs shall be
<br />required to match adjacent residential neighborhoods. Exterior materials shall be limited to faee
<br />brick, stone, glass, or natural wood produets. All walls shall be treated with the same exterior
<br />materials, Lighting shall not be permitted to wash the building, exeept for aeeent lighting to
<br />delineate the main entryway into the building, Security and parking lot lighting shall be on
<br />pedestals, Trash shall be fully screened in a masonry enclosure, or shall be stored within the
<br />principal structure. Vending machines shall be loeated on the interior of the principal structure.
<br />Bicycle racks shall be provided in an area that is convenient to the main entryway into the
<br />building to eneourage the use ofbieycle traffie. Sidewalks shall be provided adjaeent to all
<br />publie right-of-ways, Gateways shall be incorporated, where applicable, as outlined in the 1985
<br />Parkway Feasibility Study and Comprehensive Plan.
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<br />Commissioner Rye noted that the Special Requirements seetion of the draft Ordinance provided
<br />specifieations for financial institutions and services; however, the Land Use Zoning District chart
<br />did not indieate that this would be a permitted use. Mr. Ringwald stated that this had been a
<br />typing error and that financial institutions and services should be a permitted use in the
<br />Neighborhood Business Distriet.
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<br />With regard to the purpose statement, whieh requires compliance with the City's gateway _
<br />requirements, Commissioner Rye asked where these requirements could be found, Mr, Ringwald ..
<br />stated that these requirements are stated in the 1985 Parkway Feasibility Study and will be found
<br />in the Comprehensive Plan, once approved. He explained that the 1985 Parkway Feasibility
<br />Study was adopted as part of the 1992 Comprehensive Plan,
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