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. -- -- ~oo~ l-:t Ci Brftlt>l1 A ~ ' JO CITY OF ARDEN IDLLS MEMORANDUM DATE: July 2, 1997 TO: Planning Commission FROM: Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Case #97-06, PUD Master and Final Plans (including variances), Preliminary and Final Plats, and Street Vacation Welsh Companies, 4000 Round Lake Road Request The applicant is requesting approval of a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Master Plan and Final Plan (including variances), preliminary and fmal plat, and a street vacation to facilitate the construction of a three phase office/industrial project consisting of a 104,532 square foot building (phase II), 113,524 square foot building (phase III), and a 111,972 square foot building (phase IV) on a 31.76 acre site zoned Gateway Business (Exhibit A). Background The Gateway Business (GB) zoning district was adopted in 1988, after a lengthy study by the Planning Commission. The Planning Study For NE I-694/I-35W was the basis for the zoning district which was adopted. The property within the OB district was viewed upon at that time as being the last major undeveloped parcel in the City and its most visible. Consequently, it represented an opportunity to maximize the return of the City's invested assets and enhance the image of the City as a fme place to live and work. The Zoning Ordinance in Section V, D, 9, states that the purpose of the Gateway Business zoning district is as follows: a. To implement that part of Arden Hills Comprehensive Development Plan known as the 1- 694/I-35W Plan; To promote high quality, unified, large scale development in a manner similar to a planned unit development; To take full advantage of the site's location as documented and described in the I-694/I- 35W Plan; To allow only development that will create an attractive environment and a positive image for this site which is one of the most visible in the community and represents the City's last major development site; To protect the site's environmental resources; To promote flexibility in land uses and development standards to achieve the objectives of the I-694/I-35W Plan; and To allow development that will insure reasonable traffic operation on the internal and surrounding transportation systems. b. c. d. e. f. g.