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. . . CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: February 12, 2001 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Jennifer Chaput, City Planner cr SUBJECT: Case #01-01 Site Plan Review Corporate Express, 1233 W. County Road E Request The applicant, Corporate Express, is requesting a site plan review of the existing facility at 1233 W. County Road E, for additional dock doors on the west side of the building, a dock addition on the north side of the building and a revised parking plan to accommodate interior and exterior remodeling (Exhibit A) Backl!round The following is a list of past planning cases for the Corporate Express property, located at 1233 County Road E: Plannin Case A licant 1969,23 St. Paul Book & Station (A) Approved (D) Denied CC Action (A) 8,11,69 Planning Case 69,23 (Exhibit B) reviewed two variances for this property: rear yard setback (18' where 20' is required for overall expansion; allowing as close as 2' for the NE corner ofthe structure) and building coverage (47% where 40% is the maximum permitted). The applications were unanimously approved and, therefore, any variances approved with this structure, remain a part of the property until which time that the building is removed. There are a number of existing issues with this property, greatly the result of variances granted in the past, hindering future expansion and reasonable attempts by the applicant to bring the property into conformance. Site Plan Review I. Building Setbacks. The proposed dock addition on the north side of the building is shown at 16' from the rear property line. It must be no closer than 18' to be in conformance with variance #69,23. 2. Building Height. A maximum height of35' is permitted. The dock addition will be approximately 20' inheight.