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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - JULY 17, 2002 10 5. Revocation of the existing Special Use Permit for the property prior to the issuance of . a building permit. 6. Compliance with applicable City Ordinances. Commissioner Lemberg requested a friendly amendment that the City Engineer rechecks the dimensions. Commissioners Zimmerman and Ricke accepted the friendly amendment. Thc motion carned unanimously (7-0). PLANNING CASE #02-19 - TRAMM BUILDERS & REALTORS, LLC; 3585 LEXINGTON AVENUE NORTH, SUITE 173, CONCEPT PLAN REVIEW Staff reviewed their report dated July 10, 2002 and asked for comments relative to the applicant's Concept Planned Unit Development. Commissioner Zimmerman asked the height of the proposed buildings. Kim Tramm, Tramm Builders and Realtors, replied the buildings were one story. He statcd he believed they were less than 35 feet in height. Commissioner Zimmerman asked if they had done any market analysis. Mr. Tramm replied the market was very good for this type of a development. He stated this type of a development was selling very briskly. Commissioner Zimmerman expressed concern about the parking stalls being 10 short. He encouraged them to have adequate parking on-site. Mr. Tramm stated these would be low intensity businesses that would not have a high traffic volume. He stated these would not be retail style businesses. . Chair Sand asked if they had considered putting the building up front and the parking in the back. Mr. Tramm replied they had looked at that option, but at this particular site, it would be impossible to achieve the design concept they felt was marketable and popular and still have the building up front. He indicated they were utilizing the natural grade of the site for the design of the building. He stated the design of the building would change considerably if they were to place the parking in the back. Chair Sand indicated if this was true, he would be requesting a lot of additional landscaping, berming, etc. to buffer the parking area. Mr. Tramm stated what this plan offered was that this would be a low intensity development and they would make sure it would look good. He stated if the development looked good, it would enhance the value of the property. He stated the property would be aesthetically appealing. Commissioner Zimmerman asked how many tenants they were proposing. Mr. Tramm replied he was looking at six tenants. . Commissioner Zimmerman expressed concern about subleasing a part of the space. Mr. Tramm replied he would need to put restrictions in his documents, which would either