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. . . '. , DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO BUILDING, SITE PLAN AND LANDSCAPING FOR 3130 NO. CLEVELAND AVENUE The requested amendment to the PUD is for the construction of a two story office building with a smaller footprint on the vacant lot located on the northeast corner of County Road "D" and Cleveland Avenue, Description of Site The property is a vacant lot in the southwestern corner of Arden Hills. The lot is 146,67' x 225' and consists of ,758 acres (33,000 s,f.) of land. The property is situated at the intersection of two of the more heavily traveled roads in Arden Hills (Cleveland & County Road "D"). All of the corners on this controlled intersection have been developed and/or used for commercial uses, The corners on the western side of Cleveland have both seen recent redevelopment activity, All of the known prior uses of the subject property have been commercial, The appropriate and proper use of this property is for commercial purposes, size and Desiqn The building has been modified to respond to concerns of the neighbors expressed at the City Council meeting (September 30, 2002) in which the original proposal was initially considered and tabled, Since the September 30th meeting, the building has been reduced in overall width by 6', An additional 2' in depth was added, The net effect is that the foot print has been reduced to 5,315 s.f. The second floor has also been reduced to 4,683 s.f, The building will contain a total of 9,998 s.f, of space on the top two floors. However, the net useable space is only 8,167 s.f. due to required common areas (i.e. foyer, bathrooms, stairwells, elevator shaft, etc.) . The building will have a low pitched hip roof to minimize height and to be consistent and compatible with the adjacent residential neighborhood roofs. The decks were added to provide for a softening of the roof line and to eliminate the shoe box look of many office buildings. The entrance canopy was also lowered to soften the look of the building, The proposed exterior will be an attractive combination of stone or brick and stucco. Space Utilization The upper two floors of the building are designed to be flexible to meet the needs of businesses that require smaller office spaces. The building will accommodate tenants with needs from 880 s,f. to 4,000 s,f, The main floor will accommodate up to 4 individual tenants and the redesign of the second floor will also allow the space to divided into as many as 4 rental spaces, The building will have a full basement as previously planned, The intended use of the basement area is for storage and mechanical equipment, An elevator is planned to serve all three floors, 1