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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - JUNE 1, 2005 7. Vice Chair Zimmerman stated hardy board in his opinion was less desirable building material than stucco. . Commissioner Larson noted hardy board was a cement board with a baked on finish and it was not a wood material, so it would not need to be painted. Commissioner Bezdicek inquired about the driveway off of Highway 96. Mr. Hellegers replied the applicant would put in a right turn lane in the shoulder and they would need to repaint that area to indicate the turning lane. Commissioner Bezdicek asked what was the expected use of the service road. Mr. Hellegers referred him to the traffic study and noted the primary access would be for those going westbound on Highway 96 as well as those going north on Hmnline Avenue. Commissioner Larson stated in order to proceed east on Highway 96, they would need to use the Highway 96 entrance and the only problem would be going west on Highway 96. Mr. Hellegers replied more often than not in order to go west on Highway 96, they would need to make a "U" turn at the protected light at Hmnline Avenue. Commissioner Larson asked if the 50-foot turn radius was standard. Mr. Hellegers responded applicant wanted a 50-foot turn radius, but he was not sure a 50-foot turn radius was possible because of the large power pole on the north side of the driveway. Mr. Clark noted the traffic study addressed that concern on page 15 of that report. . Vice Chair Zimmerman opened the public hearing at 7:50 p.m. Vice Chair Zimmerman invited applicant to make comments. Mike Black, Royal Oaks Realty, thanked staff for their work. He indicated they agreed with all of the conditions in staff's report. He indicated there would be minor changes to the proposal, including the canopy. With respect to the hardy board, this was an upgrade, which was more expensive than the stucco work. He noted stucco was not an acceptable product in the Neighborhood Business district. He indicated the hardy board had a baked on surface, which would go all of the way up to the top of the window and they would only put the hardy board where the stucco is located on their elevations. He stated because this was a POD, they needed to determine if this fit into the neighborhood and location. He stated they were platting this like a townhouse where the individual business person will purchase a unit and a lot, but they would also use lot 31 as common land, which included the parking and green space area. He indicated the lot size per unit was small than they had in the normal neighborhood business, but in common they were below or within many of the standards. He noted the traffic engineer had requested they open the radius as wide as possible. He stated they might be able to shift the driveway a little to the south, but there was a problem with the large utility pole on the north side of . the driveway. He stated the right-of-way along Highway 96 was wide enough to accommodate the right turn lane - it just needed to be striped.