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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL -APRIL 24, 2006 6 the sidc setback, or significant changes to the existing structure on the lot. If it were possible to . attach the proposed garage to the dwelling and meet all setbacks, the 728 square foot limit for an accessory structure would not apply. He indicated the Planning Commission reviewcd Planning Case No. 06-009 and unanimously recommended approval of the variance to construct an accessory structure that exceeds the 728 squarc foot accessory structure limit in the R - 2 Zone. He recommended Council approve the variance subject to the four conditions noted in staff's April 17, 2006 rcport. Councilmember Holden asked if this prohibited him from another accessory structurc. Mr, Lehnhoff rcsponded they would be allowed an additional 200 square foot of accessory structure space. MOTION: Councilmember Larson moved and Councilmember Pellegrin scconded a motion to approve the Valiance request for Planning Case No. 06-009 at 1889 Grant Road to exceed thc 728 square foot limit for an accessory structure in the R-2 Zonc based on the submitted plans, the eight findings of fact, and the four conditions presented in the report to the City Council dated April 17,2006. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). E. Planning Case No. 06-010: Motion to Aoorove a Master Plan Amendment and Site Plan Review; Guidant Corooration, 4100 North Hamline Avenne . Mr. Lehnhoff stated the applicant is requesting a Master Plan PUD (6th) Amendment and Site Plan Review to complete the following projects: Construct a new 157 stall parking lot on the south side of Guidant Drive South; Remove a portion of thc median on Guidant Drive South and replace the parallel parking spaces with 90 degree parking spaces on the south side of the road, which will increase the total number of parking spaces on Guidant Drive South from 88 to 99. Thc north sidc of the road would no longer have parking; remove 68 parking spaces from the eastern side of the Arden Woods office building parking lot (updated since the Planning Commission meeting); remove the acccss to Lexington Avenue from the Arden Woods office building; and construct a landscaped belm along Lexington Avenue in place of the removed parking spaces and access to Lexington A venue. The Arden Woods office building, which was purchased by a subsidiary of Guidant Corporation, is not part of the Master Plan document prepared by Guidant in 2002. However, Guidant has indicated that the property will likely be incorporated into the Campus Master Plan. For the purposes of this application it is assumed that the Arden Woods property will become part of the overall Guidant Campus; however, the requests in this application do not preclude Arden Woods from acting as a separate conforming property in the future if necessary. .