7A, Approve PC 08-005 for Traverse Business Ctr

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~ ~HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: April 28, 2008 TO: Mayor & City Council FROM: Meagan Beekman, Planner I James Lehnhoff, City Planner SUBJECT: Planning Case #: 08-005 Preliminary and Final Plat of the Traverse Business Center and CMK Arden Holdings Northwest Corner of Interstates 694 and 3SW Requested Action Consider approving Planning Case 08~005 for a Preliminary and Final Plat and Development Agreement for Traverse Business Center based on the findings of faet and the submitted plans as amended by the nine conditions in the April 28, 2008, Report to the City Council. Background On October 29, 2007, the City of Arden Hills approved a planned unit development (PUD) permit to CMK Arden Holdings (Chesapeake Companies) for the Traverse Business Center to construct up to 500,000 square feet of building space at the property located in the northeast corner of Interstates 35W and 694. The approval was subject to ten conditions. Condition number five required the applicant to replat the property prior to the issuance of any building permits. The applicant has submitted a request for a preliminary and final plat to replat the five parcels into a single contiguous property. The applicant is not applying for any building or grading permits at this time. As part of the proposal, the applicant is also requesting that the City vacate several easements and the right~of~way for 13th Street NE. Approval of the vacation request is contingent on approval of the preliminary and final plat. The property is vacant and does not have an assigned address. The property is located in the n0l1heast corner ofInterstates 694 and 35W \iMetro-illcl.lIs\ordcl/hillsiP!a/llllllgiP/Ol/llillg CO.l'('s\2008\08.005 Tral'crsc Prclimil/a}:\' & Filial Pilll tllld Vacalioll (PCAppl'O\'cd)W42S0S- CC Rcpol"l - TI'a\'c/'sc Plol.doc Page I of7