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designated parking areas, landscaping requirements, and the numbers of vehicles allowed at <br />the facility. <br />Staff is currently working with the property owner to bring the property into compliance with <br />the original CUP on a number of areas, including resurfacing and demarcating the parking lot <br />and installing additional landscaping. Additionally, an onsite inspection found that the <br />numbers and types of vehicles permitted by the CUP are not being met by existing conditions <br />at the property. In response to this realization, First Student is requesting a CUP amendment <br />that would more accurately reflect the existing needs of the facility. <br />First Student is requesting to amend their CUP to state that the number of buses allowed to <br />operate and park at this location is limited to 150 large buses and a maximum of 175 buses <br />from September 1 through June 15, and a maximum of 150 buses during the remainder of the <br />year. The existing CUP states that the number of buses allowed to operate and park at this <br />location is limited to 150 buses and 20 vans from September 1 through June 15 and 125 <br />buses and 20 vans during the remainder of the year. According to First Student, school <br />districts no longer have a need for vans and their business has moved towards a greater <br />demand for smaller buses instead. According to First Student there are currently 37 small <br />buses and 133 large buses that are stored on site. First Student is not proposing to increase <br />the number of vehicles that operate out of this facility at this time. <br />The applicant has submitted a letter addressing the reason for the request (Attachment A). <br />Also attached is an aerial photo and photographs of the site (Attachment B) and the original <br />CUP (Attachment Q. <br />2. Surrounding Area: <br />North I Right -of -Way <br />Right -of -Way <br />Right -of -Way — Highway 694 <br />South Public and Institutional R-1 Single Family Residential Institutional — Mounds View High <br />School <br />East I Low Density Residential <br />R-1 Single Family Residential <br />Single Family Residential <br />West I Public and Institutional I R-1: Single Family Residential I Institutional — Tower <br />3. Site Data: <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for October 7, 2009 <br />\\Metro-inet.us\ardenhills\Planning\Planning Cases\2009\09-018 First Student CUP Amendment (Pending)\10-07-09 - PC Report - First Student <br />CUP Amendment.doc <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />