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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—March 8, 2010 6 6.A. Planning Case #09-021 Arden Village, LLC (Jamie Thelen) 1296 County Road F — Conditional Use Permit Amendment, Rezoning, and Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Preliminary and Final Plat, and Master and Final Planned Unit Development(continued) Mr. Thelen stated that their internal policy is no more than two people per bedroom but they would also follow any City Ordinances that may be more restrictive than this. Sand Companies has enforced this in other developments as well. Mayor Harpstead asked if it was possible that students would be living in this facility. Mr. Thelen stated that this housing development was not designed for students and there are restrictions on students living there. Councilmember McClung asked Mr. Thelen to review the concerns brought forward by the neighboring businesses. Mr. Thelen stated that he had met with Boston Scientific, Land O' Lakes, and Bethel University. v y Land O'Lakes expressed concerns with complaints about noise, trespassing, and resident complaints. Sand Companies discussed possible fence options with Land O'Lakes. This option would help to deter people from trespassing onto the Land O'Lakes property. Sand Companies also discussed paying to have a fence put up around the cooling tower located on the Land O'Lakes property. During the construction of the facility, Sand Companies is willing to install p g windows and patio doors with a STC rating of 32 to reduce sound. Sand Companies will also add an addendum to the lease agreement with residents that will specifically outline there will be noise from the area businesses and trespassing on these properties will be an infraction on the lease. Councilmember Holden stated Land O'Lakes, Boston Scientific, and Bethel University have been in this commercial/industrial area for several years and they have based their businesses and future expansions in this area on the fact that this is zoned commercial/industrial. People will come forward with complaints about the noise and the businesses should not have to be concerned about this. Mr. Thelen stated that when people are at the site to view the apartments they would see the area and understand that there will be noise. This will also be specifically outlined in the lease agreement. Councilmember Holmes clarified that the Arden Village would not be encroaching on the neighboring businesses ability to expand. Mayor Harpstead opened the public hearing at 7:50 Mr. Marcia Droege, Director, Facilities and Office Operations for Land O' Lakes, stated Land O'Lakes owns forty-three acres in this area and they do plan to expand in the future. She stated that Land O'Lakes does have activity that extends beyond normal business hours and these projects may not only be noisy but they may also produce odors that are unpleasant to residents. These activities have been done in the past without concerns for neighboring properties because they are in an industrial area. Land O'Lakes is also concerned about the safety of the residents.