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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, March 07, 2007 Page 11 landscaping and/or screening, and to mitigate sound and light along the eastern line; and preservation of existing trees. Staff and Commissioners held reviewed specific conditions and discussed revisions in light of public comment and additional Commission consideration and review. MOTION: Member Bakeman moved, seconded by Member Wozniak to RECOMMEND APPROVAL of Planning File 07-002, AMENDED PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT for Northwestern College, 3003 Snelling Avenue, subject to the conditions outlined and detailed in Section 7 of the Project Report dated March 7, 2007; and amended as follows: setbacks confirmed at seventy-five feet (75’) for any new construction; screening for all setback areas, consistent with City Code, with specific designs reviewed by the City’s Design Review Committee (DRC) and neighbors to ensure regular maintenance by the applicant and to retain their effectiveness for both noise and light mitigation, at the discretion of staff; and addition of new conditions as follows: upon receipt of a building permit application from the applicant, and prior to staff issuing a Building Permit to the applicant for any specific and/or individual project, staff will provide mailed notice for informational purposes, and not in Public Hearing format, to and inform directly-affected neighbors of the applicant’s intent and allowed to review and comment on the application as part of the staff review process and to encourage ongoing interaction between the applicant and affected neighbors; the applicant will work with staff to mitigate and provide screening behind the existing dormitory (Building #9) for both noise and light pollution; before any final permits are issued, the applicant will work with staff and the Cities of Arden Hills and Roseville jointly on environmental assessment as previously addressed by Mr. Jay R. Lindgren of Dorsey & Whitney LLP, dated March 7, 2007, responding to previous communication dated March 5, 2007 from the City’s Community Development Director John Stark, and related to an Environmental Assessment Worksheet; the parking ramp (Building #23 on the plan) height will be restricted to a two (2) level ramp, with one (1) level above grade, with any revisions needing to proceed through a re-application process; new dormitory construction (Building #24 on the plan) height will be restricted to three (3) levels, with roof, planned above grade; the applicant will consider incorporating parking structures into any new construction (i.e., dormitory, field house, alumni center) in an effort to maximize parking capacity of that given building and within the structure itself rather than spread throughout the campus; exterior building materials will be consistent with the rest of the campus, and will exclude use of exposed concrete walls on the proposed parking ramp; the applicant will strive for new construction to be of sustainable design or qualify for LEED construction credits; applicant will work with staff on a tree replacement program, with species, size and location in accordance with City code and at the discretion of staff to provide complimentary species with a 2/1 ratio preferred; and applicant will provide an annual review, with verification to staff, to ensure that the buffer, berm and screening materials are maintained to avoid degradation. Commissioner Wozniak observed that there appeared to be little opposition from residents on the west side of the campus compared to the east side. Ayes: 6 Nays: 0 Motion carried.