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• 376,000 square feet of office space • 54,000 square feet of laboratory space • 32,500 square feet of manufacturing space • 12,500 square feet of employee amenity space • 1,600 associated parking spaces proposed • 2,253 associated parking spaces planned (proof of parking) The existing St. Jude campus, or Lillehei Campus, contains 112,500 square feet of office, laboratory and manufacturing space with accessory parking on a 37 acre site. The following review will focus primarily on Phase one of the proposed expansion. Phase One of the project will consist of approximately 180,000 square feet of office, laboratory, light manufacturing and employee amenity space in one building and approximately 450 parking stalls. Said building will be three stories in height on the north side and four stories in height on the south side. The laboratory spaces are proposed to be similar to those within the existing buildings on the Lillehei Campus and used for medical devices. The light manufacturing spaces are also primarily for light manufacturing devices that the applicant does not anticipate any environmental impacts or noise generation beyond that of a typical office building. The site is bordered by County Road 62 to the north, the Cobblestone townhomes to the south, a school for specialized learning to the west and the existing St. Jude Campus to the east. Phase One. Phase One of the expansion project is proposed to consist of the following: • 2.73 acres of building coverage • 8.6 acres of parking, walks, and drives • 5.32 acres of Type 1-8 wetlands • 22.65 acres of wooded forest • 7.25 acres of landscaping/green space • .64 acres of stormwater ponding Rezoning. The applicant is requesting approval of Rezoning the 10 acre site from P, Public to PUD, Planned Unit Development. A Comprehensive Plan Amendment was approved by the City on July 25, 2007 to change the land use designation from Public or Institutional to Regional Commercial. In that regard, the proposed zoning designation is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan designation for the site and consistent with the zoning of the adjacent St. Jude site. Preliminary Plat. The applicant is proposing to plat the site as Lot 1, Block 1 and Lot 2, Block 1. Lot 1 is approximately 11.61 acres in size and is located on the west side of the site, including phases one and two of the proposed expansion area and a small portion of the existing campus parcel. Lot 2 is approximately 34.62 acres in size and contains the majority of the existing St. Jude campus, as well as the commons building that is connected to both the existing and new office buildings.