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AGENDA ITEM V.E.1 • STAFF ORIGINATOR: Paul Bengtson MEETING DATE: September 14, 2005 TOPIC: Final Plan — Hotel Legacy at Woods Edge BACKGROUND The Hartford Group has applied for a Planned Unit Development final plan for a hotel within the Legacy at Wood's Edge project located on the southeast quadrant of Interstate 35W and Lake Drive. The final plan consists of the building plans for the hotel as well as the final plat for the lot (Village No. 4). Though a Hotel is not currently listed as a permissible use in Chapter 3 of the Lino Lakes Town Center Design & Development Guide, included on this agenda is a staff initiated amendment to the Planned Unit Development to allow a Hotel as a permissible use in the commercial and mixed use districts. IIINALYSIS Planned Unit Development Wood's Edge Hotel is located in a Commercial Land Use area and is located on Lot 12 in Block B (this lot is slightly larger than that depicted on the Land Use Plan). Acceptable Building Types are Commercial with a maximum number of three floors. It will consist of 83 rooms, spanning 3 stories with a maximum height of 44 feet. The proposed site plan is generally consistent with the regulating plan layout with modification to the parking lot design. The current configuration shows an improved parking lot layout being primarily located on the back and sides of the building; however, the main entrance to the hotel is not accessible or visible from the street. The lot is required to meet the build -to line of 5 feet, and currently does not. A revised site plan depicting conformance with that standard must be submitted. The secondary entrance that is provided along the street frontage will function as a secondary access point for guests that already hold room keys who have visited the rest of the development. However due to the location of the door it is important that it is designed to have a strong architectural distinction and clearly be a focal point and visual terminus for the road. The city's streetscape is not included on the site plan therefore it does not show connection to the pedestrian walkways or demonstrate integration with the onsite landscaping features. Building Materials/ Elevations