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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL— SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 6 <br /> City Planner Beekman explained that if the Zoning Code regulations are approved tonight, a <br /> follow-up item at a future meeting would be required to repeal the moratorium if the Council is <br /> ready to do that. It would be repealed by resolution. Additionally, there was discussion, both at <br /> the Council and Planning Commission levels regarding participation in Ramsey County's Crime <br /> Free Multi-family Housing Program and that it should become a requirement in participation in <br /> the City's rental registration program. Therefore, the rental registration ordinance is being revised <br /> to include all multi-family rental properties, and require that those properties participate in the <br /> Ramsey County Crime Free Multi-Family Housing Program. Since this is a City Code <br /> amendment rather than a Zoning Code amendment, it is not required to go back to the Planning <br /> Commission. <br /> Mayor Grant thanked City Planner Beekman and the Planning Commission for addressing this <br /> topic so quickly. When this topic was originally discussed at the June 25, 2012, City Council <br /> meeting, the Council directed staff to work on the zoning study quickly and he acknowledged that <br /> staff and the Planning Commission met that goal. <br /> Mayor Grant asked City Planner Beekman to elaborate on the research that she did on multi- <br /> family dwelling requirements. <br /> City Planner Beekman stated that she contacted 14 other cities in the metro area. She called and <br /> interviewed staff in those cities to clarify their multi-family dwelling regulations and to gauge <br /> how well things have gone with those regulations. She also inquired about what amendments they <br /> would make if they were to change the regulations. <br /> Mayor Grant said that it is important to note that City Planner Beekman's recommendations are <br /> based on her conversations with other cities while researching their multi-family regulations, and <br /> that she did not come up with the proposed regulations on her own. <br /> Mayor Grant stated that this Zoning Code amendment is for the entire City; however, he <br /> questioned whether Mr. Rob Davidson, who spoke during the public hearing portion of the <br /> meeting, could bring his application forward as a PUD. He asked City Planner Beekman to <br /> explain the difference between CUP and PUD. <br /> City Planner Beekman indicated that if the applicant chose to submit the application as a PUD, <br /> he could. She explained that districts are divided within a Zoning Code and the uses that are <br /> permitted within those districts are defined. When it is a conditional use, it means it is a permitted <br /> use with conditions. The conditions have to be tied to certain aspects and depend on the areas the <br /> CUP is evaluating, such as impacts on parking, traffic, noise, odor, glare, etc. She stated that <br /> conditional use criteria can also be added for any type of conditional use. She noted that a PUD is <br /> an alternative review process and may be requested by an applicant for any type of application or <br /> development. With a PUD, the City can grant flexibility on certain aspects for a greater end- <br /> product project. She mentioned that Presbyterian Homes is a good example. That site was zoned <br /> R-4 and they requested flexibility on the height of the building. In exchange, they provided <br /> substantially more green space, landscaping, and storm water management than what would have <br /> been required by the minimum standards. When all was said and done, the project was more <br /> attractive than it would have been had just the minimum requirements been met. <br />