7A, Planning Case 09-021 - Arden Village

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� EN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: December 17, 2012 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Patrick Klaers, City Administrator FROM: Meagan Beekman, City Planner SUBJECT: Planning Case #09-021 Applicant: Sand Companies, Inc — Arden Village Property Location: 1296 County Road F Subject: Arden Village Development Agreement Amendment No Requested Action Approve the Arden Village Development Agreement Amendment No. 3, based on the submitted revised plans, as presented in the December 17, 2012, report to the City Council. Back�round On March 8, 2010, the City Council gave land use approvals for the Arden Village project including Conditional Use Permit Amendment, Rezoning, Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Preliminary and Final Plat, and Master and Final Planned Unit Development. The Council also approved a development agreement. The approval was for an affordable rental housing development at 1296 County Road F. The approved 4-story building consisted of 55 housing units with one to three bedrooms, a 55-stall underground parking garage, and a 55-stall surface lot. The development also included a tot lot playground and picnic area for residents. The approval required the property to be rezoned from I-1, Limited Industrial District to R-4, Multiple Dwelling District. In order to rezone the property, a Comprehensive Plan Amendment was also required. Prior to City land use approvals, the 2.76-acre property operated under a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) that was approved in 1972 for a 240-foot communications tower. SCI requested a Preliminary and Final Plat to subdivide the property into two parcels, and a Master and Final PUD for the development itself. Because the CUP encompassed the entire City ofArden Hills Special City Council Meeting December 17, 2012 Page 1 of 3