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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – October 9, 2013 13 Commissioner Holewa asked if Condition 5 needed to be amended prior to approval this evening. Chair Larson thought it would be reasonable for the Commission to amend this condition. Commissioner Zimmerman agreed that Condition 5 should be amended to read “traditional undergraduate programs”. Commissioner Hames suggested traditional programs not be allowed on the Pine Tree campus until the shuttle service was available. Ms. Nelson explained adult classes would be offered at the Pine Tree site in Phase I. She reported a shuttle service would not be in place until Phase II of the project when traditional student programs were located on the Pine Tree campus. She estimated that Phase II of Bethel’s plans would not begin until 2014 or 2015. Commissioner Zimmerman questioned how Condition 5 should read. Ms. Nelson suggested this condition read that no traditional undergraduate programs shall be implemented on this site until a shuttle service is implemented between the main campus and Pine Tree campus. The Commission agreed to this language and directed staff to amend Condition 5. Commissioner Holewa moved and Commissioner Zimmerman seconded a motion to recommend approval of Planning Case 13-013 for a Conditional Use Permit at 2 Pine Tree Drive based on the findings of fact and the submitted plans, as amended by the 12 conditions in the October 9, 2013, report to the Planning Commission. The motion carried unanimously (6-0). C.Planning Case 13-016; Variance; 1226 Ingerson Road – Not aPublic Hearing City Planner Streff stated the applicant has requested two (2) variances for the proposed project located at 1226 Ingerson Road. 1) The first variance is being requested to exceed the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) by 313 square feet. 2) The second variance is being requested to allow flexibility in the setback regulations to expand the existing deck, construct a front entrance overhang and add sunshades to the south facing elevations of the home. City Planner Streff indicated the applicants own the property located at 1226 Ingerson Road, which is zoned R-1 Single Family Residential. The property is generally positioned north of Lake Josephine, south of Ingerson Road, east of Snelling Avenue/Highway 51 and west of Lexington Avenue. The existing structure is a two-story home on slab with no basement with its front access positioned along Ingerson Road to the north. The topography on the site is fairly flat, slopping approximately two (2) feet from north to south. Ingerson Court curves to the north, wrapping around the west side of the parcel, where it intersects with Ingerson Road creating a triangular shaped lot, which for zoning purposes has three (3) front yards along the north, south