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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – March 4, 2015 3 <br /> <br />Future Land Use Plan: <br />Site Data <br />Existing: 1941 County Road E2 W – P/I Public Institutional; <br />Proposed: VLDR Very Low Density Residential <br />Existing: 1901 County Road E2 W – NB Neighborhood <br />Business; Proposed: VLDR Very Low Density Residential <br />Existing Land Use: Existing: 1941 County Road E2 W – P/I Public Institutional; <br />Proposed: SFD Single Family Detached <br />Existing: 1901 County Road E2 W – NB Neighborhood <br />Business; Proposed: SFD Single Family Detached <br />Zoning: Existing: 1941 County Road E2 W – R1 Single Family <br />Residential; Proposed: R2 Residential <br />Existing: 1901 County Road E2 W – NB Neighborhood <br />Business; Proposed: R2 Residential <br />Current Lot Sizes: 4.77 Acres (Both Lots Gross Area) <br />Topography: The lots when combined are wooded along the north, east and <br />west sides and slopes approximate 22 feet downward toward <br />the wetland complex in Tony Schmidt Regional Park along the <br />northern part of the property. <br /> <br />City Planner Streff reviewed the surrounding area, the Plan Evaluation, and the Traffic Study. <br /> <br />City Planner Streff provided the Findings of Fact for review: <br /> <br />General Findings: <br />1. The proposed Valentine Bluff subdivision is comprised of 4.77 acres. <br />2. The proposed Valentine Bluff subdivision property located at 1941 County Road E2 is <br />currently zoned R-1 Single Family Residential and the property located at 1901 County <br />Road E2 is currently zoned N-B Neighborhood Business. <br />3. The Valentine Bluff subdivision is proposed as R-2 Single & Two Family Residential. <br />4. The R-2 Single & Two Family Residential District permits up to five (5) units per acre. <br />5. The proposed Valentine Bluff development is proposed at 1.54 units per acre. <br />6. The Valentine Bluff subdivision property currently has the land use designations of <br />Public & Institutional and Neighborhood Business in the City’s 2030 Comprehensive <br />Plan. <br />7. The applicant is proposing to re-plat the property into seven (7) single-family lots. <br />8. The applicant is proposing to construct seven (7) single-family homes. <br />9. No new streets will be constructed as a result of this development. <br />10. The proposed development requires park dedication. <br />11. The park dedication requirement for this application is six percent of the land in <br />dedication or a fee of six percent of the purchased price or some combination thereof. The <br />current purchase agreement between Landmark of Arden Hills, LLC <br />(Developer/Purchaser), and Bethel University (Owner/Seller) indicates a purchase price <br />of $856,000 for the two properties. Based on the purchase price the park dedication if <br />paid in a fee would be $51,360. <br />12. As currently designed the proposed plan is not in conformance with the City’s 2030 <br />Comprehensive Plan in regards to the land use classifications; the property at 1941 <br />County Road E2 is guided for Public & Institutional and the property at 1901 County <br />Road E2 is guided for Neighborhood Business.