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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for March 4, 2015 <br /> <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2015\PC 15-004 - Valentine Bluff (1901 & 1941 County Road E2) - Preliminary and Final Plat, Rezoning and <br />Comp Plan Amendment\Memos_Reports_15-004 Page 3 of 15 <br /> <br />Planning Case 15-004 includes three (3) requests: <br />1. Preliminary & Final Plat. <br />2. Rezoning to amend the zoning designation for 1941 County Road E2 and 1901 <br />County Road E2 to R-2 Single and Two Family Residential District. <br />3. Comprehensive Plan Amendment to amend the 2030 Future Land Use Map to <br />classify 1941 and 1901 County Road E2 as Very Low Density Residential land use. <br />2. Surrounding Area: <br />Direction Future Land Use Plan Zoning Existing Land Use <br />North P/OS – Park & Open Space POS – Parks & Open Space P/OS – Park & Open Space <br />South LDR – Low Density Residential R2 – Single & Two Family Residential SFD – Single-family Detached <br />East P/OS – Park & Open Space POS – Parks & Open Space P/OS – Park & Open Space <br />West P/OS – Park & Open Space POS – Parks & Open Space <br />R1 – Single Family Residential <br />P/OS – Park & Open Space <br />SFD – Single-family Detached <br />3. Site Data: <br />Future Land Use Plan: <br />Existing: 1941 County Road E2 W – P/I Public Institutional; Proposed: VLDR Very Low Density <br />Existing: 1901 County Road E2 W – NB Neighborhood Business; Proposed: VLDR Very Low <br />Density <br />Existing Land Use: <br />Existing: 1941 County Road E2 W – P/I Public Institutional; Proposed: SFD Single Family <br />Detached <br />Existing: 1901 County Road E2 W – NB Neighborhood Business; Proposed: SFD Single <br />Family Detached <br />Zoning: Existing: 1941 County Road E2 W – R1 Single Family Residential; Proposed: R2 Residential <br />Existing: 1901 County Road E2 W – NB Neighborhood Business; Proposed: R2 Residential <br />Lot Size: 4.77 Acres (Both Lots Gross Area) <br />Topography: <br />The lots when combined are wooded along the north, east and west sides and slopes <br />approximate 22 feet downward toward the wetland complex in Tony Schmidt Regional Park <br />along the northern part of the property. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Plan Evaluation <br /> <br />1. Rezoning and Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA) <br /> <br />The City’s 2030 Comprehensive Plan lays out the future land uses that are anticipated for all <br />properties within the City. Based on the future land uses, the City can plan for improvements, <br />anticipate infrastructure needs, and create appropriate land use regulations. The City’s Zoning <br />Code identifies specific zoning districts through which the land uses and goals in the <br />Comprehensive Plan can be implemented. The zoning cannot conflict with the future land use <br />designation. When there is a conflict between a city’s comprehensive plan and a zoning code, <br />the city is required to amend the zoning code to comply with the comprehensive plan, unless the <br />city approves an amendment to the comprehensive plan. The Metropolitan Council has the final