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but slopes down more significantly along the northern and eastern edges of the site. Small wetland areas are present in the far northeast and southeast corners of the site and are currently protected by easements held by the Rice Creek Watershed District. The Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department has a 68 foot wide easement across the western portion of 1941 County Road E2 for the purpose of a future trail connection through the Farrel Lakes Wetland Complex (Tony Schmidt Regional Park). Project Proposal and Process 1. Project Description The site is approximately 5.41 gross acres in size and located near the intersection of New Brighton Road and County Road E2 and bordered by Tony Schmidt Regional Park to the north. The site is comprised of two contiguous parcels, both of which have existing structures on them that would be demolished as part of the project. Three separate driveways on County Road E2 currently provide access to the properties. After accounting for wetlands and right-of-way areas, there are approximately 4.67 acres of net buildable area on the site. The applicant is requesting approval to subdivide the site into eight single-family lots. A new public street is proposed that would create a four-way intersection at New Brighton Road and County Road E2. All eight lots would be accessed from this new street. In addition to the Preliminary Plat for the subdivision, a rezoning, Comprehensive Plan amendment, and Master and Final Planned Unit Development are being requested. Both properties would be rezoned to the R-2 Single and Two Family Residential District. In order to rezone the properties, the City’s 2030 Comprehensive Plan needs to be amended to reflect the new Very Low Density Residential land use for the site. The PUD designation is needed because flexibility is being requested from the requirements in the Subdivision and Zoning Ordinances. The applicant has submitted a project narrative explaining the proposed neighborhood in greater details, where flexibility is being requested, and why the overall proposal is within the public interest (Attachment A). A complete plan set, including the Preliminary Plat and Tree Preservation Plan, have also been submitted (Attachment B). Planning Case 14-034 technically includes four requests: 1. Preliminary Plat 2. Rezoning to amend the zoning designation for 1941 County Road E2 and 1901 County Road E2 to R-2 Single and Two Family Residential District. 3. Comprehensive Plan Amendment to amend the 2030 Future Land Use Map to classify 1941 and 1901 County Road E2 as Very Low Density Residential land use. 4. Master and Final Planned Unit Development As part of their application, Landmark of Arden Hills also requested Final Plat approval. Due to several changes that will need to be made to the Preliminary Plat before it is filed with Ramsey City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for January 7, 2014 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2014\PC 14-034 - Valentine Cove - Plat and PUD\Memos_Reports_14-034 Page 2 of 14