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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – MARCH 30, 2015 4 <br /> <br />MOTION: Councilmember McClung moved and Councilmember Holden seconded a <br />motion to approve the transfer of an on-sale wine and Sunday liquor license <br />to Great China, located at 3547 Lexington Avenue North, Arden Hills , <br />Minnesota. The motion carried (5-0). <br /> <br />8. NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />A. PC 15-004 Preliminary and Final Plat, Rezoning and Comp Plan Amendment <br /> <br />City Planner Streff stated that Landmark of Arden Hills has a purchase agreement with Bethel <br />University for approximately 4.77 acres of land consisting of two contiguous parcels at 1941 and <br />1901 County Road E2. The property at 1941 County Road E2 is the site of the former Ramsey <br />County library, which closed in December of 2010. The Minnesota Baptist Conference occupied <br />the facility at 1901 County Road E2 for a number of years beginning in the early 1970s, but this <br />structure is also currently vacant. The applicant is requesting approval for a project that would <br />result in the redevelopment of both properties for seven (7) single-family homes. <br /> <br />City Planner Streff reported that the property at 1941 County Road E2 is zoned R-1 Single <br />Family Residential and is guided for Public Institutional uses in the City’s 2030 Comprehensive <br />Plan. The adjacent property at 1901 County Road E2 is now zoned N-B Neighborhood Business <br />and is also guided for Neighborhood Business uses in the Comprehensive Plan. The site is <br />bordered to the north and east by a system of wetlands within Tony Schmidt Regional Park, <br />managed by Ramsey County. Generally, the topography of the properties is relatively flat around <br />where the existing structures are located, but slopes down more significantly along the northern <br />and eastern edges of the site. Small wetland areas are present in the far northeast and southeast <br />corners of the site and are currently protected by easements held by the Rice Creek Watershed <br />District. The Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department has a sixty-eight (68) foot wide <br />easement across the western portion of the 1941 County Road E2 property for the purpose of a <br />future trail connection through the wetland complex in Tony Schmidt Regional Park. <br /> <br />City Planner Streff indicated that the site is approximately 4.77 gross acres in size and located <br />near the intersection of New Brighton Road and County Road E2 and bordered by Tony Schmidt <br />Regional Park to the north. The site is comprised of two contiguous parcels, both of which have <br />existing structures on them that would be demolished as part of the project. Three separate <br />driveways on County Road E2 currently provide access to the properties. After accounting for the <br />right-of-way area that extends into County Road E2 and the flood plain/wetlands areas located on <br />the site, 4.54 acres of net buildable area exists on the site. The applicant is requesting approval to <br />subdivide the site into seven (7) single-family lots. In this case, the applicant is proposing four (4) <br />driveways from County Road E2 in order to provide access to the residential lots. Limiting <br />driveways from County Road E2 is accomplished by incorporating shared access from the County <br />roadway for six of the proposed lots. The plans indicate that every other property would share an <br />access with the neighboring property, except the easternmost lot would have its own individual <br />access from County Road E2. <br /> <br />City Planner Streff stated that in addition to the Preliminary & Final Plat for the subdivision, a <br />rezoning and Comprehensive Plan amendment are being requested. Both properties would be <br />rezoned to the R-2 Single and Two Family Residential District. In order to rezone the properties,