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1 182033v3 (reserved for recording information) CITY OF ARDEN HILLS RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AMENDMENT Case No. 15-009 1. Recitals. A. Bethel University is a non-profit institution of higher education (“Bethel”) which is located in the City of Arden Hills, Ramsey County, Minnesota. B. On the 1st day of April, 2015, Bethel submitted a completed application to the City of Arden Hills (“City”) requesting that its existing conditional use permit be amended to allow the construction of a recreational facility, specifically a soccer facility which includes a building with a lower level footprint design of 1,200 square feet and a 400 square foot scoring tower within the upper level for a total floor area of 1,600 square feet. The soccer facility would be located at 3900 Bethel Drive, Arden Hills, Minnesota (on the Ona Orth Athletic Field complex across from the main campus). Said plans and specifications of this recreational facility are attached hereto as Exhibit “A”. C. At a public hearing on the 6th day of May, 2015, the Arden Hills Planning Commission reviewed Bethel’s application, the report and recommendations of the Arden Hills City Planner, the comments made by the public during the public hearing, and recommended approval of the conditional use permit amendment, subject to certain conditions, to the City Council. D. On the 26th day of May, 2015, the Arden Hills City Council considered the recommendations of the Planning Commission, the comments made during the public hearing on May 6, 2015, the effects of the proposed Conditional Use Permit Amendment on the health, safety, convenience, and general welfare of the owners and occupants of the surrounding land, and the community as a whole, and passed a motion approving Planning Case No. 15-009, subject to certain conditions enumerated herein.