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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – May 6, 2015 10 1. That the project shall be completed in accordance with the plans submitted as amended by the conditions of approval. Any significant changes to these plans, as determined by the City Planner, shall require review and approval by the Planning Commission and City Council. 2. That the applicant shall continue to abide by all previous agreements and Conditional Use Permits, as amended by the conditions of approval of this application. 3. That a Conditional Use Permit Amendment Agreement shall be prepared by the City Attorney and subject to City Council approval. The CUP agreement shall be signed by the applicant and approved by Council prior to the issuance of any building permits. 4. That a building permit shall be obtained for the proposed soccer facility building. 5. That the building permit for the soccer facility shall be issued by June 1, 2016, or an extension shall be requested at least 45 days preceding this deadline. 6. That the applicant shall submit a financial surety in the amount of 125 percent of the estimated costs of landscaping (materials and installation) prior to the issuance of a building permit. The financial surety shall be in the form of a letter of credit issued by a FDIC-insured Minnesota bank. The purpose of the letter of credit is to ensure that landscaping is completed in the event that the applicant defaults on the Conditional Use Permit Amendment Agreement. The City will hold the letter of credit for two years after the installation of landscaping. The letter of credit should not expire during the two-year period. 7. That a minimum of two (2) trees shall be planted on the Ona Orth Athletic Field complex to meet the Zoning Code requirements. Each deciduous tree is required to be a minimum of two and one-half (2.5) caliper inches and coniferous trees are required to be six (6) feet in height. City Planner Streff reviewed the options available to the Planning Commission on this matter: 1. Recommend Approval with Conditions 2. Recommend Approval as Submitted. 3. Recommend Denial 4. Table Chair Thompson opened the floor to Commissioner comments. Glenn Hofer, Facilities Manager with Bethel University, explained that Bethel was proposing to construct a 20’ x 60’ building as a part of the University’s sports complex for soccer. Chair Thompson opened the public hearing at 7:41 p.m. Chair Thompson invited anyone for or against the application to come forward and make comment. Dennis Foster, 1415 Arden Oaks Drive, stated his property was directly adjacent to the Bethel University football field. He did not object to the new soccer building, but requested that it be placed along the western edge of the soccer field instead of the eastern edge due to the slope of the field. He feared that the new building would block the natural view along Snelling Avenue if placed in its proposed location.