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AGENDA ITEM – 1A(2) <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Work Session for January 19, 2016 <br /> <br />P:\Planning\Department Records\Quarterly & Year End Reports\2015 <br /> <br />Page 1 of 4 <br /> <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: January 19, 2016 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Sue Iverson, Acting City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Ryan Streff, City Planner <br /> Matthew Bachler, Senior Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: 2015 Planning Commission Year-End Report <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />No action is required for this agenda item. <br /> <br /> <br />Summary <br /> <br />The purpose of this memo is to provide the City Council with a summary of the planning <br />activities for 2015. The following is a list of the main accomplishments completed over the past <br />year: <br /> <br />• Reviewed and processed 25 planning cases that included 38 separate land use requests. <br />• City approved eight Zoning or City Code amendments, with two amendments still <br />pending, that addressed park dedication, window transparency, accessory <br />telecommunication antennas, public use dedications, outdoor display and sales, resale <br />businesses, temporary parking, and stormwater management. <br />• Processed the adoption of the TCAAP Redevelopment Code, the rezoning of the 427-acre <br />TCAAP property, and the amendment to the Arden Hills Comprehensive Plan to <br />incorporate the TCAAP Master Plan. <br /> <br /> <br />Planning and Zoning Activities <br /> <br />The City reviewed and processed 25 planning cases that incorporated 38 different land use <br />requests in 2015. Three of these planning cases are still pending. In comparison, the City