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City of Arden Hills City Council Work Session for January 19, 2016 P:\Planning\Department Records\Quarterly & Year End Reports\2015 Page 3 of 4 activated upon approval of the Master Plan by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners. Planning efforts on TCAAP Master Plan began in the spring of 2013, and included regular and detailed input from the Planning Commission. Valentine Bluff The City Council approved the Valentine Bluff project on March 30, 2015. This project required approvals for a Preliminary and Final Plat, Rezoning, and Comprehensive Plan Amendment for the redevelopment of the former Ramsey County Library and Baptist Conference office building sites on County Road E2 into seven single-family residential lots. The developer of the project, Hanson Builders, expects homes within the development to range from 4,500 square feet to 7,000 square feet in size. To date, one home has been completed and two others are now under construction. Red Fox Business Center The Red Fox Business Center development at 1235 Red Fox Road was approved by the City Council on February 23, 2015. Roberts Management applied for a Master and Final Planned Unit Development and Conditional Use Permit to develop two light industrial buildings on the property totaling 93,300 square feet. Both buildings are nearly complete and only the floors and windows still need to be installed. Roberts Management is marketing the tenant bays for a range of different uses including manufacturing, office, commercial showroom, and warehousing. Businesses are expected to move into the buildings in early 2016. Tavern Grill The City Council approved a Final Planned Unit Development on August 31, 2015 for a sit- down restaurant called the Tavern Grill within the Arden Plaza retail center. The developer of the project, Hemisphere Restaurant Partners, expects to begin construction on the site in spring 2016. The restaurant will have a footprint of 9,500 square feet with an attached 3,000 square foot outdoor patio for seasonal seating. Zoning or City Code Amendments The City has approved the following eight amendments to the Zoning Code or City Code over the last year: 1. Amendment to the Zoning Code to clarify that telecommunication antenna may be considered a secondary use and are not required to support the principal use on a property. 2. Amendment to the Zoning Code to revise the building façade transparency requirements in the B-2 and B-3 District Design Standards. 3. Amendment to the Zoning Code to adopt the TCAAP Redevelopment Code as the new Section 1380 of the Zoning Code.