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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 27, 2016 20 D. Planning Case 16-013 – CUP Amendment and Variance – Mounds View High School City Planner Streff stated Mounds View High School currently operates under a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) that was approved in 1978. Any modification to the original CUP requires that a CUP amendment be processed. The original CUP has been amended from time-to-time as the school and campus have expanded over the past years. In this case, the Mounds View School District is requesting an amendment to the existing CUP in order to replace the existing scoreboard and press box at the football stadium and to construct a new storage building adjacent to the baseball field. A variance is also required in this planning case in order for the scoreboard and press box to exceed fifteen (15) feet in height. City Planner Streff explained Mounds View High School is located in the R-1 Single Family Residential Zoning District, which permits schools as a conditional use, however, any additions to the campus, or amendments to the original CUP must still meet the requirements of the underlying zoning district. City Planner Streff reported the Mounds View School District is proposing a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Amendment and Variance in order make the following improvements to the athletic field complex at their property located at 1900 Lake Valentine Road. 1) Scoreboard – Replace the existing scoreboard that was installed in the 1980s with a new scoreboard from Daktronics. The existing scoreboard is approximately 11-feet in height by 25-feet in width, or 275 square feet in size. The proposed scoreboard to be installed is 12- feet 11-inches in height by 23-feet 11-inches in width, or approximately 309 square feet in size. Both the existing scoreboard and the proposed scoreboard are elevated on posts that are 10-feet above grade. The new scoreboard would be positioned in the same location as the existing scoreboard. Accessory structures are permitted to be up to fifteen (15) feet in height in the R-1 Zoning District. In this case, the scoreboard is considered an accessory structure and the new scoreboard is being proposed at a total height above grade at 22-feet 11-inches. In order for the new scoreboard to be constructed a Variance along with the CUP Amendment is required. 2) Press Box – Replace the existing press box located on the “home side” of the football stadium and positioned above the bleachers. The new press box would be 9-feet by 54- feet, or 486 square feet in size. The existing press pox is approximately 9-feet by 30-feet, or 270 square feet in size. Accessory structures are permitted to be up to fifteen (15) feet in height in the R-1 Zoning District. The press box is considered an accessory structure and is being proposed at a total height of 19-feet 4-inches above grade from the back of the bleachers or 33-feet 4-inches above the grade of the playing field.