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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 6 1. Existing and anticipated traffic and parking conditions. 2. Noise, glare, odors, vibration, smoke, dust, air pollution, heat, liquid, or solid waste, and other nuisance characteristics; 3. Drainage; 4. Population density; 5. Visual and land use compatibility with uses and structures on surrounding land; adjoining land values; 6. Park dedication where applicable; and the 7. Orderly development of the neighborhood and the City within the general purpose and intent of this ordinance and the Comprehensive Development Plan for the City. City Planner Meagan Beekman reviewed the Variance Evaluation Criteria. City Planner Meagan Beekman offered seventeen findings of fact for the Planning Commission’s consideration: General Findings: 1. The applicant is proposing a construct a 192 square foot digital scoreboard. 2. Mounds View High School operates under a Conditional Use Permit in the R-1 Zoning District. 3. Athletic fields and accessory equipment are permitted under the original CUP for Mounds View High School. 4. The scoreboard would be located approximately 460 feet from the rear property line. 5. The proposed application will not exceed the lot coverage limits for the property. 6. The proposed application meets all setback requirements. 7. The applicant is not proposing to remove any vegetation from the site. On the Conditional Use Permit Amendment: 8. The proposed project is not expected to have any significant impact on traffic or parking conditions since no change in the school population is expected. 9. The proposed project will not produce any permanent noise, glare, odors, vibration, smoke, dust, air pollution, heat, liquid, or solid waste. 10. The proposed project will not impact storm water runoff since impervious surface is not significantly increased and no grading is taking place. 11. The proposed project is not expected to have any impacts on school population or density. 12. The proposed project will not impact visual and land use compatibility with surrounding land because of the great distance between the location of the scoreboard and the nearest property. 13. The park dedication fee is not applicable to this application. 14. The proposed project does not conflict with the City’s Comprehensive Plan or the intent of the Zoning Code. On the Variance Request: 15. The proposed project is in harmony with the purpose and intent of the Zoning Ordinance because scoreboards are permitted accessory uses with athletic fields. 16. The proposed project is consistent with Comprehensive Plan because the property in question is guided for its current and proposed use as a high school.