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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for June 8, 2016 <br /> <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2015\PC 15-009 - CUP Amendment - Bethel University - Soccer Building\Memos_Reports_15-009 <br />Page 2 of 10 <br /> <br />The applicant has submitted a project narrative (Attachment A), site plan (Attachment B), <br />community notice letter (Attachment C), scoreboard plans (Attachments D, E & F), press box <br />plans (Attachment G), and accessory building plans (Attachment H). <br /> <br /> <br />1. Overview of Request: <br /> <br />The Mounds View School District is proposing Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Amendment <br />and Variance in order make the following improvement to the athletic field complex at their <br />property located at 1900 Lake Valentine Road. <br /> <br />1) Scoreboard – Replace the existing scoreboard that was installed in the 1980s with a new <br />scoreboard from Daktronics. The existing scoreboard is approximately 11-feet in height <br />by 25 -feet in width, or 275 square feet in size. The proposed scoreboard to be installed is <br />12-feet 11-inches in height by 23-feet 11-inches in width, or approximately 309 square <br />feet in size. Both the existing scoreboard and the proposed scoreboard are elevated on <br />posts that are 10-feet above grade. The new scoreboard would be positioned in the same <br />location as the existing scoreboard. <br /> <br />Accessory structures are permitted to be up to fifteen (15) feet in height in the R-1 <br />Zoning District. In this case, the scoreboard is considered an accessory structure and the <br />new scoreboard is being proposed at a total height above grade at 22-feet 11-inches. In <br />order for the new scoreboard to be constructed a Variance along with the CUP is <br />required. <br /> <br /> Height Width Total <br />Square <br />Feet <br />Distance <br />Above Grade <br />Total Height <br />Existing Scoreboard 11’ 25’ 275 10’ 21’ <br />Proposed Scoreboard 12’ 11” 23’ 11” 309 10’ 22’ 11” <br /> <br /> <br />2) Press Box – Replace the existing press box located on the “home side” of the football <br />stadium and positioned above the bleachers. The new press box would be 9-feet by 54- <br />feet, or 486 square feet in size. The existing press pox is approximately 9-feet by 30-feet, <br />or 270 square feet in size. <br /> <br />Accessory structures are permitted to be up to fifteen (15) feet in height in the R-1 <br />Zoning District. The press box is considered an accessory structure and is being <br />proposed at a total height of 19- feet 4-inches above the grade from the back of the <br />bleachers or 33-feet 4-inches above the grade of the playing field. <br /> <br /> Height Length Width Total Total Height Total