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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 4 of 10 <br /> <br />1. Zoning Regulations <br /> <br />A. Proposed Use – Meets Requirements <br /> <br />The proposed improvements to the Mounds View High School Athletic Field complex <br />are allowed by an approved CUP under Section 1320.075 Special Requirements of the <br />Single Family Residential (R1) District. <br /> <br />B. Lot Coverage – Meets Requirement <br /> <br />The proposed structure and landscape coverage on the property would be in conformance <br />with the lot coverage requirements of the R-1 Zoning District. The maximum structure <br />coverage is 25%, maximum impervious coverage is 35%, and the minimum landscape <br />coverage is 65%. The proposed accessory structure would reduce the landscaping coverage <br />by 400 square feet. <br /> <br />C. Setbacks – Meets Requirements <br /> <br />The minimum building setbacks in the R-1 Single Family District are forty (40) feet in <br />the front yard, thirty (30) feet in the rear yard, and ten (10) feet minimum in a side yard, <br />with both sides required to total twenty-five (25) feet. All setback requirements stated in <br />the Zoning Code have been met by the proposed athletic field improvements. <br /> <br /> <br />Section 1325 – General Regulations <br /> <br />A. Height – Variance Required <br /> <br />The Mounds View High School Athletic Field complex is located in the R-1 Single <br />Family District where the maximum building height for an accessory structure is fifteen <br />(15) feet. As proposed, the scoreboard would be 22-feet 11-inches in height and the press <br />box would be approximately 19-feet 4-inches from the back of the bleachers or 33-feet 4- <br />inches above the grade of the playing field. <br /> <br /> <br />B. Landscaping and Tree Preservation – Meets Requirements <br /> <br />The proposed project is not expected to impact any significant trees on the property. If <br />any significant trees are removed as a result of the project, mitigation may be required as <br />regulated by the Tree Preservation Ordinance. <br /> <br />Since the proposal includes additional building space, the City’s landscaping <br />requirements apply (Zoning Code, 1325.05 Subd. 1 Landscaping). The minimum