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City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for June 8, 2016 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2015\PC 15-009 - CUP Amendment - Bethel University - Soccer Building\Memos_Reports_15-009 Page 7 of 10 surrounding neighborhood or the community as a whole. Staff offers the following nineteen (19) findings of fact for this proposal: General Findings: 1. The property at 1900 Lake Valentine Road is located in the R-1 Single Family Residential Zoning District. 2. The applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Amendment and Variance in order to install a new scoreboard, press box, and storage building on the athletic field complex. 3. The Variance in this case, is being requested to allow the scoreboard and press box to exceed fifteen (15) feet in height. 4. Mounds View High School operates under a Conditional Use Permit in the R-1 Zoning District. 5. Athletic fields and accessory equipment are permitted under the original CUP for Mounds View High School. 6. The proposed application will not exceed the lot coverage limits for the property. 7. The proposed application meets all setback requirements. Conditional Use Permit Evaluation Findings: 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 coverage of the property is not being significantly increased. 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 distance between the athletic field improvements and the nearest residential property. 13. The park dedication fee is not applicable to this application. 14. The proposed project does not conflict with the general purpose and intent of the Zoning Code or the Comprehensive Development Plan for the City. Variance Findings: 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 questions is guided for its current and proposed use as a high school. 17. The proposed project is reasonable because scoreboards, press boxes, and accessory structures are addressed in the Code as reasonable uses within educational athletic facilities. 18. The property is unique because of its size, the considerable setback from adjacent properties, and its use as a high school in a residential district.