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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – June 8, 2016 17 <br /> <br /> <br />Commissioner Hames thanked staff and the Land O’Lakes representatives for providing the <br />Commission with highly detailed reports for this request. <br /> <br />Commissioner Lambeth wished the project manager best of luck on this project. <br /> <br />Chair Thompson was pleased to see that Land O’Lakes would be expanding and remaining in <br />the City of Arden Hills. <br /> <br />The motion carried unanimously (5-0). <br /> <br />UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />REPORTS <br /> <br />A. Report from the City Council <br /> <br />Mayor Grant updated the Planning Commission on City Council activities from the April 25, <br />2016, City Council Regular Meeting stating the City Council reviewed and approved the Master <br />and Final PUD request for Arden Square at 1160 County Road E (Planning Case 16-003). The <br />City Council included several conditions of approval for modifications to the proposed plans, <br />including the relocation of the monument sign to the east side of the entrance driveway, <br />increasing landscape coverage by approximately 320 square feet, and providing a sidewalk for <br />pedestrian access to the adjacent Arden Plaza property. The Planning Commission reviewed <br />Planning Case 16-003 at their meeting on April 6, 2016, and recommended approval of the <br />Master and Final PUD proposal. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant noted that the City Council also approved Planning Case 16-006 for a Sign <br />Standard Adjustment at Scherer Brothers Lumber Company, and Planning Case 16-008 for a <br />Variance at 1865 County Road D. The Planning Commission recommended approval of both of <br />these planning cases at their meeting on April 6, 2016. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant explained that at the May 16, 2016, City Council Work Session, the City Council <br />discussed the scope and timeline for the City’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan update. Staff provided <br />an overview of the Metropolitan Council requirements for local comprehensive plan updates and <br />the estimated costs for consulting services. The Planning Commission will be asked to <br />participate in the comprehensive planning process and to provide input on goals, policies, and <br />strategies to help address issues and concerns in the City. Preliminary work on the 2040 <br />Comprehensive Plan is expected to begin in summer 2016. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant reported that the City Council also reviewed a draft Zoning Code amendment to <br />the City’s exterior lighting design standards. Staff drafted the amendment based on previous <br />work completed by the Planning Commission on this item in 2014. The proposed amendment <br />focuses on requirements that would limit light trespass across property lights, reduce glare, and <br />restrict high-luminosity light fixtures. The Planning Commission will be asked to review the <br />proposed amendment at a future meeting.