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City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for May 3, 2017 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2017\PC 17-010 - 3246 New Brighton Road - Preliminary Plat & Variance\Memos_Reports_17-010\PC Report_(5- 3-17)_17-010.docx Page 1 of 11 MEMORANDUM DATE: May 3, 2017 PC Agenda Item 3.A TO: Planning Commission Chair Thompson and Commissioners FROM: Matthew Bachler, Senior Planner SUBJECT: Planning Case #17-010 – Public Hearing Required Applicant: Don Palme Property Owner: Lake Johanna Fire Department Property Location: 3246 New Brighton Road Request: Preliminary Plat, Final Plat, and Variance Requested Action The applicant is requesting approval of a Preliminary Plat, Final Plat, and Variance for the property located at 3246 New Brighton Road in order to subdivide the one (1) parcel with a decommissioned fire station into four (4) parcels to be developed with single-family homes. The property is zoned R-2 – Single & Two Family Residential District, which has a lot width requirement of 85 feet. The applicant is requesting a variance to allow for a reduced lot width of 81.75 feet. Background Don Palme of Car-Don LLC has a purchase agreement with Lake Johanna Fire Department for approximately 3.12 acres of land consisting of one parcel at 3246 New Brighton Road. The property at 3246 New Brighton Road is the site of the former Lake Johanna Fire Station, which closed in April of 2017. The applicant is requesting approval for a project that would result in the redevelopment of the property for four single-family homes. The property at 3246 New Brighton Road is zoned R-2 – Single & Two Family Residential District, and is guided for Public Institutional uses in the City’s 2030 Comprehensive Plan. The adjacent properties to the north, east, west and south are zoned R-2 District and are guided for Low Density Residential uses in the Comprehensive Plan. The property to the northwest is