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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – September 6, 2017 11 diverse business environment serving Arden Hills and the metropolitan area” (Arden Hills 2030 Comprehensive Plan, at 8-1). Senior Planner Bachler stated staff recommends adoption of the Commercial, Industrial, and Higher Education Study report prepared by WSB & Associates and dated August 30, 2017. Based on the Commercial, Industrial, and Higher Education Study and findings of fact, staff recommends approval of Planning Case 17-020 for the proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendments regarding “Schools, higher education”. Senior Planner Bachler explained based on the Commercial, Industrial, and Higher Education Study and findings of fact, staff recommends approval of Planning Case 17-020 to rezone the Bethel University Campus, comprised of 3900 Bethel Drive, 3800 Bethel Drive, 3801 Bethel Drive, 4404 Bethel Drive, 4040 Old Highway 10, 4080 Snelling Avenue North, 4140 Snelling Avenue North, and 4120 Snelling Avenue North, from B-1 Limited Business District to INST – Institutional District. Senior Planner Bachler indicated based on the Commercial, Industrial, and Higher Education Study and findings of fact, staff recommends approval of Planning Case 17-020 to rezone the University of Northwestern Campus at 3003 Snelling Ave N from R-1 Single Family Residential District to INST – Institutional District. Senior Planner Bachler reviewed the options available to the Planning Commission on this matter: 1. Recommend Approval with Amendments 2. Recommend Approval as Submitted 3. Recommend Denial Chair Thompson opened the floor to Commissioner comments. Chair Thompson explained staff and the Commission has been reviewing this matter for the past six months. She reported staff has spent a great deal of time defining higher education campus and higher education classroom/office. She stated the City understood that secondary education was evolving and she believed the proposed Zoning Code Amendment would assist the City in addressing these changes. Commissioner Dixon questioned if the City was considering rezoning the Anderson Center property. Senior Planner Bachler stated staff was not recommending rezoning this property at this time. He noted that the property was currently zoned B-2 and that rezoning the site to Institutional District could allow for a greater range of college campus uses on the property that may not be compatible with the surrounding B-2 District. Commissioner Jones asked what the building square footage was on the former Smith’s Medical property.