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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – May 3, 2017 2 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. Senior Planner Bachler explained 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 occupied by Trinity Lutheran Church, and is zoned R-2 District and is guided for Public and Institutional uses in the Comprehensive Plan. Senior Planner Bachler reported the site is bordered to the north, east and south by single family detached homes. Generally, the topography of the site along New Brighton Road is relatively flat while the rear of the property drops off about 28 feet to a wetland. This wetland is a land locked basin and does not have an overland connection to Lake Johanna. Senior Planner Bachler indicated the site is approximately 3.12 gross acres in size and located near the intersection of New Brighton Road and Jerrold Avenue and is within the block bounded by New Brighton Road to the west, Beckman Avenue to the north, and Lake Johanna Boulevard to the east, creating a triangular shaped block. The site is comprised of one parcel which has existing structures of the closed fire station that would be demolished as part of the project. Five separate driveways on New Brighton Road currently provide access to the property and the various fire department structures and parking lots. After accounting for the right-of-way area that extends into New Brighton Road and the flood wetlands areas located on the site, 1.54 acres of net buildable area exists on the site. The applicant is requesting approval to subdivide the site into four single-family lots. In this case, the applicant is proposing four driveways from New Brighton Road in order to provide access to the residential lots. This is a decrease of one additional driveway from the existing conditions. Senior Planner Bachler stated in addition to the Preliminary and Final Plat for the subdivision, a Variance is required for the reduced lot width from the required 85 feet to the requested 81.75 feet. A Comprehensive Plan Amendment is also required to change the designation of the property to VLDR Very Low Density Residential from its current designation as P/I Public and Institutional. Senior Planner Bachler explained the application submitted included the Preliminary Plat, Final Plat and Variance requests, but did not include the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. The Public Hearing Notice for the May 3, 2017 Planning Commission meeting only included the Preliminary Plat, Final Plat and Variance items. Those items can be reviewed at the May 3 meeting, but not the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. The Public Hearing for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment will be scheduled for the June 7, 2017 Planning Commission meeting. Staff is requesting that the Planning Commission open the Public Hearing and take testimony from the public and the applicant, but following the testimony, the Planning Commission should table Planning Case 17-010 to the June 7 meeting. Site Data Future Land Use Plan: P/I Public Institutional Existing Land Use: Fire Station Zoning: R2 – Single & Two Family Residential