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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: March 7, 2018 <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2018 <br />6:30 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY HALL <br /> <br /> <br />PLANNING CASES <br /> <br />A. Planning Case 17-029; Preliminary Plat, Final Plat, Vacation of Easement – 3685 <br />New Brighton Road – Public Hearing <br /> <br />City Planner Bachler stated the Planning Commission held the public hearing for Planning <br />Case 17-029 at their meeting on January 10, 2018. The Planning Commission voted to table this <br />planning case to allow staff and the Rice Creek Watershed District additional time to review the <br />stormwater management plan for the development. Since that time, staff has completed its <br />review of the stormwater management plan and has no additional comments. <br /> <br />City Planner Bachler explained the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) has reviewed the <br />plans and granted the project CAPROC status (Conditionally Approved Pending Receipt of <br />Changes) as of January 29, 2018. Site work cannot begin until all pending items are satisfied. <br />This includes providing RCWD with a Declaration for Maintenance of Stormwater Management <br />Facilities that is acceptable to the RCWD engineer and attorney for the onsite stormwater <br />management features. The Maintenance Agreement would between RCWD and the developer, <br />and RCWD will be responsible for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. <br /> <br />City Planner Bachler commented the existing property at 3685 New Brighton Road is <br />approximately 1.9 acres in size and is comprised of a single-family residential dwelling, detached <br />garage, and shed. The dwelling and accessory structures are located towards the eastern side of <br />the property and the one access driveway for the lot is on New Brighton Road near the <br />intersection with Thom Drive. The property has approximately 124 feet of frontage on New <br />Brighton Road and 378 feet of frontage along Thom Drive. <br /> <br />City Planner Bachler reported the existing topography of the lot generally slopes west from <br />New Brighton Road to a wetland complex located on the western parcel boundary. This wetland <br />complex covers approximately 0.3 acres of the property and extends off the property to the north <br />and south. The City has a sanitary lift station located on the southern edge of the property <br />approximately in the middle of the lot. The remainder of the lot is heavily wooded. <br /> <br />City Planner Bachler noted the applicant has proposed a subdivision of the existing property to <br />create three lots for single-family residential dwellings. The existing dwelling and other <br />improvements would be retained and located on the proposed Lot 3. Two new lots (Lot 1 and Lot <br />2) would be located to the west of Lot 3 with frontage and driveways on Thom Drive. The