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City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for March12, 2018 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2017\PC 17-029 - 3685 New Brighton Road Preliminary and Final Plat and Easement Vacation\Memos_Reports_17-029 Page 2 of 13 as amended by the nineteen (19) conditions in the March 12, 2018 Report to the City Council. 2. Deny: Motion to deny Planning Case 17-029 for a Preliminary Plat and Final Plat at 3685 New Brighton Road based on the following findings of fact: findings to deny should specifically reference the reasons for denial and why those reasons cannot be mitigated. 3. Table: Motion to table Planning Case 17-029 for a Preliminary Plat and Final Plat at 3685 New Brighton Road for the following reasons: a specific reason and/or information request should be included with a motion to table. Overview of Request The existing property at 3685 New Brighton Road is approximately 1.9 acres in size and is comprised of a single-family residential dwelling, detached garage, and shed. The dwelling and accessory structures are located towards the eastern side of the property, and the one access driveway for the lot is on New Brighton Road near the intersection with Thom Drive. The property has approximately 124 feet of frontage on New Brighton Road and 378 feet of frontage along Thom Drive. The topography of the lot generally slopes west from New Brighton Road to a wetland complex located on the western parcel boundary. This wetland area covers approximately 0.3 acres of the property and extends off the property to the north and south. The City has a sanitary lift station located on the southern edge of the property approximately in the middle of the lot. The remainder of the lot is heavily wooded with a large number of significant trees. The applicant has proposed subdividing the existing property to create three lots for single- family residential dwellings. The existing dwelling and other improvements would be retained and located on the proposed Lot 3. Two new lots (Lot 1 and Lot 2) would be located to the west of Lot 3 with frontage and driveways on Thom Drive. The existing access driveway for Lot 3 would be relocated to Thom Drive and the three parcels would be similarly oriented with principal frontage on Thom Drive. All three lots meet the minimum requirements for the R-2 District and no variances are needed for the subdivision proposal. A Preliminary Plat, Final Plat, and Vacation of Easement is being requested for the proposed subdivision. An easement vacation is needed to vacate a portion of the public sewer easement for the City lift station on the property. The City Council will hold the required public hearing for the easement vacation at their regular meeting on March 12, 2018 (Item 7B). The applicant has submitted a development plan set (Attachment D), Final Plat (Attachment E), and proposed easement vacation plan (Attachment F).