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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 8 of 13 Zoning Permit will be required for this driveway and the distance from New Brighton Road would be verified at that time. Concerns were raised at the Planning Commission meetings about the amount and speed of traffic on New Brighton Road and the lack of adequate facilities for pedestrians. New Brighton Road is a Ramsey County roadway and the County has jurisdiction over the speed limit. The City can request that the County look at the current speed limit and whether a reduction is possible. The City’s 2030 Comprehensive Plan shows a future pathway along New Brighton Road between County Road E2 and County Road D. The current 2018-2022 Capital Improvement Plan does not include funding for the completion of any section of this pathway. Any plans for a pathway on New Brighton Road would need to be coordinated with the County. Planning Case History In 2007, the City approved a Final Plat for the Burroughs Lane subdivision in Planning Case #06-038. This subdivision reconfigured the existing lots at 3685 New Brighton Road and 3695 New Brighton Road into four single-family residential lots. Two of the lots would have accessed New Brighton Road and the other two lots Thom Drive. All four lots met the minimum requirements for the R-2 District and no variances were needed. The Final Plat for Burroughs Lane was never recorded with Ramsey County and its approval has expired. Since that time, 3695 New Brighton Road has been redeveloped for a single-family residential dwelling. The current subdivision plan is only comprised of the property at 3685 New Brighton Road. In 2006, the City reviewed a subdivision plan for 2015 Thom Drive in Planning Case #06-005. This property is located further west on Thom Drive from 3685 New Brighton Road. In this case, the applicant proposed to subdivide the property into two single-family residential lots. A variance was requested for one of the lots to be 81 feet in width, which is less than the minimum 85-foot width requirement for interior lots in the R-2 District. Planning Case #06-005 was denied by the City Council because the findings of fact did not support the variance request. Additional Review City Building Official The City’s Building Official has reviewed the plans and has no comments at this time. Public Works Director/City Engineer The Public Works Director/City Engineer and WSB & Associates have reviewed the plans. WSB provided a memo dated December 7, 2017 with items to be addressed (Attachment G). The applicant revised the development plans and the Public Works Director/City Engineer has