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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – MARCH 12, 2018 6 <br /> <br />be similarly oriented with principal frontage on Thom Drive. All three lots meet the minimum <br />requirements for the R-2 District and no variances are needed for the subdivision proposal. <br /> <br />City Planner Bachler explained a Preliminary Plat, Final Plat, and Vacation of Easement is being <br />requested for the proposed subdivision. An easement vacation is needed to vacate a portion of the <br />public sewer easement for the City lift station on the property. The City Council held the required <br />public hearing for the easement vacation earlier this evening. <br /> <br />City Planner Bachler indicated the public hearing for Planning Case 17-029 was held at the <br />Planning Commission meeting on January 10, 2018. The Planning Commission voted to table the <br />application at this meeting to allow staff and the Rice Creek Watershed District additional time to <br />review the stormwater management plan for the development. <br /> <br />City Planner Bachler stated staff brought the application forward to the Planning Commission <br />on February 7, 2018 after completing its review of the stormwater management plan and receiving <br />a copy of the CAPROC (Conditionally Approved Pending Receipt of Changes) notice from Rice <br />Creek Watershed District on January 29, 2018. He reported a full evaluation of the proposal was <br />presented to the Planning Commission on February 7, 2018. <br /> <br />City Planner Bachler reviewed the Storm Water Management Plan, Park Dedication Fees, Tree <br />Preservation Plan, and the Traffic and Public Safety concerns for this Planning Case. <br /> <br />City Planner Bachler offered the following Findings of Fact: <br /> <br />1. The property at 3685 New Brighton Road is located in the R-2 – Single and Two-Family <br />Residential Zoning District. <br />2. The subject property is 83,253 square feet in size with approximately 124 feet of frontage <br />on New Brighton Road and 378 feet of frontage on Thom Drive. <br />3. The subject property is currently comprised of a single-family residential dwelling, <br />detached garage, and shed. <br />4. The City has an existing lift station located along the southern line of the subject property <br />along Thom Drive. This lift station is located on private property and the City has a utility <br />easement that permits the City to operate and maintain the lift station. <br />5. The applicant has requested a Preliminary Plat, Final Plat, and Vacation of Easement in <br />order to subdivide the subject property to create three (3) lots for single-family residential <br />dwellings. <br />6. The proposed Horita Acres subdivision meets the Minimum Subdivision Design Standards <br />included in Section 1130 of the Arden Hills City Code. <br />7. The park dedication requirement for this application is six percent of the buildable land <br />area in the subdivision or a park dedication fee of $6,500 per lot. Six percent of the <br />development would be 0.11 acres which would not allow for a feasible park area. The park <br />dedication fee of $6,500 per new lot will be applied in this case. <br />8. The proposed Horita Acres subdivision meets or will be required to meet the Required <br />Improvements for subdivisions included in Section 1140 of the Arden Hills City Code. <br />9. The proposed Horita Acres subdivision would result in three (3) lots that would conform <br />to the minimum lot area and dimension requirements for the R-2 District. <br />10. The R-2 District permits residential densities of up to five (5) units per net acre.