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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – April 4, 2018 2 <br /> <br />City Planner Bachler indicated two driveways are proposed on New Brighton Road to provide <br />access to the dwellings. A cross access easement would be required for the shared access <br />driveways. An underground rainwater collection tank is also proposed to be located in the front <br />yard spanning two properties. The purpose of the storage tank is to collect stormwater runoff <br />from the four properties and to repurpose the water for indoor non-potable uses. The entire <br />development is proposed to be put under an association that would address property maintenance <br />and the shared use of energy generated by solar panels proposed to be installed on the dwellings. <br /> <br />City Planner Bachler commented a Variance is requested in this case to allow the four proposed <br />lots to have a width less than the minimum requirement for the R-2 District. Lots in the R-2 <br />District are required to have a minimum width of 85 feet. Each of the four lots is proposed to <br />have a width of 81.75 feet, or 3.25 feet less than the minimum requirement. <br /> <br />City Planner Bachler stated a Comprehensive Plan Amendment is required to change the <br />designation of the property to Very Low Density Residential from its current designation as <br />Public and Institutional. The Very Low Density Residential classification allows for single- <br />family residential development at a density of 1.5 to 3 units per acre. To summarize, Planning <br />Case 18-001 includes the following requests: <br /> <br />• Preliminary and Final Plat to subdivide property into four single-family residential lots. <br />• Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change future land use classification from Public <br />and Institutional to Very Low Density Residential. <br />• Variance to allow the four proposed lots to each have a width of 81.75 feet. The <br />minimum lot width requirement for the R-2 District is 85 feet. <br /> <br />Site Data <br />Land Use Plan: P/I Public Institutional <br />Existing Land Use: Vacant <br />Zoning: R-2 – Single & Two Family Residential <br />Current Lot Sizes: 2.8 Acres (125,118 square feet) <br />Topography: Property slopes west to east with an elevation chance of <br />approximately 15 feet from New Brighton Road to the edge of <br />the pond. <br /> <br />City Planner Bachler reviewed the surrounding area, the Plan Evaluation and the Variance <br />Evaluation Criteria. <br /> <br />City Planner Bachler provided the Findings of Fact for review: <br /> <br />General Findings: <br />1. The property at 3246 New Brighton Road is located in the R-2 – Single and Two-Family <br />Residential Zoning District. <br />2. The subject property is 125,118 square feet, or approximately 2.8 acres, in size. <br />3. The subject property is currently comprised of the former Lake Johanna Fire Station 1 <br />building, a detached garage, and parking areas. <br />4. The Johanna Station 1 subdivision is proposed as R-2 – Single and Two-Family <br />Residential District.