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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—MAY 29, 2018 5 the Lake Johnna Fire Station No. 1 property at 3246 New Brighton Road in September 2017 and is requesting approval for a project to redevelop the property for three single-family residential homes. The existing fire station building, garage, and parking areas on the property would all be removed as part of the redevelopment. City Planner Bachler reported the existing property at 3246 New Brighton Road is approximately 2.8 acres in size and is comprised of the decommissioned Lake Johanna Fire Station No. 1 building, a detached garage, and parking areas. The two existing structures are located along New Brighton Road and there are multiple curb cuts currently providing access to the property. The topography of the lot is relatively flat along New Brighton Road, but slopes down significantly to a pond located on the easterly half of the property. The elevation change from New Brighton Road to the pond edge is roughly 15 feet. The pond occupies approximately 1.3 acres of the site leaving 1.5 acres of developable land. City Planner Bachler explained the applicant has proposed a subdivision of the existing property that would create three single-family residential lots. Each of the lots would have frontage on New Brighton Road and the property lines would extend to the eastern boundary of the site. The size of the lots would be 29,723 square feet, 41,802 square feet, and 53,593 square feet. The lots are expected to be developed with similarly sized homes. Each lot would have a private driveway on New Brighton Road. City Planner Bachler stated a Comprehensive Plan Amendment is required to change the designation of the property to Very Low Density Residential from its current designation as Public and Institutional. The Very Low Density Residential classification allows for single- family residential development at a density of 1.5 to 3 units per acre. To summarize, Planning Case 18-013 includes the following requests: • Preliminary and Final Plat to subdivide property into three single-family residential lots. • Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change future land use classification from Public and Institutional to Very Low Density Residential. City Planner Bachler reviewed the site data, Plan Evaluation and offered a detailed summary of the Zoning Regulations review. Staff requested the Council hold a public hearing for Planning Case 18-013. Councilmember Holden asked if any environmental studies had been completed on this property. City Planner Bachler indicated he was not aware of any environmental studies that have been completed for this property. Councilmember Holmes requested further information regarding the Comprehensive Plan Amendment.