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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for March 7, 2018 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2018\PC 18-003 - Bethel University - CUP Amendment - Sciences <br />Addition\Memos_Reports_18-003 <br /> <br />Page 2 of 11 <br />The design for the sciences renovations and addition is still in the early schematic phase. Bethel <br />University anticipates the project will be built in four phases. The first three phases would <br />include interior renovations to the existing building and would take place between summer 2019 <br />and summer 2021. The current schedule is to construct the proposed addition in summer 2022. <br />Bethel University has requested a CUP Amendment at this time in order to update their Campus <br />Master Plan to include the 20,000 gross square foot addition to the Academic Commons <br />building. The university would be required to submit a separate Site Plan Review application <br />with the City for the addition before construction. Based on the tentative schedule, the Site Plan <br />Review application would likely be submitted in 2021 in anticipation of construction in 2022. <br /> <br />A Variance is being requested to allow the Academic Commons addition to encroach into the <br />required setback from Valentine Lake. The required structure setback from the ordinary high <br />water level is 150 feet. The proposed addition would be setback 118 feet from the lakeshore for <br />an encroachment of 32 feet. <br /> <br />Bethel University operates under a CUP Master Plan. As the university comes forward with <br />plans, they are reviewed against the Master Plan for consistency. Building plans that are <br />consistent with the Master Plan require a Site Plan Review. A CUP Amendment is required when <br />plans are not included in the approved Master Plan. The two proposed additions are not included <br />on the Master Plan and a CUP Amendment is therefore required. <br /> <br />2. Surrounding Area: <br />Direction Future Land Use Plan Zoning Existing Land Use <br />North Right-of-Way / Low Density Residential Right-of-Way / R-1 Single Family <br />Residential Right-of-Way / Single Family Residential <br />South Railroad / Low Density Residential Railroad / R-1 Single Family Residential Railroad / Single Family Residential <br />East Right-of-Way / Industrial / Mixed Business Right-of-Way / I-Flex Right-of-Way / Office / Industrial <br />West Low Density Residential / Medium Density <br />Residential R-1: Single Family Residential Single Family Residential <br /> <br /> <br />3. Site Data: <br />Future Land Use Plan: Public and Institutional <br />Existing Land Use: Public and Institutional <br />Zoning: INST – Institutional District <br />Size: 191.32 Acres (Including main campus, athletic complex, and part of Lake Valentine) <br />Topography: Varied topography across campus <br /> <br />