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City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for April 4, 2018 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2018\PC 18-001 - 3246 New Brighton Road - Preliminary & Final Plat, Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Variance, CUP\Memos_Reports_18-001 Page 3 of 17 2. Surrounding Area: Direction Future Land Use Plan Zoning Existing Land Use North LDR – Low Density Residential R2 – Single & Two Family Residential Single-family Detached South LDR – Low Density Residential R2 – Single & Two Family Residential Single-family Detached East LDR – Low Density Residential R2 – Single & Two Family Residential Single-family Detached West LDR – Low Density Residential R2 – Single & Two Family Residential Single-family Detached 3. Site Data: Future Land Use Plan: P/I Public Institutional Existing Land Use: Vacant Zoning: R-2 – Single & Two Family Residential Lot Size: 2.8 Acres (125,118 square feet) Topography: Property slopes west to east with an elevation change of approximately 15 feet from New Brighton Road to the edge of the pond. Plan Evaluation 1. Comprehensive Plan Amendment The Arden Hills 2030 Comprehensive Plan lays out the future land uses that are anticipated for all properties in the City. Based on the future land uses, the City can plan for improvements, anticipate infrastructure needs, and create appropriate land use regulations. The City’s Zoning Code identifies specific zoning districts through which the land uses and goals in the Comprehensive Plan are implemented. The zoning cannot conflict with the future land use designation. When there is a conflict between the Comprehensive Plan and the Zoning Code, the City is required to amend the Zoning Code to comply with the Comprehensive Plan, unless a Comprehensive Plan amendment is approved. The Metropolitan Council has the final determination as to whether to allow a Comprehensive Plan Amendment, though they provide great deference to the City as long as the proposed land use change does not have a negative impact on a regional system (i.e. transportation, sanitary sewer, and regional parks). As part of their application, the developer has requested that the 2030 Future Land Use Map be amended to change the designation of the property from Public and Institutional to Very Low Density Residential. The definitions for these two land use classifications have been provided below. The 2030 Future Land Use Map has been provided in Attachment F. • Public and Institutional: areas designated for uses such as government buildings, colleges, schools, and religious uses, but not medical uses. • Very Low Density Residential: traditional single-family residential land use category. A density range of 1.5 to 3 units per acre.