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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 9 of 17 E. Floor Area Ratio (FAR) The Floor Area Ratio (FAR) is the sum of the gross horizontal area of all floors of a building divided by the total lot area. Floor area is measured from the exterior sides of the exterior walls, but not including covered porches; decks; any space where the average floor-to-ceiling height is less than six feet; attached or detached garages; and other detached accessory structures. The R-2 District allows for an FAR of up to 30 percent of the lot area for residential structures. Preliminary floor plans have been provided for one of the dwellings and these plans show a total floor area of approximately 2,000 square feet. Based on these plans, all structures should be able to meet the FAR requirements. The FAR of the dwellings would be verified at the time Building Permit applications are submitted. Section 1325 – General Regulations A. Accessory Structures No accessory structures are proposed at this time. Future homeowners who choose to construct accessory structures will be required to do so in accordance with the Zoning Code. B. Tree Preservation The Zoning Code requires that a Tree Preservation Plan be submitted as part of an application for a plat. The development plan set includes a Tree Preservation Plan (Attachment D). The survey indicates there are 93 significant trees on the site with a total of 1,967 caliper inches. Of this total, 14 trees and 360 caliper inches would be removed for the development. All of the trees that would be removed are around the four building sites. The existing significant trees towards the rear of the property and around the pond would be preserved. The required mitigation for the tree removal is 82 caliper inches of new tree plantings. A Landscape Plan has been provided showing 12 new trees would be planted totaling 30 caliper inches. The current replacement tree deficiency is 52 caliper inches. Caliper Inches Number of Trees Total Existing Significant Trees 1,967 93 10% Permitted Removal 197 -- Proposed Removal 360 14 Significant Trees Preserved 1,607 79 Replacement Trees Required* 82 -- Replacement Trees Proposed 30 12 * Replacement trees are calculated by subtracting the ten percent permitted removal from the proposed removal and dividing by two.