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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – April 4, 2018 3 <br /> <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. <br />5. The R-2 – Single and Two Family Residential District permits up to five (5) residential <br />units per acre. <br />6. The applicant has requested a Preliminary and Final Plat in order to subdivide the <br />property into four (4) single-family residential lots. <br />7. The proposed Lake Johanna Station 1 development is proposed at approximately 2.68 <br />units per net acre. <br />8. The Arden Hills 2030 Comprehensive Plan designates the future land use of the subject <br />property as Public and Institutional. <br />9. The applicant has requested a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the future land <br />use designation of the property to Very Low Density Residential. <br />10. The Arden Hills 2030 Comprehensive Plan defines Very Low Density Residential as, <br />“traditional single-family residential land use category. A density range of 1.5 to 3 units <br />per acre.” <br />11. The adjacent properties to the north, east, west and south are zoned R-2 District and are <br />guided for Low Density Residential uses in the Arden Hills 2030 Comprehensive Plan. <br />12. The proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment would be consistent with adjacent land <br />uses and the goals included in the Land Use chapter of the Arden Hills 2030 <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br />13. The applicant has requested a variance from Section 1130.07, Subd. 2 of the City Code, <br />which requires the lot dimensions in the subdivision not be less than the minimum