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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for April 3, 2019 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2019\19-003 Bethel Sci Addition - SP\Memos Reports <br /> <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />Bethel University anticipates the project will be built in five phases. The first and second phases <br />would include interior renovations to the existing building to support the proposed addition and <br />the proposed addition. Construction would take place between summer 2019 and summer 2021. <br />Phases three, four, and five would involve interior renovations of existing buildings and is <br />anticipated to begin once the proposed addition is constructed and occupied. The current schedule <br />is to complete the proposed addition and all interior renovations by Fall 2023. <br />2. Surrounding Area: <br />Direction Future Land Use Plan Zoning Existing Land Use <br />North Right-of-Way / Low Density <br />Residential <br />Right-of-Way / R-1 Single Family <br />Residential <br />Right-of-Way / Single Family <br />Residential <br />South Railroad / Low Density Residential Railroad / R-1 Single Family <br />Residential Railroad / Single Family Residential <br />East Right-of-Way / Industrial / Mixed <br />Business Right-of-Way / I-Flex Right-of-Way / Office / Industrial <br />West Low Density Residential / Medium <br />Density Residential R-1: Single Family Residential Single Family Residential <br /> <br /> <br />3. Site Data: <br />2040 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 /> <br />Plan Evaluation <br /> <br />1. Zoning Regulations <br /> <br />Section 1320.06 – District Provisions <br /> <br />1) Proposed Use (Section 1320.05) <br />The main Bethel University campus is located in the Institutional Zoning District. Higher <br />education campus uses, including but not limited to classrooms and laboratories, are allowed <br />conditional uses in this district. <br /> <br />2) Setbacks (Section 1320.06) <br />The minimum building setbacks in the Institutional District are 50 feet in the front yard, 20 feet in <br />the rear yard, and 10 feet in the side yard. Structures must be located a minimum of 100 feet from <br />abutting residential property. The proposed addition is located near the center of the campus and <br />would be located hundreds of feet from the nearest property line. <br />