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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – April 3, 2019 2 <br /> <br />PLANNING CASES <br /> <br />A. Planning Case 18-014; Mounds View School District – 1900 & 1901 Lake Valentine <br />Road – Final PUD and Comprehensive Plan Amendment – Public Hearing Required <br /> <br />Planning Consultant Kanzier explained Mounds View Public Schools has submitted an <br />application for a Master and Final Planned Unit Development (PUD). The Applicant is <br />requesting to construct 27,300 square feet of additional classroom space and a 49,000 square feet <br />gymnasium addition. The property, located at 1900 Lake Valentine Road, is zoned R-1, Single <br />Family Residential and is guided as Public and Institutional on the Land Use Plan. <br /> <br />Planning Consultant Kanzier stated in addition, the Applicant is requesting to amend the 2040 <br />Comprehensive Plan. The Applicant is requesting to modify the existing Land Use of 1901 Lake <br />Valentine Road, the former First Student Bus Garage from Low Density Residential to Public <br />and Institutional in the 2040 land use plan. This property will be used for high school student <br />and staff parking. The PUD is required to allow the two non-contiguous parcels to be used as a <br />single use. <br /> <br />Planning Consultant Kanzier reported the last major addition to the high school occurred in <br />2000 when they reconstructed the track and field stadium and added to the main entrance, <br />auditorium, orchestra/choir area, storage, computer lab, staff dining area, woodshop, and <br />classrooms. <br /> <br />Planning Consultant Kanzier noted the Applicant is requesting a Comprehensive Plan <br />Amendment to change the existing land use designation of 1901 Lake Valentine Road. In <br />addition, the Applicant is proposing an addition totaling 76,300 square feet; 49,000 square feet <br />for gymnasiums and 27,300 square feet for classrooms, adding seven total classrooms. Interior <br />remodels of the existing building would include 65,000 square feet. The subject property is <br />located at 1900 Lake Valentine Road. <br /> <br />Planning Consultant Kanzier stated the Applicant recently acquired the former First Student <br />school bus garage located adjacent to the high school at 1901 Lake Valentine Road. The <br />Applicant is proposing to repave and restripe the parking lot for more efficient car parking. The <br />existing building on the site will be used for cold storage. A more intensive use of the building <br />may be proposed at a later date. <br /> <br />Planning Consultant Kanzier indicated the Planned Unit Development process is a tool that <br />provides additional flexibility for development that an underlying zoning district would not <br />otherwise allow. For example, a PUD may make exceptions to setbacks, lot coverage, parking <br />requirements, signage, building materials, or landscaping requirements. It is intended to <br />overcome the limitations of zoning regulations and improve the overall design of a project. <br />While the PUD process allows the City to negotiate certain aspects of the development, any <br />conditions imposed on the PUD must have a rational basis related to the expected impact of the <br />development. A PUD cannot be used to permit uses that would not otherwise be permitted in the <br />underlying zoning district. <br /> <br />Planning Consultant Kanzier commented if a PUD is comprised of multiple lots, it is often <br />treated as one continuous development. The development as a whole would be expected to meet