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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – May 8, 2019 2 <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 <br /> <br />Planning Consultant Kansier 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 Kansier stated in addition, the applicant is requesting to amend the 2040 <br />Comprehensive Plan. The Applicant is requesting to modify the future 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 and <br />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 Kansier commented this item was originally scheduled for a public <br />hearing on April 3, 2019. However, just prior to the hearing, the Applicant submitted revised <br />plans that were significantly different than the previous plans reviewed by staff. As a result, the <br />item was tabled to allow time for additional plan review and a second neighborhood meeting. <br /> <br />Planning Consultant Kansier indicated the last major addition to the high school occurred in <br />2000 when the track and field stadium was reconstructed and additions were made to the main <br />entrance, auditorium, orchestra/choir area, storage, computer lab, staff dining area, woodshop, <br />and classrooms. <br /> <br />Planning Consultant Kansier reported the Applicant is proposing an addition totaling 76,300 <br />square feet, including 49,000 square feet for gymnasiums and 27,300 square feet for a total of <br />seven classrooms. Interior remodels of the existing building include 65,000 square feet. The <br />subject property is located at 1900 Lake Valentine Road. The Applicant recently acquired the <br />former First Student school bus garage located directly north of the high school at 1901 Lake <br />Valentine Road. The Applicant is proposing to repave and restripe the parking lot for more <br />efficient car parking. The existing building on the site will be used for cold storage. A more <br />intensive use of the building may be proposed at a later date. <br /> <br />Site Data <br />Land Use Plan: PI: Public & Institutional and LRR: Low Density Residential <br />Existing Land Use: Institutional: High School, and former site of First Transit bus <br />garage <br />Zoning: R-1: Single Family Residential District <br />Current Lot Sizes: 65.65 Acres <br />Topography: The grades on the south side of Lake Valentine Road (existing <br />school site) vary about 20’ from the road (low point) to the <br />south side of the lot (high point). This site has been graded <br />over the years to accommodate the buildings, athletic fields <br />and parking lots. The lot on the north side of Lake Valentine <br />Road slopes towards the north, and has a 6’ variation from the <br />high point of the lot to the low point.