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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – May 8, 2019 3 Road slopes towards the north, and has a 6’ variation from the high point of the lot to the low point. Planning Consultant Kansier reviewed the surrounding area, the Plan Evaluation and Traffic Study. She provided the following Findings of Fact for review: 1. The property located at 1900 Lake Valentine Road is designed for Public and Institutional uses on the 2040 Land Use Plan map. 2. The property located at 1901 Lake Valentine Road is designated for Low Density Residential uses on the 2040 Land Use Plan map. 3. The properties located at 1900 and 1901 Lake Valentine Road are located in the R-1 Single Family Residential District. 4. The R-1 district is consistent with the existing and proposed Public and Institutional designation. 5. The Applicant has proposed a Master Planned Unit Development in order to include noncontiguous parcels as a single use. Other components of the proposal are classroom and gymnasium additions, reconfiguration of the bus parking lot and the staff and student parking lots, and reconfiguration of athletic fields. 6. The Applicant has submitted a Master and Final Planned Unit Development. 7. The Master PUD is generally consistent with the requirements of the City Code. 8. Where the plan is not in conformance with the City Code, flexibility has been requested by the Applicant and/or conditions have been placed on an approval that would mitigate the nonconformity. 9. Flexibility through the PUD process has been requested in the following areas: planting island coverage, tree replacement, building height, and wall signage. 10. The proposed development plan exceeds the minimum requirements of the City Code in the following areas: lot size, building coverage, landscape coverage, setbacks, street trees, perennials and shrubs, tree selection, lighting, screening, location and number of parking stalls, aesthetics and freestanding signs. 11. The Master PUD is in conformance with the draft Arden Hills 2040 Comprehensive Plan, as proposed to be amended. The properties at 1900 and 1901 Lake Valentine Road are zoned R-1, Single Family Residential. Compatible uses such as educational campuses are also intended for this zoning district. 12. With the applied conditions, the application is not anticipated to create a negative impact on the immediate area or the community as a whole. Planning Consultant Kansier stated staff recommends approval of Planning Case 18-014 for an amendment to the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map from the Low Density Residential designation to the Public and Institutional designation subject to the following condition: 1. Approval of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment is subject to approval by the Metropolitan Council. Planning Consultant Kansier stated based on the submitted plans and findings of fact, staff also recommends approval of a Master and Final PUD at 1900 and 1901 Lake Valentine Road be subject to the following conditions: