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City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for July 22, 2019 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2019\19-002 – Summit Development Page 2 of 8 in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan as being part of the Arden Hills parks system, but it has not yet been developed by the City to include recreational amenities. In 1989, the City approved a Final Plat and Planned Unit Development for this site that would have allowed for the construction of four stand-alone apartment buildings, one on each of the four lots. Each building would have included 16 units for a total of 64 units. The developer was required to dedicate 10 percent of land area to fulfill park dedication requirements. The developer dedicated 26,100 square feet or .774 acres as park on the final plat. The final plat was recorded, but the developer did not move forward with construction due to financial constraints. The PUD expired in January 1992. 2. Previous City Council Review On August 21, 2017, the City Council reviewed a concept plan submitted by Pulte Homes that included 59 attached townhome units. The concept plan showed 11 separate buildings on the subject site. Each of the stand-alone buildings would have four to six individual units as shown below. Units would range in size from 1,580 to 2,500 gross square feet. In order to address stormwater management, two collection ponds are proposed. The larger of the two ponds would have a surface area of 15,200 square feet and was shown located on the adjacent City-owned park property. However, Pulte Homes didn’t move forward with the project. The City Council discussed the Summit Hills concept plans at workshops on September 17, 2018, and on December 17, 2018. At both meetings, the Council members expressed a need for senior housing options, and for additional amenities as part of this development. Minutes from these meetings are included as Attachments F and G.