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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Special Community Development City Council Workshop Meeting for August 12, 2019 <br /> <br />Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br /> AGENDA ITEM – 1B <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: August 12, 2019 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Mike Mrosla, Community Development Manager/City Planner <br /> <br />SUBECT: Neighborhood meeting notification discussion <br /> <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> N/A N/A N/A <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />For Council Consideration <br />Council may consider providing further direction on revising the Land Use Application Public <br />Notification policy to include neighborhood meetings. <br /> <br />Background <br />At their May 16, 2011 meeting the City Council approved the Land Use Application Public <br />Notification Policy (Attachment A). The policy requires staff to notify residents within a given <br />distance from the subject parcel where the development is occurring by mail of upcoming <br />meeting Planning Commission and City Council meetings. The notification mailing distance is <br />determined by whether the planning case requires a public hearing, and if the project is large and <br />has special circumstances. Staff has been utilizing the Land Use Application Public Notification <br />Policy mailing distances when notifying residents of neighborhood meeting. The rationale for <br />utilizing this policy is that the intent of a neighborhood meeting is to reach the same people who <br />will be notified of the public hearing. <br /> <br />Discussion <br />The intent of a neighborhood meeting is to allow the applicant to garner feedback from those <br />directly impacted by the project and allow them to make improvements to reduce concerns and <br />impacts. In most communities, neighborhood meetings are generally held for applications for <br />preliminary plats, conditional use permits, planned unit developments and/or rezoning proposals <br />that are located adjacent to or within a residential zoning district. The intent of the neighborhood <br />meeting is to expand and enhance the distribution of information to the residents directly <br />impacted by a development proposal. However, different communities have varying policies