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AGENDA ITEM — IA <br />,--iIZEN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: October 21, 2019 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br />FROM: Mike Mrosla, Community Development Manager/City Planner <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #19-007 <br />Applicant: O'Meara Construction <br />Property Address: 3246 New Brighton Road <br />Request: Concept Plan Review <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />N/A N/A N/A <br />The Concept Plan Review process is an opportunity for the City Council to provide comments and <br />questions regarding proposed development in regards to general public health, safety, comfort and <br />general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Arden Hills. A concept review is considered <br />advisory and is nonbinding to the City and applicant (Section 1320.14, Subd 4 of the Zoning Code). <br />No formal action can be taken at a Work Session. If the applicant decides to proceed with the <br />project a formal application will be subject to the full review process, including a public hearing <br />with Planning Commission and City Council review. <br />Background <br />The existing property at 3246 New Brighton Road is approximately 2.8 acres in size and is <br />comprised of the decommissioned Lake Johanna Fire Station No.1 building, a detached garage, <br />and parking areas. The property is zoned R-2, Single and Two Family Residential and is guided <br />as Very Low Density Residential on the Land Use Plan. <br />The subject property has had three (3) development applications since 2017. The first application <br />was submitted in April, 2017. The developer was requesting to subdivide the subject property into <br />four (4) lots (Attachment A). However, the landowner and the applicant couldn't agree on a sale <br />price and the applicant withdrew their application. In January, 2018 a different applicant submitted <br />an application requesting to subdivide the subject property into four (4) lots (Attachment B). On <br />April 23, 2018, the City Council considered the application for a Preliminary Plat, Final Plat, <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Work Session for October 21, 2019 <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />