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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for November 6, 2019 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2019\19-015 - 3244 Sandeen Road\Memos Reports Page 2 of 6 <br /> Bluff - A topographic feature such as a hill, cliff, or embankment having the following <br />characteristics (an area with an average slope of less than 18 percent over a distance for 50 feet <br />or more shall not be considered part of the bluff): <br /> <br /> ∙ Part or all of the feature is located in a shoreland area; <br /> ∙ The slope rises at least 25 feet above the ordinary high water level of the water body; <br /> ∙ The grade of the slope from the toe of the bluff to a point 25 feet or more above the ordinary <br />high water level averages 30 percent or greater; and <br /> ∙ The slope must drain toward the waterbody. <br /> <br />The subject property has a grade of slope of 56% from the toe of the bluff to a point 25 feet or <br />more above the ordinary high. Atop the bluff is the bluff impact zone. A bluff impact zone is <br />established for preservation and management of shoreland vegetation and soils, and all structural <br />development is excluded from this zone, except for stairways, lifts and landings. The bluff impact <br />zone has a required setback of 20 feet from the top of a bluff and shown on the image below. <br /> <br /> <br />Plan Evaluation <br /> <br />Chapter 13, Zoning Regulations Review <br /> <br />1. District Provisions (R-2 Single Family Residential District) – Section 1320 <br /> <br />Lot Size and Dimensions <br />The Subject Property is located on a 0.22 acre lot approximately 9,400 square feet in size. The <br />proposed subject property is on a non-conforming lot given the R-2 District's 11,000 square foot <br />minimum lot size requirement. In addition, the lot features a bluff on the north size of the <br />property that further restricts the buildable area allowed under City Code. Lots within an R-2 <br />District have a minimum length and width requirement of 85 feet and 120 feet. The subject <br />property meets the length requirement for a parcel in the R-2 district, which is approximately 185 <br />feet long, but the lot is only about 50 feet wide and does not meet the minimum width <br />requirement.