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<br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for April 15, 2020 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2020\20-001 Comp Plan Amendment CPA <br /> <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: April 15, 2020 PC Agenda Item 4.B <br /> <br />TO: Planning Commission <br /> <br />FROM: Mike Mrosla, Community Development Manager/City Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case # 20-001 – Public Hearing Required <br /> Applicant: City of Arden Hills <br /> Property Location: 1245 Highway 96 <br /> Request: Comprehensive Plan Amendment <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Consider approval of Planning Case 20-001 for a proposed text amendment to the Land Use <br />chapter of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. The proposed amendment grants the City the ability to <br />increase density above the permitted 12 units per acre via the utilization of a Planned Unit <br />Development in areas guided for High Density on the Land Use Plan. <br /> <br />Comprehensive Plan Requirements <br /> <br />Minnesota state law requires that all communities within the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan <br />area update their Comprehensive Plans every ten years. The purpose of the Comprehensive Plan <br />is to establish the policies that guide the future physical and community development of Arden <br />Hills. It is also a reference document for the Planning Commission and City Council when <br />evaluating private development projects, such as Summit Development’s Parkshore proposal (see <br />Planning Case 19-002). <br /> <br />The Comprehensive Plan and all its amendments must reflect the adopted regional policies in the <br />Metropolitan Council’s system and policy plans. Local planning efforts are linked to the larger <br />regional infrastructure of parks and trails, road networks, and wastewater infrastructure, and the <br />City’s plan must conform to the regional vision. An amendment to the Comprehensive Plan <br />requires a recommendation from the Planning Commission following a public hearing, adoption <br />of a resolution by the City Council, and review and approval by the Metropolitan Council. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />At its July 22, 2019 meeting, the City Council approved Site Plan Review, Final Planned Unit <br />Development, Rezoning, Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Conditional Use Permit, Preliminary <br />Plat, and Vacation of existing easements for Summit Development at 1718, 1720, and 1722 <br />Parkshore Drive and 4177 Old Highway 10. The Applicant is requesting to construct a three (3)