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ARDEN HILLS CITY COLINCIL _ APRIL 27,2020 l0 Public Works Director/City Engineer Blomstrom indicated the likelihood of the School District obtaining an easement from the State was good. He was optimistic the School District would receive the easement. Councilmember Holmes supported stafls recommendation. She questioned if Condition 8 should be amended to address the school speed zone hours. Mayor Grant stated this could be addressed through an amendment to the motion. However, he supported the language remaining as is noting changes could be made in the future. City Attorney Jamnik advised the Council should wait to receive a recommendation from the Sheriff s Department prior to changing the school speed zone timeframe. MOTION:Councilmember Holmes moved and Councilmember Scott seconded a motion to apnrove Plannine Case L8-014 for an Amended PUD at 1900 and 1901 Lake Valentine Road. based on the findings of fact and submitted plans. and the fourteen (14) conditions amendins Condifion I as nronosed bv staff. A roll call vote was taken.mofion carried (4-0). B.Resolution 2020-021- Planning Case 20-001 -2040 Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment (Land Use Chapter) Community Development ManagerlCity Planner Mrosla stated at its July 22,2019 meeting, the City Council approved Site Plan Review, Final Planned Unit Development, Rezoning, Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Conditional Use Permit, Preliminary Plat, and Vacation of existing easements for Summit Development at 1718,1720, and lT22Parkshore Drive and 4177 Old Highway 10. The Applicant is requesting to construct a three (3) story, 120-unit senior housing building which will include independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing. The proposed development site is approximately 5.32 acres and has a net density of 21.78 units per acre. However, when the plans were reviewed by the Metropolitan Council they were denied over concern that the City's recently approved 2040 Comprehensive Plan does not have language supporting increasing the densities above the maximum permitted in a specific land use district. [n order to move the project forward a minor text amendment to the 2040 Comprehensive Plan is required. Community Development ManagerlCity Planner Mrosla reported the Planning Commission offers the following findings of fact for consideration: 1. Minnesota state law requires that all communities within the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area update their Comprehensive Plans every ten years. 2. The purpose of the Comprehensive Plan is to establish the policies that guide the future physical and community development of Arden Hills. 3. The Metropolitan Council has previously denied the Comprehensive Plan Amendment citing that it does not have language supporting increasing the densities above the maximum permitted in a specific land use district. 4. The proposed amendment only affects the High Density Land Uses.