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PUBLIC HEARING— 8C <br /> -A HILLS <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: June 22, 2020 <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 # 20-005—Public Hearing Required <br /> Applicant: Bethel University <br /> Property Location: 2 Pine Tree North Drive <br /> Request: Master Planned Unit Development and Preliminary/Final Plat <br /> Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> N/A N/A N/A <br /> Council Should Consider the Following <br /> Hold the required public hearing for Planning Case 20-005 for a proposed Master Planned Unit <br /> Development, and Preliminary/Final Plat request at 2 Pine Tree Drive ("Subject Property"). City <br /> Council will be asked to make a formal decision regarding the application under Agenda Item XX. <br /> Background <br /> In 2013 Bethel University acquired the Country Financial facility at 2 Pine Tree Drive. The <br /> property consists of three (3)parcels that total approximately 43 acres. The northern parcel which <br /> is 21.52 acres in size contains the access road off of Pine Tree Drive and the majority of the surface <br /> parking. The center parcel which is 19.16 acres in size contains an existing 181,432 square foot <br /> office building and a small fraction of the surface parking. The remaining undeveloped parcel to <br /> the south is 2.43 acres in size and is made up of mainly woodlands and wetlands (Attachment Q. <br /> The Applicant is proposing to subdivide the northern parcel into two (2) lots and consolidate the <br /> center parcel and the remaining southern exception parcel into one lot of record. <br /> The subject property is located within the B-2 General Business District,where higher educational <br /> uses are permitted by Conditional Use Permit(CUP). At its November 25, 2013 meeting,the City <br /> Council approved a CUP for Bethel University to use the existing facility as higher education. The <br /> CUP does not include additional conditions to restrict development of the northern section of the <br /> site. <br /> City of Arden Hills <br /> City Council Meeting for June 22nd 2020 <br /> P:IPlanninglPlanning Cases12020120-005 Anderson Center Subdivision—MPUD,PP,FP <br /> Page 1 of 4 <br />