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Since 2017 the Subject Property has had three (3) previous development applications reviewed. The first application was submitted in April, 2017; the developer was requesting to subdivide the Subj ect Property into four(4)lots,however,the former landowner and the applicant couldn't agree on a sale price and the applicant withdrew their application. In January,2018, a different applicant submitted an application requesting to subdivide the Subject Property into four(4) lots. On April 231 2018, the City Council considered the application for a Preliminary Plat, Final Plat, Comprehensive Plan Amendment, and Variance. The City Council voted to deny this application because the proposal was not consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. At their May 29, 2018 meeting the City Council approved a Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Preliminary Plat and Variance at the Subject Property. The Comprehensive Plan Amendment re- guided the property from Public and Institutional to Very Low Density Residential. The City Council approved a Preliminary/Final Plat request that created three (3) single-family residential parcels on the existing lot. The proposed project never came to fruition and the property was voluntarily foreclosed. Plan Evaluation Chapter 11, Subdivision Regulations Review 1. Minimum Subdivision Design Standards—Section 1130 City Code Section 1130.05 Easements City subdivision regulations require dedication of a minimum 12-foot wide utility and drainage easement along the right-of-way and centered on common lot lines. The Preliminary Plat includes 12-foot utility and drainage easements that are centered on the common lot lines throughout the development and 12-foot easements along the New Brighton Road right-of-way and the rear property lines. The proposed utility and drainage easements meet the City's minimum requirements, as per the City Engineer's review of the proposal. Where a subdivision is traversed by a watercourse, a drainage easement is required under City Code to be dedicated substantially conforming to the lines of the watercourse. There is an existing landlocked pond located on the easterly half of the site and the Applicant is proposing an additional stormwater collection pond at the northwest corner of the landlocked pond. The applicant has provided a drainage easement around the perimeter of the ponds. In addition, a 16.5-foot conservation easement is located around the existing pond.A conservation easement is a voluntary legal agreement between a landowner and government agency. The intent of the conservation easement is to permanently limit uses of the land in order to protect the surrounding buffer area and the overall pond water quality as is a requirement per the watershed district. The Applicant also providing a 15-foot maintenance access easement along the north property line to allow City staff to access the proposed and existing pond. The easement would also serve as an access to an existing sanitary sewer manhole in the rear yard of the ad j acent property to the north (3248 New Brighton Road). City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for June 22, 2020 P:IPlanninglPlanning Cases12020120-003 3246 New Brighton Road Ecko Estates- VAR, PPI CC Packet Page 2 of 9