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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – JUNE 22, 2020 14 Councilmember Holden discussed how the trees that have fallen into the pond has diminished the view and drainage for a property owner that lives on the pond. Councilmember Holmes explained in her opinion Condition 17 was fine as it stands. A roll call vote was taken. The amendment to Condition 17 to read: The developer shall be wholly responsible for the removal of debris including dead or deceased vegetation, and fencing found around the site carried 3-2 (Councilmember Holmes and Councilmember Scott opposed). Councilmember Holmes requested the Council reconsider Condition 20. She believed it would be difficult without doing some detailed measurements what the buildable lot area would be. She explained staff came up with some calculations and requested these numbers be reviewed with the Council in further detail. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla discussed the R-2 requirements and noted the minimum lot area was 11,000 square feet. He reported these lots exceed this requirement. He commented further on the buildable area for each lot without encumbrances and reviewed the max FAR for each lot. Councilmember Holden stated if Councilmembers were struggling with the FAR, she could set the FAR at to a maximum of 3,000 square feet. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla suggested the size of the homes be set to the meet Zoning Code requirements for the R-2 zoning district. He stated Condition 20 could read: The total lot area shall be 11,000 square feet. He explained this would mean the homes could not be larger than 3,300 square feet. Councilmember Holmes indicated she could support this recommendation. She asked if the developer could support the proposed FAR recommendation. Mr. O’Meara explained he could support the proposed FAR recommendation but requested the restriction not be less than 3,300 square feet. Councilmember Scott stated he supported the minimum lot size of 11,000 square feet but noted the minimum lot size was actually 85 feet by 120 feet which was 10,200 square feet in size. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla explained if the Council were to amend Condition 20 it would read: The buildable area shall be 11,000 square feet instead of the total lot area when calculating the FAR for each lot. Councilmember Holmes requested further information regarding the FAR calculation. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla reviewed the numbers involved in the FAR calculation.