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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – August 8, 2018 4 City Planner Bachler indicated the 3385 address would be retained and the City’s building official would need to determine the appropriate address for the new lot. Commissioner Vijums asked who would be in charge of the easement going forward. City Planner Bachler explained there was a shared access easement between the two properties but noted the easement was located entirely on the 3385 property. He stated the property owner at 3385 would retain ownership of the land within the easement. Chair Jones opened the public hearing at 6:47 p.m. Chair Jones invited anyone for or against the application to come forward and make comment. There being no comment Chair Jones closed the public hearing at 6:48 p.m. Chair Jones stated he supported the proposed request. Commissioner Zimmerman moved and Commissioner Lambeth seconded a motion to recommend approval of Planning Case 18-020 for a Minor Subdivision at 3385, 3401 and 3411 Snelling Avenue North based on the findings of fact and the submitted plans, as amended by the six (6) conditions in the August 8, 2018, report to the Planning Commission. The motion carried unanimously (4-0). B. Planning Case 18-018; 3243 New Brighton Road - Rezoning – Public Hearing City Planner Bachler stated the City has initiated a rezoning of the property located at 3243 New Brighton Road. The property is owned by Trinity Lutheran Lake Johanna and is now used as a House of Worship. The current zoning of the property is R-2 – Single & Two Family Residential District. The City has proposed rezoning the property to R-1 – Single Family Residential District. The subject property is approximately 2.9 acres in size and is located north of County Road D, east of Cleveland Avenue, south of Beckman Avenue, and west of Lake Johanna. City Planner Bachler explained a House of Worship is allowed as a conditional use in both the R-1 and R-2 District and the zoning change would not affect the continued use of the property as a House of Worship by Trinity Lutheran. At this time, there are no proposed changes to the current use on the property. If the property were to be redeveloped in the future, it would be required to be developed under the R-1 District requirements. City Planner Bachler reported the Trinity Lutheran property is bordered on the north and the west by Hazelnut Park. The City and the church currently have a joint use agreement that allows the City and the public to use the church parking lot in conjunction with their use of Hazelnut Park. The proposed rezoning would not impact the joint use agreement. The properties to the east and south are predominantly single-family detached residential and are zoned R-2 District. While the residential properties in the surrounding area are zoned R-2, many of the properties, and in particular those on the eastern side of New Brighton Road, have lot areas more consistent with the minimum requirements for the R-1 District.