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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for August 5, 2020 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2020\20-016 3235 Lexington Avenue Min Subd\Memos Reports <br />Page 4 of 6 <br />connecting street is maintained by the city, county, or state. According to City Code Section <br />1325.06, Subd. 3 the minimum width of a driveway access into Shoreline Lane is ten (10) feet; the <br />maximum width permitted is twenty-two (22) feet wide. A driveway access may be placed <br />adjacent to property lines, but it cannot be placed closer than five (5) feet to an existing driveway <br />on an abutting parcel, and no driveway access can be placed closer than five (5) feet to any other <br />principal building. The plans submitted by the Applicant meet the requirements in the ordinance, <br />but the provisions of the code will be verified at the time when a driveway access permit is <br />submitted for Parcel B. <br /> <br />Additional Review <br /> <br />City Building Official <br />The City Building Official has reviewed the proposed Minor Subdivision and does not have any <br />comments at the time. A Building Permit application will be required for the new dwelling on <br />Parcel B. <br /> <br />Public Works Director/City Engineer <br />The Public Works Director/City Engineer has reviewed the proposed Minor Subdivision and does <br />not have any comments at this time. <br /> <br />Findings of Fact <br /> <br />The Planning Commission must make a finding as to whether or not the proposed application <br />would adversely affect the surrounding neighborhood or the community as a whole based on the <br />aforementioned factors. Staff offers the following seven (7) findings for consideration: <br /> <br />1. The property at 3235 Lexington Avenue is located in the LDR – Low Density Residential <br />Land Use District and the R-2 Single Family Residential Zoning District. <br />2. The applicant has submitted an application for a Minor Subdivision to split the existing <br />property into two (2) lots. <br />3. The property is properly guided and zoned for the development of an additional single- <br />family dwelling. <br />4. The request proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner as a single-family <br />dwelling. <br />5. The owner of the platted lot to be divided has filed a registered land survey of the lot <br />to be divided with the zoning administrator. <br />6. The parcels resulting from the division meet all of the minimum requirements specified <br />for the R-2 District. <br />7. The proposed division will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to <br />adjacent tracts in the area in which the subdivision tract is located. <br /> <br />Proposed Motion Language <br /> <br />1. Recommend Approval with Conditions: Motion to recommend approval of Planning Case 20- <br />016 for a Minor Subdivision at 3235 Lexington Avenue, based on the findings of fact and the <br />submitted plans, as amended by the eleven (11) conditions in the August 5, 2020, Report to <br />the Planning Commission: <br />1. The applicant shall record the Minor Subdivision with Ramsey County and a copy shall <br />be provided to the City within 60 days of the City’s approval.