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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – December 9, 2020 2 <br /> <br />Business District, where higher educational uses are permitted by Conditional Use Permit. At its <br />November 25, 2013 meeting, the City Council approved a CUP for Bethel University to use the <br />existing facility as higher education. <br /> <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla reported Bethel University has <br />recently received approvals to subdivide the existing property at 2 Pine Tree Drive into three (3) <br />lots of record. One (1) lot of record is the existing building and parking lot, and two (2) new lots <br />on the north side of the property. Lake Johanna Fire Department has purchased Lot 2 for a future <br />fire station. The attorney for Lake Johanna Fire Department has requested to clear title. The <br />effect of the releases are to free the new parcel from CUPs and easements that remain applicable <br />only to the parcel Bethel is retaining. This same process will need to occur for Lot 1, Block 1 and <br />will be completed during the approval process for New Perspective Senior Living Planning Case <br />20-022. <br /> <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla commented further on the request <br />and recommended approval of the release to the Conditional Use Permit from Lot 2, Block 1 of 2 <br />Pine Tree Drive North. <br /> <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla reviewed the options available to <br />the Planning Commission on this matter: <br /> <br />1. Recommend Approval <br />2. Recommend Denial <br />3. Table <br /> <br />Chair Gehrig opened the floor to Commissioner comments. <br /> <br />Commissioner Lambeth asked if the Lake Johanna Fire Department has closed on this property. <br /> <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla reported the Lake Johanna Fire <br />Department has closed on the property and this was a housekeeping matter. <br /> <br />Commissioner Subramanian questioned if the future senior development has been taken into <br />consideration by the fire department. <br /> <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla stated the fire department has been <br />actively reviewing the development proposed for Lot 1. <br /> <br />Commissioner Jefferys inquired if the City would be seeing more requests related to the fire <br />department. <br /> <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla commented the fire department has <br />secured the land and would be working to construct a new fire station in the coming years. He <br />reported neighborhood meetings would have to be held prior to this project moving forward. <br /> <br />Chair Gehrig opened the public hearing at 6:43 p.m. <br /> <br />Chair Gehrig invited anyone for or against the application to come forward and make comment.