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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – December 9, 2020 5 <br /> <br />Associate Planner Hartmann reviewed the options available to the Planning Commission on <br />this matter: <br /> <br />1. Recommend Approval with Conditions <br />2. Recommend Approval as Submitted <br />3. Recommend Denial <br />4. Table <br /> <br />Chair Gehrig opened the floor to Commissioner comments. <br /> <br />Commissioner Lambeth stated this item was tabled due to the encroachment on the impact <br />zone. He asked if this matter has been addressed. <br /> <br />Associate Planner Hartmann reported this was the case. <br /> <br />Kye Samuelson, the applicant, explained the size of the shed has been reduced from 120 square <br />feet to 93.5 square feet. He indicated the shed would be used to store lake equipment. He <br />commented further on how the shed would be placed on the property. <br /> <br />Commissioner Lambeth questioned if shrubs would be planted around the shed. <br /> <br />Mr. Samuelson reported he plans to plant shrubs around the shed whether or not the City makes <br />this a condition for approval. <br /> <br />Commissioner Subramanian indicated he would like the landscaping and screening be made a <br />requirement for the permit. <br /> <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla stated Condition 3 addresses this <br />concern. <br /> <br />Commissioner Subramanian asked if the shed would still have a green roof. <br /> <br />Mr. Samuelson reported the redesign of the shed would not allow for a green roof, but noted the <br />building would be screened with landscaping and would have natural vines planted to assist with <br />screening the shed. <br /> <br />Commissioner Vijums commented on how lake life has changed since the time City Code was <br />drafted noting there was a lot of additional equipment that needed to be stored and code has not <br />adopted to these changes. He feared that once a variance was passed, the City would receive <br />numerous requests for lakeshore sheds. He supported the City changing its code versus <br />reviewing numerous variance requests in the future. He believed that the shed request before the <br />Commission was still too large and for that reason would not be offering his support. <br /> <br />Commissioner Weber thanked the applicant for making concessions, but noted he agreed with <br />Commission Vijums that approving this request would lead to additional shed requests on lakes. <br />He recommended the City review the code. <br />