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<br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for December 9, 2020 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2020\20-021 2 Pine Tree North - CUP Release <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Lake Johanna Fire Department has requested a release of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) from <br />Lot 2, Block 1 of 2 Pine Tree North. The property is zoned B-2, General Business District and is <br />guided as Community Mixed Use on the Land Use Plan. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />In 2013 Bethel University acquired the Country Financial facility at 2 Pine Tree Drive. The <br />property consisted of three (3) parcels that total approximately 43 acres. The subject property is <br />located within the B-2 General Business District, where higher educational uses are permitted by <br />Conditional Use Permit. At its November 25, 2013 meeting, the City Council approved a CUP for <br />Bethel University to use the existing facility as higher education. <br /> <br />Bethel University has recently received approvals to subdivide the existing property at 2 Pine Tree <br />Drive into three (3) lots of record. One (1) lot of record is the existing building and parking lot, <br />and two (2) new lots on the north side of the property (Attachment B). Lake Johanna Fire <br />Department has purchased Lot 2 for a future fire station. The attorney for Lake Johanna Fire <br />Department has requested to clear title. The effect of the releases are to free the new parcel from <br />CUPs and easements that remain applicable only to the parcel Bethel is retaining. This same <br />process will need to occur for Lot 1, Block 1 and will be completed during the approval process <br />for New Perspective Senior Living Planning Case 20-022. <br /> <br />Options and Motion Language <br />Staff has provided the following motion language for this case. <br /> <br />1. Recommend Approval: Motion to recommend approval of Planning Case 20-021 to release <br />the Conditional Use Permit from Lot 2, Block 1 of 2 Pine Tree North. <br />2. Recommend Denial: Motion to recommend denial of Planning Case 20-021 to release the <br />Conditional Use Permit from Lot 2, Block 1 of 2 Pine Tree North: the Planning Commission <br /> <br />DATE: December 9, 2020 PC Agenda Item 3.A <br /> <br />TO: Planning Commission Chair and Commissioners <br /> <br />FROM: Mike Mrosla – Community Development Manager/City Planner <br /> <br />SUBECT: Planning Case # 20-0021 – Public Hearing Required <br />Applicant: Lake Johanna Fire Department <br />Property Location: 2 Pine Tree North Drive <br />Request: Conditional Use Permit Release <br />