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<br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Meeting for May 3, 2021 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2021\21-002 - Bethel Football - SP CUP\CC Packet <br /> <br />Page 4 of 9 <br />located at least 200 feet from the nearest residential property. Given the downward facing direction <br />of the stadium lighting and the fields’ distance from any residential properties, staff do not <br />anticipate any issues with regard to lighting. However, as a condition of approval staff <br />recommends the Applicant be required to provide photometric calculations for the lighting at the <br />property lines of all adjacent residential properties indicating the plan meets ordinance <br />requirements. <br /> <br /> <br />B. Screening and Fencing – Meets Requirements <br />Screens and fencing help minimize adverse impacts of public nuisances, such as noise, glare, <br />activity, or dust. The football and practice field update will be screened using a mix of landscaping <br />and fencing. The Applicant is proposing a six (6) foot tall chain link fence around the perimeter of <br />the proposed football and practice fields. The proposed fencing would be constructed south of the <br />new dirt access drive and track and field event pavement, near the southern property line. Section <br />1325.05 Subd. 4 states fencing shall not exceed six (6) feet in height, be placed in a public right- <br />of-way, or be placed over a property line. The Applicant is not requesting flexibility on screening <br />or fencing. <br /> <br />C. Landscaping and Tree Preservation – Meets Requirements <br />A Tree Preservation Plan is required as part of an application when City grading permit or erosion <br />control permit is required. The Tree Protection Plan submitted by the Applicant shows that 34 <br />significant trees (403 caliper inches) are set for removal. The Ordinance allows 10% to be removed <br />without replacement. The remaining caliper inches to be removed must be replaced at a ratio of 1 <br />caliper inch for each 2 inches removed. The Applicant did not provide a total count of caliper <br />inches on the Subject Property, but aerial photographs can be used to see that the Applicant is <br />proposing to remove less than 10% of caliper inches located on the Subject Property. The proposed <br />landscaping plan identifies a total of 78 caliper inches of replacement trees, all three (3) caliper