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216606v1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br />RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br /> <br /> <br />IN RE: <br /> <br />APPLICATION OF KYE AND JULIA <br />SAMUELSON FOR A VARIANCE FOR <br />PROPERTY AT 3493 SIEMS COURT, <br />ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />(PLANNING CASE 20-017) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />FINDINGS OF FACT <br />AND DECISION <br /> <br /> <br /> The City received from Kye and Julia Samuelson (“Applicants”) an Application for a <br />Variance in September 25, 2020. On October 7, 2020, the Arden Hills Planning Commission <br />met to consider the Applicants’ Application to construct a 120 square foot accessory storage <br />structure near the shoreline of 3493 Siems Court, Arden Hills, Minnesota (“Subject Property”) <br />which would encroach eighteen (18”) inches into the Shore Impact Zone of Lake Johanna. The <br />proposed structure would be used for the storage of modern day recreational water equipment <br />with a height of ten (10’) feet six (6”) inches which exceeded the height limitation of eight (8’) <br />feet. The planning Commission voted to table the request to allow the Applicant to submit <br />revised plans that would better conform to the provisions of the Shoreland Ordinance. <br /> <br /> The Applicant took the Planning Commission’s comments under consideration and on <br />November 18, 2020 submitted revised plans for a smaller structure that would not encroach into <br />the Shore Impact Zone, but still needed a variance due to the proposed structure’s height that <br />exceeded ordinance standards. On November 30, 2020 City staff received a completed <br />Application. <br /> <br /> A public meeting notice was mailed to property owners within 500 feet of the Subject <br />Property and was published in the Pioneer Press. <br /> <br /> The Planning Commission duly held a hearing on December 9, 2020 and all persons <br />present at said meeting were given an opportunity to be heard and present written statements. <br /> <br /> The City Council subsequently reviewed this request at its January 11, 2021 meeting. The <br />City Council voted unanimously to table this planning case to allow them to review and consider <br />revisions to the existing accessory structure size standards for the Shoreland District. The <br />Applicant signed a 6-month Extension Form (Attachment B), requiring the City Council to take <br />action on the variance request by July 12, 2021. <br /> <br /> On June 28, 2021, the City Council approved Ordinance #2021-004 amending the <br />requirements for accessory structures in the Shoreland District. The amendment increased the