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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – August 4, 2021 5 Commissioner Wicklund moved and Commissioner Weber seconded a motion to recommend approval of Planning Case 21-016 for Site Plan Review at 3900 Bethel Drive based on the findings of fact and the submitted plans, as amended by the conditions in the August 4, 2021, report to the Planning Commission. A roll call vote was taken. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). B. Planning Case 21-017; Mounds View Public Schools – Amendment to the Approved Planned Unit Development – Public Hearing Senior Planner Jagoe stated Mounds View Public Schools (“The Applicant”) the applicant is requesting a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Amendment for an extension for the timing of construction of road and safety improvements as it relates to the alignment of Lake Valentine Road at 1900 and 1901 Lake Valentine Road. Senior Planner Jagoe explained at their May 22, 2019 and subsequently amended on April 27, 2020, the City Council approved Planning Case 18-014 for a Planned Unit Development with Mounds View Public Schools for Mounds View High School. The amendment added 14 additional conditions to the existing Planned Unit Development to address existing traffic and pedestrian safety issues based on the findings contained within the study report, an evaluation of existing site conditions, and the Planned Unit Development Agreement. The terms of the PUD approval requires the School District to implement safety improvements on Lake Valentine Road to address traffic and increased pedestrian crossings between the school building and the north parking lot, including installation of turn lanes and other access improvements, trail and sidewalk improvements, pedestrian signal, signage and striping modifications, and drainage and utility improvements. Senior Planner Jagoe reported the Applicant originally proposed two separate phases of traffic and pedestrian safety improvements for Lake Valentine Road. Phase 1 safety improvements, installed in 2020, which included installation of a pedestrian traffic signal system, crosswalk markings, temporary painted center median, curb ramps and sidewalk pedestrian routes to the front of the school. Senior Planner Jagoe commented the Phase 2 traffic and pedestrian safety improvements were scheduled for construction in 2021 in order to allow the School District to acquire additional property from the State of Minnesota. This additional property would allow the relocation of the west entrance to the north parking lot to align with the drop-off/pick-up lot on the south side of Lake Valentine Road. Additional improvements include construction of a center median at the crosswalk, modifications to the south boundary of the north parking lot, and the construction of dedicated right turn lanes for westbound traffic accessing the east parking lot entrance and for the eastbound traffic accessing the drop-off/pick-up lot. Senior Planner Jagoe reviewed the surrounding area, the Plan Evaluation and provided the Findings of Fact for review: 1. The properties located at 1900 and 1901 Lake Valentine Road are located in the R-1 Single Family Residential District.