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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – AUGUST 23, 2021 11 <br /> <br />1. The City of Arden Hills is proposing amendments to the language of Chapter 13 – Zoning <br />Code of the City Code. <br />2. The City of Arden Hills is proposing to classify Little Johanna as a General Development <br />Lake. <br />3. Amendments to the Shoreland Regulations require approval from the Minnesota DNR. <br />4. Amendments to the Zoning Code regulations require a public hearing prior to action by the <br />City Council. <br />5. The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on August 4, 2021. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Jagoe explained the Planning Commission reviewed this application at their <br />August 4, 2021 meeting. At that time, they recommended approval of Planning Case 21-018 for a <br />Zoning Code Amendment to Chapter 13 of the Arden Hills City Code to amend the lake <br />classification for Little Johanna from a Recreational Development Lake to a General Development <br />Lake by a 5-0 vote. <br /> <br />MOTION: Councilmember Holmes moved and Councilmember McClung seconded a <br />motion to approve Planning Case 21-018 for an amendment to the language <br />Section 1330.02 Subd. 1, of the Arden Hills City Code to amend the lake <br />classification for Little Johanna from a Recreational Development Lake to a <br />General Development Lake. A roll call vote was taken. The motion carried (4- <br />0). <br /> <br />E. Planning Case 21-016 – Resolution 2021-048 – Site Plan Review – 3900 Bethel <br />Drive – Bolton & Menk on Behalf of Bethel University <br /> <br />Senior Planner Jagoe stated Bethel University was approved a Conditional Use Permit <br />Amendment on May 3, 2021 for stadium field upgrades which included the addition of a new <br />track around it and practice fields to be converted into multi-purpose fields in the southern <br />quadrant of their main campus at 3900 Bethel Drive. The CUP Amendment application noted that <br />Bethel University was proposing changes to the scoreboard. Conditions of the CUP Amendment <br />approval were that a separate permit shall be required for the scoreboard and that prior to <br />replacement of sound system, Bethel University would be required to submit new sound system <br />plans to the City Council for approval. The Applicant is proposing to convert the existing <br />electronic scoreboard to a LED/Video capable scoreboard with a sound system fully contained <br />within the accessory structure. <br /> <br />The City Council is not required to hold a public hearing for a Site Plan Review. For this <br />application, the public was given an opportunity to comment on Planning Case 21-016 under <br />Agenda Item 8E. A full evaluation of the proposed site plan review and improvements are <br />included in the staff report under Agenda Item 8E. Staff offered the following Findings of Fact: <br /> <br />General Findings: <br />1. The Bethel University main campus at 3900 Bethel Drive is located in the Institutional <br />Zoning District. <br />2. A Higher Education, College Campus is a Conditional Use in the Institutional District. <br />3. Bethel University operates under a Conditional Use Permit Master Plan.