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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br />RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br />IN RE: <br />APPLICATION OF LAUNCH PROPERTIES, LLC <br />FOR PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT <br />APPROVAL, MASTER PLANNED UNIT FINDINGS OF FACT <br />DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, AND SITE AND DECISION <br />PLAN AGREEMENT FOR PROPERTY AT 3737 <br />LEXINGTON AVENUE NORTH AND 1133 GREY <br />FOX ROAD, ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />(PLANNING CASE 21-019) <br />On October 11, 2021, the Arden Hills City Council met to consider the application of <br />Launch Properties, LLC for Preliminary and Final Plat, Master Planned Unit Development <br />Agreement, and Site Plan to redevelop two properties located at 3737 Lexington Avenue North <br />and 1133 Grey Fox Road. The application is intended to authorize the redevelopment of the <br />property for an Aldi supermarket accompanied by a two-tenant retail building for a national <br />dental group and Bank of America, as detailed in the project narrative and staff reports to the <br />Planning Commission and City Council. <br />The City Council considered the following information on the proposal: the application <br />and materials submitted by the applicant; materials and reports provided by City Staff; <br />information from the Public Hearing and Planning Commission meetings on the application <br />including its report and recommendation; written comments and testimony from all interested <br />persons; and based upon its knowledge of the subject property and the community, now makes <br />the following: <br />FINDINGS OF FACT <br />1. The subject property located at 3737 Lexington Avenue North and 1133 Grey Fox Road <br />is currently zoned B-3. The applicant's proposal meets the B-3 zoning requirements. <br />2. The Arden Hills 2040 Comprehensive Plan designates the future land use of the subject <br />property as commercial use. <br />3. The applicant's proposal seeks flexibility under the Master Planned Unit Development for <br />general district provision requirements. <br />4. The properties include a lot reconfiguration that would adjust the existing lot line to the <br />east. The site currently contains a vacant industrial building and associated parking lot. <br />The applicant proposes to plat the properties to adjust the lot lines, demolish the existing <br />building and redevelop the site. <br />218523v2 <br />