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Page 1 of 4 PC AGENDA ITEM – 3E MEMORANDUM DATE: September 8, 2021 TO: Planning Commission Chair and Commissioners FROM: Jessica Jagoe, Senior Planner SUBJECT: Planning Case #21-023 – No Public Hearing Required Applicant: City of Arden Hills Request: Sale of City Owned Parcel at 3588 Ridgewood Road Requested Action The Planning Commission shall review and provide a recommendation whether a potential sale of the City owned parcel at 3588 Ridgewood Road would be in compliance with the City’s Comprehensive Plan. Background Earlier this year, the City was contacted by two interested parties regarding purchasing the City owned parcel at 3588 Ridgewood Road (Attachments A & B). City Staff had several internal discussions about how the City acquired the lot and development logistics in adherence to city code requirements. City Staff was unable to obtain title information from the Ramsey County Recorder’s Office document search for the subject parcel. Therefore, the City Attorney was directed to begin the process of a title search in order to obtain an Owners/Encumbrances Report. On August 6th, the City received the completed title report (Attachment C) which confirmed that the property came from State through County as part of turnback of the old Snelling Avenue corridor ROW. There are no deed restrictions prohibiting the City from selling this parcel. Ramsey County records show the value of the parcel at $68,400. The lot is considered a nonconforming lot. The R-1 District requires a 14,000 square foot lot with 95 ft. width and 130 ft. depth. This irregular shaped lot is about 13,500 square feet. The City Attorney has confirmed that a variance for the building of a structure on the lot would be required. At the August 16th City Council Work Session, the Council discussed whether or not there was interest in selling the parcel and directed Staff to proceed with the process for potential listing. Additionally, the Council discussed the options for process ing of a variance. The consensus of the Council was that any future listing of the property would disclose to a potential Buyer that they would need to have the variance applied for and approved prior to the closing of the property, as part of the purchase agreement. This way the City has an opportunity to approve the concept of buildability as long as all yard setbacks and design standards are met. The Council did not grant approval of the variance or review potential site layouts. Those items will