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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – September 8, 2021 4 <br /> <br />Acting Chair Wicklund summarized the comments that had been made by the Commission and <br />stated he found it interesting that the neighbors had to approve a request for chicken keeping. He <br />commented he would rather have residents follow the rules established by the City and not leave <br />this up to the neighbors. He feared the proposed system would increase tension in <br />neighborhoods. <br /> <br />Acting Chair Wicklund opened the public hearing at 6:53 p.m. <br /> <br />Acting Chair Wicklund invited anyone for or against the application to come forward and make <br />comment. <br /> <br />There being no comment Acting Chair Wicklund closed the public hearing at 6:54 p.m. <br /> <br />Commissioner Jefferys agreed that the neighbor approval was an interesting concept. <br /> <br />Acting Chair Wicklund questioned if this language should be removed from the Ordinance. <br /> <br />Commissioner Jefferys supported the language remaining as is. <br /> <br />Commissioner Weber stated he supported neighbors having input on the keeping of chickens. <br />He explained he would not personally keep chickens, but would want to know if his neighbors <br />were keeping chickens and drawing predators onto their property. <br /> <br />Acting Chair Wicklund thanked staff for all of their work on this Planning Case. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zimmerman moved and Commissioner Weber seconded a motion to <br />recommend approval of Planning Case 21-022 for a Zoning Code Amendment to Chapter <br />13 of the Arden Hills City Code to add ordinance language within Location for Buildings <br />Housing Farm Animals for requirements to allow chicken coops in residential districts <br />including Municipal Code language as amended to Chapter 4 as presented in the <br />September 8, 2021 Report to the Planning Commission. A roll call vote was taken. The <br />motion carried unanimously (5-0). <br /> <br />B. Planning Case 21-019; 3737 Lexington Avenue – Launch Properties – Preliminary <br />Plat, Final Plat, Master Planned Unit Development, and Site Plan Review – Public <br />Hearing <br /> <br />Senior Planner Jagoe stated the Applicant has submitted a land use application for Preliminary <br />Plat, Final Plat, Master Planned Unit Development, and Site Plan Review, proposing to <br />redevelop a 2.48-acre site located at 3737 Lexington Avenue N. The site is currently developed <br />with a vacant industrial building and associated parking lot. The applicant is proposing to <br />demolish the existing building and redevelop the site with a new +/- 19,480 square foot ALDI <br />grocery store and an additional pad site with an +/- 5,300 square foot building purposed for a <br />national dental tenant (~ 2,800 square feet) and Bank of America (~2,500 square feet). The <br />property would be subdivided into two lots. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Jagoe reported the Property is currently owned by STORE Master Funding III, <br />LLC. The site is currently developed as a vacant industrial building with an associated parking