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Page 1 of 5 <br /> <br />CONSENT ITEM – 1A <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: October 17, 2022 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Jessica Jagoe, Community Development Director <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case 22-019 – Concept Plan Review <br /> Variance – 3588 Ridgewood Road <br /> <br /> Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> N/A N/A N/A <br /> <br />Council Should Consider <br /> <br />Council should consider a request for a Concept Plan Review ahead of Planning Commission <br />review for 3588 Ridgewood Road. Ahmed Ali (“Applicant”) is seeking feedback from the City <br />Council on flexibility for parcel access from City right-of-way, front and rear setback distances, <br />and nonconforming lot size due to lot depth. <br /> <br />The Concept Plan Review process is an opportunity for the City Council to provide comments <br />and questions regarding proposed developments. A concept review is considered advisory and is <br />nonbinding to the City and Applicant (Section 1320.14, Subd 4 of the Zoning Code). No formal <br />action can be taken at a Work Session. A formal application will be subject to the full review <br />process, including a public hearing with Planning Commission and City Council review. The <br />Applicant would like Council feedback ahead of the Planning Commission meeting to allow for <br />changes to the application if necessary. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />At the August 16, 2021 Work Session, the Arden Hills City Council first discussed selling the <br />city-owned parcel at 3588 Ridgewood Road—now the Subject Property of this planning case. At <br />the subsequent meeting, the Planning Commission reviewed the interest in selling the parcel for <br />consistency with the City’s Comprehensive Plan. The City has verified that the parcel is not <br />dedicated for a public purpose that would prohibit the sale (i.e. park land or public