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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — OCTOBER 17, 2022 2 Community Development Director Jagoe stated she would talk to the Building Official about the address. In preliminary analysis staff had considered Ridgewood as the front yard and Old Snelling as the rear. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen explained that if the driveway goes out onto Old Snelling that would be connecting into the new construction. They would have to maintain ADA on the sidewalk and the curb cut, and they would most likely require a full width patch. He also noted there are no utilities currently extended to the lot and those connections would be from Ridgewood Road. Discussion continued regarding the home location. Council agreed they would suggest consideration of Mr. Ali with moving the home slightly uphill (north) to gain more room despite the setbacks potentially not being met. Community Development Director Jagoe said the applicant would submit changes before the Planning Commission meeting. B. Planning Case 22-020 —1861 W Highway 96 Concept Plan Review Community Development Director Jagoe said the applicants are seeking feedback in advance of a future application for a variance on a concept plan to demo the house that is currently at the subject property and building a new single-family home. The lot is considered non -conforming because of the front yard setback due to additional right of way acquisitions over time. They may also need a variance from ordinary high water in the rear of the yard as measured from the shoreline, due to the requirement of the setback being on average with the adjacent parcels. Ms. Bach presented a PowerPoint outlining the historical changes to the property lines due to highway expansions, the buildable area of the lot and proposed new home placement, and comparison of the proposed new home setback to neighboring homes. She stated they would like to preserve as many trees as possible. Councilmember Holden said she thought the proposal looked good and she had no issues. Councilmember Radziej and Mayor Grant agreed. Mayor Grant felt that the City owes them some flexibility due to the easement changes. Councilmember Holmes said her only concern would be the house impeding on the neighbor's view. Councilmember Radziej encouraged them to look into incentives for building an energy efficient home. Ms. Bach said they will finalize plans to be presented to the Planning Commission.