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PUBLIC HEARING — 9B <br />,`iRZEN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: April 10, 2023 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br />FROM: Jessica Jagoe, Community Development Director <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #23-004 — Public Hearing Required <br />Applicant: Alatus LLC <br />Request: Conservation District Zoning Code Amendment <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />N/A N/A N/A <br />Council Should Consider <br />Hold the required public hearing for Planning Case 23-004, an application for amendments <br />to the language in Chapter 13 — Zoning Code of the Arden Hills City Code to allow for the <br />conditional use of solar energy systems within the Conservation District in City Code <br />Chapter 13. The City Council will be asked to make a formal decision regarding the <br />application under Agenda Item 1013. <br />Zoning District Background <br />In 2013, the City adopted two zoning code amendments to establish the Parks and Open Space <br />Zoning District and Conservation Zoning District within the city code. Prior to this, there were no <br />zoning districts designated for "parks or open space areas" that corresponded to two of the City's <br />future land use designations in the 2030 (and now 2040) Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive <br />Plan uses are noted below. <br />• Park and Open Space defined as "areas designated as public parks" <br />o 529 acres of land consisting of City owned public parks, Ramsey County parks, and <br />other open spaces for trails or stormwater easement ponds owned by the City, <br />Ramsey County, the State of Minnesota, and private property owners/homeowners <br />associations. <br />• Park Preserve defined as "areas designated as natural or scenic areas that are to be <br />preserved for public use or open space" <br />o 1,449 acres all located on the Arden Hills Army Training Site <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />