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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – June 7, 2023 4 Community Development Director Jagoe stated the two monument signs would be 244 feet apart. Commissioner Weber questioned if any other items had to be considered given the fact a second use would be added to the Land O’Lakes campus. Community Development Director Jagoe explained a child care facility was a permitted use for this zoning district. She commented she did not see any conflict with the Master PUD or land use. Commissioner Bjorklund questioned why this could not be counted as a third sign. Community Development Director Jagoe reported under the Master PUD only two monument signs were allowed, along with four auxiliary signs. She indicated there was no way to approve a third monument sign administratively. Commissioner Mitchell stated she supported the proposed site plan review. Chair Vijums inquired if this sign would be externally illuminated. Community Development Director Jagoe indicated the 2018 approval allowed the applicant to have externally illuminated signs. She noted as proposed, the monument sign would be non- illuminated. Chair Vijums commented he was not opposed to the sign, but he feared the visibility would be difficult at the proposed location. Commissioner Wicklund moved and Commissioner Weber seconded a motion to recommend approval of Planning Case 23-010 for a Site Plan Review at 4001 Lexington Avenue North based on the findings of fact and the submitted plans, as amended by the conditions in the June 7, 2023, report to the Planning Commission. The motion carried unanimously (7-0). B. Planning Case 23-011; Zoning Code Amendment to Chapter 13 to TCAAP Redevelopment Code in The Campus Commercial Zoning District – Public Hearing Community Development Director Jagoe stated in November 2012, the City Council approved a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with Ramsey County which establishes a partnership between the City of Arden Hills and Ramsey County with the goal of the remediation and redevelopment of the 427-acre Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) site. Under the JPA, the City and County created a Joint Development Authority (JDA) that is the joint governing entity of the TCAAP site as allowed by the Joint Powers Act and MN State Laws. The JDA is the authority responsible for, but not limited to, environmental remediation, elimination of blight, infrastructure construction and financing, comprehensive planning and zoning, and economic development and redevelopment. The JDA Board is comprised of two County Commissioners, two City Councilmembers, and an additional non-elected City appointee as the Chair. Key points of the JPA are as follows: