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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - OCTOBER 29,2001 10 . Mr. Parrish stated based on the level of information the Council has asked for, he did not think there was anything available short of a traffic study. Councilmember Grant stated it seemed reasonable to holdover this over until the worksession. He noted to deny the application tonight would delay the developer even further. Mr. Lynch stated that two years ago the City Council thought it appropriate to zone this neighborhood business. He asked if any of the factors would change the Councilmembers' minds in three weeks. He stated the Comprehensive Plan was a 20-year window on the city. He noted ifit was not the Council's intent to go down that path, it should deny this application tonight. Councilmember Rem stated she wanted to see information on whether this plan would fit the site and how it would impact the neighborhood. She noted she was still willing to look at this plan for that parcel. Councilmember Aplikowski stated there was going to be traffic there if the zoning stays the way it currently is. She noted if the site remains Neighborhood Business, a developer would propose two exits. She added in her opinion traffic would not get any better if the property remains Neighborhood Business. She asked if the Council wanted to change that corner. She stated traffic should be number six on the list since there would always be traffic on the site unless they . left the property the way it is now. Mr. Kjersten stated he could reduce the roofline to make it fit as to height. He noted he did not want to do that since that would be a 1970s style. Councilmember Grant stated if two of the Councilmembers did not feel it should be rezoned, then it did not matter what additional information is given. . Mayor Probst stated if the application was not going anywhere, it was not fair to ask the developer to continue to spend money on the site. Councilmember Grant stated he was willing to entertain this plan as a viable option. He asked whether there were three others who felt that way. Mayor Probst stated the Developer would be spending the money at his risk. Councilmember Rem stated if she knew what she would vote in three weeks, she would state it now. She noted in her mind it was worth the risk. Councilmember Larson stated he was not going to give his opinion right now. Councilmember Rem asked if there was any possibility of scaling down the size of project. Mr. . Kjersten responded he could not scale it down. He stated the land was too expensive to do this project without Bethel College.