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PLANNING MEMO wehrman . bergly To: Arden Hills Planning Commission UClClE)ates From: Wehrman Bergly Associates, Inc. Orlyn W. Miller, Planner Subject: Case #87-07 Special Use Permit for institutional housing for college students n. plaza bldg., ste. 220 1830 West County Road E 5217 wayzata blvd. Applicant: f:e 1 en Schmi dt minneapolis, mn 55416 612 544 7576 Date: I~arch 25, 1987 The applicant is requesti~g a Special Use Permit to allow the rental of sleeping rooms to junior and senior college students from Bethel and Northwestern Colleges. The rental rooms are within the private residence occupied by the owner of the property. The City Attorney has determined that the use can be considered as institutional housing because the definition of that use includes "student or faculty housing for four (4) or more persons on a rental basis". Institutional housing in the R-2 District requires a Special Use Permit. COt1MENTS l. The subject lot is approximately 30,000 square feet in area (more than 2 1/2 times the minimum R-2 lot size). There are adjacent . houses on the east, south, and west. Tony Schmidt Park lies to the north. The structure on the site consists of a large, new home attached to an older, smaller house, apparently the original structure on the site. The house has a three-car garage and off- street exterior parking space for approximately eight cars. The parking area is fenced, surfaced, and partially screened with mature plant materials. 2. The applicant began renting extra bedrooms to two or three college students in 1983. In recent years the number of renters has normally been five, occassionally increasing to seven for short periods of time. 3. The applicant is currently in the process of selling her home. The party interested in purchasing the property is also interested in ensuring that the rental use can legally continue. Therefore, his purchase agreement states that the applicant must obtain a SUP. The purchaser has indicated that he and his family will occupy the house immediately, and it is their intention to use it as a single- family residence as soon as it is financially feasible. However, he would like the capability to rent to students for a period of time while they get established on the property. 4. Adjacent neighbors contacted have indicated that student housing on the subject property has not created significant neighborhood . problems. Mrs. Schmidt has been commended for the way she has controlled the rental activity. Neighbors have expressed strong concern, however, that a new owner may not manage the rental use as well, and eventual disruption to the neighborhood might occur. . planning' landscape architecture