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<br />Arden Hills March 8, 1993 '. <br /> Council 8 <br />Malone concurred with Aplikowski's position that there is no <br />need for speed bumps in the student drop off area, mainly <br />because the maneuvers that a driver must make in that area, <br />without any speed bumps, would likely resul t in sufficient <br />speed control. <br />Council was advised that the rationale for either the front <br />yard setback or the fencing variance would be: <br />- The regulations are established to protect the <br /> character of a residential district, <br />- The use across the street is industrial in nature <br /> (MnDOT radio tower and Ryder School Bus garages) <br /> although in a Residential District the impact of the <br /> higher fence on the property across the street would be <br /> insigni ficant, <br />- There are no residents within 800 feet along County <br /> Road F, <br />- The school site is fully utilized and alternative <br /> location of an expanded tennis facil ity is not <br /> possible, and <br />- The 35 feet of additional right-of-way at the northwest <br /> corner creates an arti fi cial condition that does not . <br /> affect the physical relationship between the roadway <br /> and the fence. <br />The rationale for a parking setback variance would be: <br />- No other alternatives achieved the safety and <br /> convenience objectives of the option proposed, and <br />- The safety achieved is an acceptable trade-off for such <br /> variance. <br />MOTION: Probst moved, seconded by Hicks, with regard to Case <br /> 93-03 Site Plan Modification for Mounds View Senior <br /> High School, to take the following action: <br /> 1) Waive the Development Moratorium; <br /> 2 ) Grant a variance to two components of fencing <br /> regulations, i . e. : <br /> - A 7-foot height variance from the allowed 3- <br /> foot fence height in front yards, and <br /> - A variance to the "30% open requirement"; <br /> 3 ) Grant a variance of 15 feet for the parking <br /> setback at the east end of the student drop-off <br /> area, if such variance is needed; <br /> 4) Approve the Site Plan Modification with the <br /> following conditions: <br /> A) That there be no "speed bumpslt installed in . <br /> the student drop-off area; <br /> B) That the school prepare planting plans fer <br /> replacing the trees removed at the dr'op-off <br /> area, to soften the impact of the variances <br />