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. ./ - . -i8M March 16, 1995 . rOmLTIXG E.\GI\EEBS File: 520-000.00 I 1326 Energy PorI: Drive St. PoIJI. MN 55108 Mr. Brian Fritsinger I 612,6A4.J389 City of Arden Hills 1,800.888.2923 1450 West Highway 96 Fax: 612.64HdJ6 Arden Hills, MN 55112 . RE: BETHEL COLLEGE SWM APPEAL . Dear Mr. Fritsinger: . This letter is submitted as requested by the City of Arden Hills with regard to the referenced issue. After our meeting with City Staff, Mr. Craig Hjelle of Bethel College, I and Mr. James Unruh, we have come to some understanding of the basis of Bethel's request for appeal of its storm water management fee. OVll ENGINEERING: _'IRONMENTAl As you are aware, the property owner's initial appeal was based upon sevefal issues, I UNIQPAL ranging from the area being assessed to the amount of runoff contributed to the watershed ?l.ANNING from the property. It was determined by the Council at the November 28, 1994, Council saUD WASTE meeting that Bethel College should not be assessed a fee for the area within the limits of . SiRUC'JRAl Lake Valentine. It was also determined that the walkways within the propeny were not SURvEYING public right-of-way and, therefore, should be assessed for drainage contribution. . iRAfFIC ~NsroRTAnON The final issue that was discussed by Mr. Hjelle and his consultant engineer was the actual i:LEm.lCAV'MEGIANICAl intent of the ordinance with respect to development. As you are also aware, the propeny . ~l>.jGlNESING: currently exists under a Special Use Pennit which states that the property may not be .-IVAC developed beyond 25 % of its overall area. This percentage development would include the ~WER OIm.le,vnON area of all building footprints, driveways, parking areas, sport and athletic fields, etc. The . i[).DA typical B-1 zoned property would be allowed to develop up to 35 % of its propeny with SYSTEM. CONTROLS structures and up to 75 % total development, as outlined above. This yields a difference I between Bethel's SUP and the typical B-1 property of 50 % . Previous correspondence to this issue stated that Bethel's SUP could be amended at any time in the future to allow additional development up to that 75% limit, as stated in the City's Zoning Ordinance I manual. Bethel's contention with this issue is the actual policy statement of the ordinance. . A=rding to Bethel representatives, the inferred intent of that statement is that properties are assessed storm water utility fees based "on an amount proportional to the runoff .FFICE5iN; contributed by each particular parcel", not the zoning of the property. They support this I MINNEAPOUS argument with Ordinance Statement C.1, which states that "Land use for determining PRIOR lAKE surlace water management fees shall be the existing land use at the date of enactment of the I 5i. 'AUl W AlEc)'