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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION — July 10, 2024 4 15) All disturbed boulevards shall be restored with sod. All areas of the site, where practical, shall be sodded or seeded and maintained. The property owner shall mow and maintain all site boulevards to the curb line of the public streets. 16) The proposed structures shall conform to all other regulations in the City Code. 17) The Applicant shall provide a copy of the Stormwater Management Report and verification of Rice Creek Watershed approval prior to the approval of Development Agreement. 2. Recommend Approval as Submitted 3. Recommend Denial 4. Table Chair Weber opened the floor to Commissioner comments. Commissioner Bjorklund asked if the property would be going from 984 caliper inches of trees on the property to 48 caliper inches. Community Development Director Jagoe reported this was the case. Commissioner Bjorklund questioned if the City had a stormwater maintenance plan for this project. Community Development Director Jagoe stated the City Engineer has not received a plan to date. She explained this plan would be filed and reviewed with the City Engineer. Commissioner Erler asked why the building was placed 90 feet back instead of 50 feet. Fire Chief Tim Boehlke explained the reason for the larger setback was to allow for the trucks to be utilized for training purposes outside the front of the building. Commissioner Erler reported residents of the adjacent senior living community requested that the mature trees on the property be retained. He requested the Fire Chief speak to the proposed tree loss. Fire Chief Boehlke reported he has spoken to the residents on the adjacent property. He explained the trees that were being taken down had to be removed to accommodate the proposed building and paved area. Commissioner Erler questioned if trees would be planted somewhere else or was this not being considered by the City. Community Development Director Jagoe stated the Ordinance would require the applicant to replace trees onsite, find a suitable location offsite, or make a payment in lieu of tree plantings. She explained in this case the Fire Department does not have an offsite location identified, but the payment in lieu of fee was a landscaping fee that would be used by the City for maintenance and/or plantings. She indicated the Fire Department was asking that the payment in lieu of fee be waived as part of the PUD review.