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Chapter 11 — Subdivisions and Chapter 13 — Zoning Code and the District Provisions in Section 1320. The Preliminary Plat is the first step toward the Final Plat, which is required for the development plans for this property. If the Preliminary Plat is approved, the Final Plat will be brought forward in a later land use application for review and evaluated according to the Subdivisions ordinance. 2. Rezoning The Applicant is requesting to rezone the 10.74 acre Lot 2, Block 1 parcel from B-1 Limited Business District to R-4 Multiple Dwelling District to be consistent with the site's guiding as High Density Residential in the 2040 Arden Hills Comprehensive Plan. The rezoning would also provide for the Applicant's intended use for the parcel as an age -restricted (55+) active senior apartment community with a single three-story building. The evaluation of the proposal is based on the requirements of Chapter 13 — Zoning Code, the District Provisions in Section 1320, and consistency with the adopted Comprehensive Plan. The City Council's review of this rezoning request should also consider the following: 1. Conformity with Comprehensive Plan 2. Substantive changes that have occurred making the zoning change necessary 3. Demonstration showing that the change is superior to the current Zoning and/or Comprehensive Plan 4. Development conditions or priorities that make the existing Zoning and/or Comprehensive Plan impractical Findings of Fact The Planning Commission reviewed this application at their August 7, 2024 meeting and have offered the following findings of fact for the City Council's consideration: 1. The Subject Property at 1700 West Highway 96 is located in the B-1 — Limited Business District and R-1 — Single Family Residential Zoning District. 2. The Arden Hills 2040 Comprehensive Plan designates future land use for the Subject Property as HDR, High Density Residential and as P/I, Public and Institutional. 3. The Applicant has submitted a land use application for a preliminary plat to subdivide the Subject Property into two (2) lots. 4. The proposed subdivided lots would meet the size requirements for lots in their designated zoning classification. 5. The Applicant's land use application includes a request to rezone the proposed 10.74-acre northwest parcel from B-1 —Limited Business District to R-4—Multiple Dwelling District. 6. The proposed 10.74-acre parcel would meet the size requirements for lots in the R-4 Zoning District. 7. The 30 +/- acres of developed land on the Subject Property would remain as R-1 — Single Family Residential. 8. The rezoning of the 10.74-acre parcel would resolve a conflict between the Comprehensive Plan and the zoning ordinance. 9. Rezonings require a public hearing prior to action by the City Council. 10. The Planning Commission held a public hearing for this land use application on August 7. 2024. Page 2 of 3