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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 5 MOTION: Mayor Grant moved and Councilmember Monson seconded a motion to Adopt Ordinance 2024-008 Amending the Arden Hills City Code Regarding Salaries for the Mayor and City Councilmembers. The motion carried (5-0). 10. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Planning Case 24-015 — Preliminary Plat and Rezoning — Trident Development, LLC — 1700 West Highway 96 (North Heights Lutheran Church) Senior Planner Fransen stated at their February 22, 2022 meeting, the City Council reviewed a concept plan from Trident Development for the development of the northwest corner of the North Heights Lutheran Church property at 1700 West Highway 96. Trident Development was proposing a 115-125 unit senior apartment development (apartments only, the proposed did not have an assisted living or memory care component). The Applicant indicated their intention would be to subdivide and purchase approximately 10.27 acres in the northwest corner of the Subject Property. In preparation for the February 22, 2022 meeting, the Developer had held a neighborhood meeting to garner resident feedback. At the meeting, residents voiced concerns regarding traffic, additional park demand, and noise concerns. Senior Planner Fransen reported for a residential project to be feasible on the site, the Applicant needed to amend the Comprehensive Plan. In April 2022, Trident Development submitted an application for amendments to the Arden Hills 2040 Comprehensive Plan. The proposed amendments included amending Chapter 6, Land Use to change the future land use designation of approximately 10.74 acres in the northwest corner of the Subject Property from P/I, Public and Institutional to be guided as HDR, High Density Residential and to amend Section 6.4.10 to increase the maximum housing unit density as part of a Planned Unit Development. The City Council approved and adopted the requested Comprehensive Plan Amendments on July 11, 2022. Following the approval and adoption of the requested Comprehensive Plan Amendments, the Applicant is required to submit additional land use requests for the development approvals. Senior Planner Fransen explained at the February 21, 2023 City Council Work Session, the Applicant presented an updated concept plan for the City Council to review. The discussion considered the proposed density for the development, building height, and sidewalk connections to the surrounding neighborhood. In this land use application, the Applicant has included a request to subdivide the 10.74 acres guided as High Density Residential from the developed portion of the site (i.e. Church use, approximately 30 acres), which remains under the Public and Institutional land use designation, and to rezone the subdivided property to R-4, Multiple Dwelling District to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. The 10.74 acre parcel would be established as Lot 2, Block I Arden Heights Addition and the 30.36 acre parcel would be established as Lot 1, Block 1 Arden Heights Addition. The Applicant's provided narrative refers to the 10.74 acre parcel as Lot I yet this lot is referred to as Lot 2 on the submitted preliminary plat document. Senior Planner Fransen reviewed the Plan Evaluation in further detail and requested the Council hold a public hearing.