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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – August 7, 2024 3 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. Senior Planner Fransen reviewed the options available to the Planning Commission for Planning Case 24-015 for a Preliminary Plat and Rezoning for the parcel at 1700 West Highway 96, based on the findings of fact and the submitted plans, as amended by the conditions in the August 7, 2024 Report to the Planning Commission: 1. Recommend Approval with Conditions 1) The Applicant shall submit to the City a land use application for Final Plat within three (3) months after the date of approval of the Preliminary Plat. 2) The Applicant shall work with the Rice Creek Watershed District to review future modifications to vacate existing drainage and utility easements as well as proposed newly dedicated drainage and utility easements prior to submittal of the Final Plat application. Modifications and newly dedicated easements shall to be to the satisfaction of RCWD and the City 2. Recommend Approval as Submitted 3. Recommend Denial 4. Table Chair Weber opened the floor to Commissioner comments. Commissioner Blilie stated when this was reviewed in 2022, there was concern from homeowners and the Commission regarding noise, traffic and congestion. She asked if there had been any changes to the plans or conditions since 2022. Senior Planner Fransen explained the application before the Planning Commission to consider was for a preliminary plat and rezoning. She indicated there would be additional information provided by the applicant as part of a development proposal for the Commission to review at a future date. Commissioner Blilie understood the traffic in this area was already a concern and she wondered if the Commission should take this into consideration when considering this application. Senior Planner Fransen commented if this was a concern of the Commission, this could be noted for the applicant. She explained based on what is required of the applicant has provided the required application materials for the preliminary plat and rezoning requests, but future applications could further address the comments regarding traffic and congestion. Roger Fink, Trident Development, introduced himself to the Commission. He stated when it comes to traffic impact for this site, he noted he had a third-party professional prepare a memo regarding the impact of the proposed dwelling units. He reported the existing roadways were designed with enough capacity to manage the additional traffic and the roadways would not be