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ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JULY 12, 2004 2 . Ms. Wolfe requested the following changes: None. MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember Grant seconded a motion to approve the June 21, 2004 Work Session Minutes as amended and the June 28, 2004 Council Minutes as presented. The motion carried unanimously (4-0). 3. CONSENT CALENDAR a. Claims and Payroll b. Approve Plan for Sale of Street Signs c. Approve Charitable Gambling Premises Permit for St. Katherine's Ukrainian Orthodox Church at Pot 0 Gold Bingo Hall MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember Rem seconded a motion to approve the Consent Calendar and to authorize execution of all necessary documents contained therein. The motion carried unanimously (4-0). . 4. PUBLIC INOUlRlES/INFORMA TIONAL None. 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS None. 6. NEW BUSINESS A. Planninl! Case No. 04-12: Arend Variance Mr. Hellegers stated the applicant was requesting a 24-foot variance to the side yard comer setback standards to allow for the construction of an addition and a new garage. At the July Planning Commission meeting, the Planning Commission recommended denial of the variance requested for the reason that another option existed for development, which would only require a smaller variance or no variance at all. . Mark Arend and Julie Arend, 2273 Arial Street, St. Paul, applicants, stated they had been looking for a number of years for properties suitable for their family. He stated they liked the Arden Hills area and wanted to own a home in the community. He noted their property had a smaller building envelope than other homes in the area, which he believed was a hardship because they were not able to develop this property in a similar manner as the other properties in the area. He noted they had looked at Option B, but that option gave them a structure in a long line, which would cut off their neighbor to the west and the backyards would not adjoin any