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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />Function:General Government 101 <br />Activity:Planning & Zoning 41910 <br /> <br />Activity Scope <br />Objectives <br />Issues <br />Budget Commentary <br />2023 2024 2025 2026 <br />Budget Summary ACTUAL ACTUAL BUDGET BUDGET <br />Personnel Services 190,620$ 228,094$ 264,470$ 278,290$ <br />Commodities 123 - - - <br />Contractual Services 37,062 79,400 88,320 151,570 <br />Total 227,805$ 307,494$ 352,790$ 429,860$ <br />Percent Change 35.0% 14.7% 21.8% <br />Full-Time Equivalent positions 1.51 1.66 1.89 1.89 <br />Expenditures by Classification <br />The budget for 2026 is an increase of 21.8% over the 2025 budget. Contractual services includes $60,000 for <br />the City's Permit Software conversion. <br />2026 BUDGET <br /> Fund # : <br />Activity # : <br />Responsible for all planning and zoning related functions of the City. Activities administered by this department <br />include requests for variances, subdivisions, re-zonings, zoning code amendments, signs, conditional use <br />permits, compliance with City Ordinances and other land use issues. The Planners work closely with Protective <br />Inspections, Code Enforcement, and Community Development. <br />The Planning Commission, consisting of seven members appointed annually by the City Council, meets monthly <br />to review the above requests and to make recommendations to the City Council in an advisory capacity. <br />1. Continue to work on Rental Housing registrations. <br />2. Continue improvements of the City's planning process. <br />1. Rental Housing registrations. <br />2. Refine Building Permit process. <br />3. Research and refine an Administrative Fines process. <br />65% <br />35% <br />Personnel Services <br />Commodities <br />Contractual Services <br />11