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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION — November 5, 2025 2 residential dwellings. Subject Property C does not have a single-family residential dwelling but there are several improvements on the property, including a detached garage, tennis court, and driveway, all of which are used by the Applicant in association with Subject Property B. Senior Planner Fransen reported Subject Property A, which was developed with no public street frontage, is accessible by way of a driveway easement to Lake Johanna Boulevard. Subject Property B has property frontage on Lake Johanna Boulevard, but the property is accessible from Oak Avenue by a driveway that is located on both Subject Properties B and C. Senior Planner Fransen explained the Minor Subdivision is requested to allow for the alteration of the property lines between the subject properties A and C. The alterations would increase the lot area of Subject Properties A. The proposal will decrease the lot area of Subject Property C and no future development of Subject Property C is included with the request. The proposed Minor Subdivision does not include a proposal to create new lots and would not include new uses on the lots. Although the lot shown as Subject Property C could be sold, and/or subdivided in the future, any such future proposed development would be subject to zoning and building requirements and would undergo further review. Senior Planner Fransen reviewed the Site Data, the Plan Evaluation and provided the Findings of Fact for review: 1. City Staff received a land use application for a Minor Subdivision to adjust the lot lines between the three existing properties at 1613 Lake Johanna Blvd, 1580 Oak Avenue, and 1578 Oak Avenue. 2. City Staff received a withdrawal of the portion of the land use application addressing the lot line adjustment for the property addressed as 1580 Oak Avenue. 3. The Subject Properties are located in the R-1 Single Family Residential Zoning District. 4. The Arden Hills 2040 Comprehensive Plan designates the properties as Low Density Residential. 5. 1580 Oak Avenue is nonconforming with the code requirements for street access and accessory structures. 1578 Oak Avenue is nonconforming with code requirements for accessory structures. 6. The proposed Minor Subdivision would not change the existing legal nonconforming nature of the number, size and location of accessory structures and driveways for 1580 Oak Avenue and 1578 Oak Avenue. 7. The proposed Minor Subdivision would not change the existing legal nonconforming nature of the requirements for street access for 1580 Oak Avenue. 8. The proposed would increase the lot area of 1613 Lake Johanna Blvd. 9. The proposed would not create a new lot of record. 10. The request proposes to use the properties in a reasonable manner for the R-1 Zoning District. 11. The Owner of the platted lot has filed with the zoning administrator a registered land survey of the lot line adjustment. 12. The proposed division will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to adjacent tracts in the area in which the subdivision tract is located. Senior Planner Fransen stated staff recommends approval of Planning Case 25-010 for a Minor Subdivision at 1613 Lake Johanna Blvd and 1580 Oak Avenue, based on the findings of fact and the submitted plans, as amended by the conditions in the November 5, 2025, Report to the