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<br /> ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - MAY 7, 2003 5 <br />I Mr. Hellegers stated at their April 2, 2003 meeting, the Planning Commission <br />. recommended that a public hearing be held to consider a Comprehensive Plan <br /> Amendment for certain properties generally locatcd south of County Road E-2, west of <br /> New Brighton Road, east of Cleveland Avenue and north of the Cottage Villas <br /> development. <br /> Commissioner Smithknecht asked how would this affect the current residents. Mr. <br /> Hellegers replied the residents would not be able to change their property along <br /> Cleveland A venue to neighborhood residential; it would have to remain a residential area. <br /> He noted staffs recommendation at the Commission's last meeting was to rezone and <br /> prepare a Comprehensive Plan Amendment and now they were recommending the <br /> Comprehensive Plan Map be amended to reflect the Zoning Map. <br /> Chair Sand stated he believed they had discussed the Comprehensive Plan might have <br /> been drawn in error for the area at their last meeting. <br /> Commissioner Zimmerman expressed concern that they did not have any definite <br /> boundaries right now. <br /> Chair Sand invited anyone for or against this Comprehensive Plan Amendment to make <br /> comment. <br /> Katie Conley, owner of Lot 7, stated their property was currently listed for sale and they <br />. were interested in selling part of it along Cleveland Avenue as neighborhood business <br /> because it was not suited for a residential home. She noted it was a perfect place for a <br /> commercial development because a developer could afford to fill in the soil, but it was <br /> not suitable for residential development. She indicated the site was too close to <br /> Cleveland A venue and the freeway and no one would want to build a residential home on <br /> the site. She stated it would make sense to continue the neighborhood business along <br /> Cleveland A venue because the northern part of it was already neighborhood business. <br /> Commissioner Zimmerman asked if the swale was neighborhood business or residentia1. <br /> Mr. Hellegers replied it was neither neighborhood business nor residentia1. <br /> Ms. Conley stated at the February Council Meeting it was recommended the easement <br /> would be lifted, which would make their property more developable. <br /> Chair Sand stated it would be up to the County if they wanted to lift the easement and he <br /> did not believe the County would be willing to do that. <br /> Commissioner Larson stated he did not believe it was the Commission's job to replat <br /> property, which is what they would be doing if they followed staffs original <br /> recommendation. <br /> Commissioner Larson stated he believed neighborhood business was probably the <br />. appropriate zoning for this area, but it was not the Commission's job to replat the <br /> property and that should be left up to a developer. <br /> Peter Murlowski, 388 Cleveland Avenue, stated they were a potential developer for this <br /> area and they were currently in discussion with the property owners for a possible office <br />