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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—NOVEMBER 24, 2025 10 Senior Planner Fransen reviewed the concept plans noting approximately 14.4 feet was parallel to the shoreline on the new plans. Councilmember Holden explained this meant 20% of the building structure was within the OHWL. Senior Planner Fransen reviewed a photo of the previous plans along with the new plans for the property noting the Applicant states that there would not be an increase of the dwelling area within the OHWL. Councilmember Holden reported the previous basement was at 881 feet. She questioned if the current home had a sump pump and if so, where was this water being pumped. She stated if the applicant was going to build a crawl space, she would require a sump pump to be installed. Senior Planner Fransen deferred this question to the applicant. Councilmember Holden indicated she was very concerned with how close the proposed bump out on the home was to Lake Johanna Boulevard. She feared that rocks and debris in the winter time from the snow plows would hit the home. Councilmember Weber stated it was his interpretation that the Planning Commission believed it was better to spread the variances over the larger parcel than on one small parcel. He indicated it was his goal to get the house away from the water. He thanked the applicant for working to scale the size of the house down, but he was of the opinion the house size was still too much given the size of the lots. He believed the snow storage on this property would also be a concern. He recommended this request go back to the Planning Commission. Councilmember Monson commented she was having a hard time supporting the construction of a home in the shore impact zone. She discussed how common it was for municipalities to be rigid when it comes to shoreline setbacks. She recommended the new home follow the north line of the shore impact zone. She suggested the applicant build on the existing footprint that would be grandfathered in and not allow any new portion of the structure into the shore impact zone. She understood this lot was small and she wanted to see the applicant be able to rebuild on this site. However, she did not want to see the shoreline impacts expanded. She indicated she did not support the proposed crawl space because this meant the applicant needed yet another variance. She noted she could support this item going back to the Planning Commission, but questioned if there was time for this. Community Development Director Reilly stated he did not believe there would not be enough time to turn this item around between meetings. Senior Planner Fransen explained the initial 60 days have been extended to 120 days. She reported the City would need written consent from the applicant to allow for an extended review period. She indicated if the Council recommended the item be tabled for further review by the Planning Commission staff would not be able to get this item to the Planning Commission in December, which meant the item would have to be reviewed in January. Mayor Grant asked how wide Ramsey County's right of way was.