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. ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - JULY 12,2006 7 . Phil Littlefield stated the retaining walls in the central part of the property wonld be removed. He stated one of the things that would make sense would be to take the garages out and see the eonditions of the wall and what needs to be replaced, which Mr. Gilbert was in agreement with. He stated they were happy to work with Mr. Gilbert. Commissioner Larson asked if he would agree to occupancy of new structure subject to approval ofthe grading. Mr. Littlefield responded they would bc in agreement with such a condition. Commissioner Modesette asked how the maintenance on the drainage pond would get handled in the future. Mr. Lehnhoff responded it would require a maintenance agreement filed with the final plat. He indicated that Rice Creek Watershed maintains those types of agreements. Mr. Paul Chrervey, Pioneer Engineering, stated Rice Creek Watershed does have a maintenance agreement that would get filed with the County as a part of their approval and they would share this with the City once it was approved. He noted they had previously made a submittal to Ramsey County regarding the driveway issue and had been infonned that they did not object to the two driveways. He believed it would be better to have two separate driveways for this proposed development. Chair Sand asked if they were looking at a shared driveway or not. He asked the . applicant to speak about this. Mr. Littlefield stated they would be willing to withdraw their application for the variance for the shared driveway. The variance application is withdrawn. Chair Sand closed the public hearing at 7:49 p.m. Commissioner McClung thanked the applicant for talking to his neighbors and addressing their concerns and he believed this was a vastly improved plan. Chair Sand also thanked the applicant for working on this with the neighbors. Commissioner Modesette stated she would abstain from voting beeause she had a conflict. Commissioner McClung stated he would like a condition with respect to the retaining wall. Commissioner Larson stated the grading was the only issue he had a concern with as well as the next door neighbor and he believed review by the City Engineer of the drainage and grading plan should be contingent on the occupancy of any of the new dwellings construeted. He asked this be added as condition 17. Mr. Lehnhoff suggested the following wording: The certificate of occupancy for Lot I shall be continent upon .