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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — NOVEMBER 24, 2025 14 Senior Planner Fransen explained another option for the applicant would be to waive the city's requirement to act on the application within 120 days and to request Council review this item in January in order to allow for additional time to revise the plans. Mr. Nguyen stated he believed it was reasonable to push this item out to January of 2026. Councilmember Weber encouraged the applicant to report back with plans that define how much of the building area intrudes into the shore impact zone. He stated he would like to see this area either matching or less than the current impact. Councilmember Holden indicated she did not care about how much the existing home was intruding into the shore impact zone because the applicant was proposing to construct a brand new home. Councilmember Monson asked if the Council could approve the lot consolidation at this meeting. City Attorney Bjerkness reported this would not make any difference in the request, because the plans were drawn up as if the home would sit on one lot. In order to not further complicate the request, she recommended the lot consolidation and variances both be tabled. Councilmember Holden stated she would not support moving forward with the lot consolidation at this meeting. Mayor Grant commented he would like to know the amount of square footage that was currently within the shore impact zone compared to the proposed plans. He stated based on the comments of the Council, the Council was interested in seeing a reduction. MOTION: Mayor Grant moved and Councilmember Monson seconded a motion to table action on Planning Case 25-008 to the December 8, 2025 City Council meeting. The motion carried (5-0). C. Resolution 2025-075 Approving a Site Plan Review and Sign Standard Adjustment for 1103 County Road E — Planning Case 25-012 This item was moved to the Consent Agenda for consideration as Item 8K. 12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. 13. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Rousseau thanked the Planning Commission for all of their work on Planning Case 25-008. Councilmember Rousseau stated the Park Master Plan Steering Committee met and noted the consultant would be sharing updates with the Council at the December 8 worksession meeting. Councilmember Weber wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.