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it <br /> -AIUEN HILLS <br /> CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 2026-012 <br /> RESOLUTION APPROVING A SITE PLAN REVIEW AND VARIANCES <br /> AT 3628 CONNELLY AVENUE <br /> WHEREAS, City Staff received a complete land use application for a Site Plan Review <br /> for the property located at 3628 Connelly Avenue ("Subject Property"); and <br /> WHEREAS, Bruce Gardner("The Applicant")proposes to operate a retail sales use in an <br /> existing nonconforming manufacturing and warehousing facility with a lower number of off-street <br /> parking spaces than is required by the City Code; and <br /> WHEREAS,The Applicant proposes a variance from design standards in Section 1325 of <br /> the City Code related to required parking spaces, parking location, parking islands, landscaping, <br /> boulevard trees, and windows and door openings; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Subject Property is zoned B-2, General Business District and is guided <br /> as Community Mixed Use on the Land Use Plan; and <br /> WHEREAS, the proposed change in use triggered the Site Plan Review process because <br /> the current use has a lower off-street parking requirement from the proposed use; and <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota State Statute, the City must act on this request by <br /> March 3, 2026 (60 days); unless the City provides the petitioner with written reasons for an <br /> additional 60-day review period; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City provided the petitioner with written reasons for an additional 60-day <br /> review period and extended the review period to May 5, 2026 (120 days)based on the date of the <br /> submission for review by the Planning Commission and the City Council during the February and <br /> March meeting cycle; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council directed Staff to prepare a Land Use Application Public <br /> Policy Notification to notify all property owners within 500 feet of Subject Property when a request <br /> for the Planning Commission is to occur related to a land use application that does not require a <br /> public hearing; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City's obligation has been met where the Arden Hills Planning <br /> Commission reviewed the application on February 4, 2026. All written comments submitted in <br /> advance of the meeting were presented to the Planning Commission; and <br /> WHEREAS the Planning Commission considered the Applicant's request for a Site Plan <br /> Review and Variances and, as such,voted 7-0 in favor of recommending approval with conditions. <br /> Page 1 of 3 <br />