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Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br />PC Agenda Item – 3A <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: February 4, 2026 <br />TO: Planning Commission Chair and Commissioners <br />FROM: Lucas J. Miller – Assistant Public Works Director <br /> Jake Reilly – Community Development Director <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #26-003 – Public Hearing Required <br /> Applicant: City of Arden Hills <br /> Request: Ordinance Amendments to Chapter 11 Subdivisions – related to <br />stormwater management <br /> <br />Requested Action <br />• The City of Arden Hills is required to amend Chapter 11 Subdivisions to bring it into <br />conformance with required updated rules set by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. <br />The proposed amendment includes revisions to Section 1140 Required Improvements. <br /> <br />Background <br />The City of Arden Hills is one of Minnesota’s approximately 248 entities required to obtain <br />National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits and develop Stormwater <br />Pollution Prevention Programs (SWPPPs). The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) <br />updates Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Language every five years. In 2025, the <br />MPCA issued new MS4 Permits with updated language to take effect for the permit cycle of 2025 <br />through 2029. Entities typically have up to two years to comply with the new rules. City Staff <br />worked with a consultant to update the language within our City’s Code of Ordinance to correctly <br />reflect the revisions required by the MPCA for the new MS4 permit rules. <br /> <br />The City of Arden Hills Planning Commission has review and recommendation authority over <br />proposed changes to Chapter 11 Subdivisions, Chapter 12 – Signs, and Chapter 13 – Zoning Code. <br />There is a related ordinance change to Chapter 15 – Erosion and Sediment Control. Proposed <br />changes to Chapter 15 – Erosion and Sediment Control is included as Attachment B. <br /> <br />Both Ordinances are anticipated to be considered together at the March 9 City Council meeting. <br />They are presented here as a package as they are related to one set of rule changes from the MPCA. <br /> <br />Attachments <br />Attachment A: Ordinance 2026-XX - Amending Chapter 11 Subdivisions (redlines) <br />Attachment B: Ordinance 2026-XX – Amending Chapter 15 - Erosion and Sediment Control