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<br />J <br /> <br />. <br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />MINUTES <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1,1999 <br />7:30 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY HALL <br /> <br />DRAFT <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Chair Steve Erickson called the meeting to order at 7:33 p.m. <br /> <br />ROLLCALL <br /> <br />Present were Chair Steve Erickson, Commissioners Stephen Baker, Brent Nelson, Marty <br />Rye, and Dave Sand. <br /> <br />Absent were Commissioners Duchenes and Galatowitsch. <br /> <br />Also present were Councilmember Lois Rem, Associate Planner Nancy Randall and <br />Interim City Administrator Terrance Post, and Recording Secretary Lori Rolfson. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON <br />AUGUST 4. 1999 <br /> <br />Commissioner Sand moved, seconded by Commissioner Nelson to approve the August 4, <br />1999 minutes. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). <br /> <br />Ms. Randall stated that Planning Case #99-12, Midway National Bank, had been withdrawn from <br />this evening's meeting agenda. <br /> <br />PLANNING CASE #99-04 - CITY OF ARDEN HILLS - NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS <br />DISTRICT - ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT - PUBLIC HEARING <br /> <br />Chair Erickson gave a brief explanation of the public hearing process to the members of the <br />audience and opened the public hearing at 7:35 p.m. <br /> <br />Ms. Randall explained that the City of Arden Hills requested approval of a new Neighborhood <br />Business Zoning District to add to the Zoning Ordinance. In the process of evaluating the <br />Comprehensive Plan, seven properties were reviewed and stated in the Cornprehensive Land Use <br />Plan as Neighborhood Business. <br /> <br />Over the last few months the Planning Commission has reviewed these seven properties as <br />possible sites to be rezoned as Neighborhood Business District. The seven properties will be <br />reviewed for rezoning at a later date. <br /> <br />The Comprehensive Plan states the following regarding Neighborhood Business: "Neighborhood <br />Business designates small, isolated areas for neighborhood commercial land uses when they are <br />compatible with surrounding residential uses. Commercial uses that are high traffic generators, <br />noise generators or otherwise not compatible with residential neighborhoods, are inappropriate. <br />Typically, Neighborhood Business areas will be located in intersections or nodes that are on the <br />