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. \ e e e ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JANUARY 25, 1999 3 Councilmember Larson advised that the Finance Committee identified items which should be addressed in the coming year and one of the issues was the discounts being offered for utility billings, rationale, and who it is extended to. Mayor Probst stated there appears to be an issue which should be verified and if the Finance Committee will be discussing these issues, Staff research will be needed. Mr. Post explained that the guidelines used by Ramsey County in deferral of special assessments contains similar criteria and there are several guidelines that define this situation which Staff can review. Councilmember Rem agreed that Staff should look into these issues from a regulatory standpoint as well as the Finance Committee. Councilmember Aplikowski asked if the City is in violation of the Federal law. Mr. Fritsinger stated that is what needs to be researched. The Council agreed and so directed. Mr. Anderson stated he will be receiving a copy of the pertinent Federal law and will provide a copy to Staff. There were no additional public comments. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS A. Planning Case #98-35, Donald Palme, 1370 Arden Oaks Drive, Minor Subdivision Ms. Randall explained that the applicant is requesting approval of a minor subdivision to relocate a property line between two parcels zoned R-I Single Family Residential. The applicant owns the parcel to the north at 1370 Arden Oaks Drive. The parcel to the south, 1401 County Road E, is owned by Rhoda Behr. The proposed lot line would move a portion of Mr. Palme's property line 15 feet south. The property to the north would increase its side yard setback from 10 feet 3 inches to 25 feet 3 inches. The property to the south would decrease its side yard setback from 83 feet 5 inches to 68 feet 5 inches. The proposed lots meet the required lot areas, depth, and width. The proposed lot area for the property to the north is 33,150 square feet where 14,000 square feet is required. The south lot would be 40,320 square feet where 14,000 square feet is required. Ms. Randall advised that for several years Mr. Palme has utilized this area and has an air conditioning unit that is only two feet from the existing property line. Ms. Randall advised that the Planning Commission recommended approval of Planning Case #98-35, Minor Subdivision, subject to the recording the subdivision in the form of a Registered Land Survey. Councilmember Malone inquired regarding the situation should the lot to the south be split into two separate parcels. Ms Randall advised that both of the resulting new lots would be large enough to meet Code requirements.