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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - APRIL 7, 1999 ~~~~y 7 e Chair Erickson asked how the wetland area would affect the buildable area of the lot. Ms. Randall explained that the wetland must not be built in unless the wetland was filled, which would require permits from the Rice Creek Watershed District and the US Army Corps of Engineers. Commissioner Galatowitsch asked if there are additional setback requirements from the wetland area. Ms. Randall stated that current city regulations do not require such a setback. Commissioner Sand asked if the property is currently one lot. Ms. Randall stated that it is. Commissioner Sand noted that a photograph shows a sold sign on the property. He expressed his concern that the property had been put on the market before the subdivision had been approved. Ms. Randall explained that the applicant is the buyer of the property and the sale is subject to the approval of the minor subdivision. Ms. Billy Schacht, 1683 Lake Valentine Road, stated that she could not understand why someone would want to split a lot. She indicated that the lots in her neighborhood were set up to be 250 feet long and 100 feet wide and most people prefer long lots. She expressed her concern that the split lot would not fit properly within the neighborhood. e Ms. Bridgette Hieu, 1700 Lake Valentine Road, concurred with Ms. Schacht in that she too could not understand why a person would split a large lot. She noted that there are a number of mature trees on the lot, which may be affected. Additionally, it is unknown what type of home would be built on the second lot. She also expressed her concern of where the construction equipment would be kept while building the new home. Ms. Schacht noted that the wetland on the property used to be a pond and is now dry. Mr. Craig Wilson, 1677 Lake Valentine Road, expressed his concern of how the entire area may be affected if the wetland was filled and he suggested that an appropriate study be conducted in order to determine this. Ms. Schacht noted that at the rear of the properties along Lake Valentine Road there is a drainage, which flows from the High School. There had been a stream running through her property and because the drainage has been changed this no longer flows behind her lot, however, the area is still wet. Ms. Dorothy Raetz, 1703 Lake Valentine Road, stated that the area in concern is wet. She indicated that the former owners of the property used to keep the pond filled with a hose and the area is now dry. This is a low spot and the water does run into her backyard. If the topography is disturbed and more water runs into her backyard she would expect someone to do something about it. Chair Erickson closed the public hearing at 8:17 p.m., as no one else wished to address the e Planning Commission. Chair Erickson asked Staff if any thought had been given to maintaining a drainage easement on the property. He noted that there had been an issue with a new building north of Lake Johanna, which was built in a natural flow area. In this case, the City, had been involved in creating a