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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - JULY 7,1999 ~11 ~{ ill ~S If ,.',,:f l,i;." iris!l 1I 6 sign subject to compliance with the lighting standards of the Zoning Ordinance, and to _ recommend approval of Planning Case 99-10, Site Plan for the construction of the east . entrance gate, conditioned on: I. Bethel College realigning the westem portion of the service road and Bethel Drive to provide for a 24 foot wide roadway. 2. Construction of a second entrance into the parking lot off the service drive. Commissioner Nelson requested an amendment to the motion that a Professional Engineer approve and sign-off on the east entrance barrier gate plans (Attachment 8/11). Commissioner Sand agreed to the amendment. The motion carried unanimously (7-0). This Planning Case will be reviewed at the Monday, July 26, 1999, City Council meeting. PLANNING CASE #99-04 - CITY OF ARDEN HILLS - NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT - ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT - DISCUSSION ONLY Mr. Ringwald explained that at the June 2,1999, Planning Commission meeting, staff had reviewed seven sites within Arden Hills identified in the Comprehensive Plan as possible Neighborhood Business District sites. The review had included a summary and history of each site and their relationship to adjacent properties and the neighborhood, as well as general . constraints related to these sites. Staff had also presented detailed slides of those seven sites as well as slides of Neighborhood Businesses within other communities. The intent ofthis presentation had been to allow the Planning Commission to provide staffwith any direction related to the seven sites within the City of Arden Hills and those in other communities and what the Commission liked and/or disliked about them. The intent of this evenings meeting is to review the basics of the new zoning district related to height, bulk and density and use, as well as the fine points of building and site design. Mr. Ringwald stated that he hoped to get feedback from the Planning Commission on a series of questions in these areas, included in the staff report. Additionally, he hoped to gain information on whether or not some ofthe seven identified sites within Arden Hills should be removed from consideration, modified, or if other sites should be added. The intent would then be for staff to take the information provided by the Planning Commission and draft an Ordinance format for the next Planning Commission meeting. Mr. Ringwald stated that the draft goal statement of the Neighborhood Business District was: "Neighborhood Business sites are located at the edge ofresidential neighborhoods and are intended to provide a limited range of over-the-counter convenience retail and service uses to serve the daily and weekly needs of the adjacent residents. Since these areas are located adjacent to residential neighborhoods, limitations will be placed on the type, size and intensity of uses within this district. Emphasis is placed on convenience for pedestrian, bicycle, and public transportation access. These locations can also serve as public commons, giving residents a . place to gather and interact with one another." Commissioner Sand suggested that, since there were a number of residents in the audience, the location of the seven sites identified within Arden Hills as possible Neighborhood Business Districts should be explained.