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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - JULY 7,1999 {7" r"., ..-~1 :-~ 1? 311' ,:D; [!:!J 'f1' i? 'I I.J>! 1l":1 l~; 11 14 zoning, ifleft as is, would allow more uses than the City and neighborhood would want. If the zoning district were not modified, the City would have no choice but to allow any of the . ,businesses, which are permitted under the B- I and R-1 zoning districts to be developed, which may not be appropriate next to a residential area. Ms. Artb asked ifthe Neighborhood Business District would be an entirely new zoning district. Commissioner Sand stated that the Neighborhood Business District would be a separate zoning category with more limited uses than the current business districts. Ms. Arth asked, once the Neighborhood Business District is defmed, would the residents have a say in what can or cannot be developed on the sites. Commissioner Sand stated that there will be a public hearing. Ms. Arth asked if the Townhouse Association will be informed of this public hearing in enough time to allow the residents to be surveyed so a statement can be sent to the City prior to the public hearing. Mr. Ringwald stated that the public hearing was currently scheduled for September 1, 1999. If the proposed timeline is not adhered to, the public hearing may be moved out to a later date. Ms. Artb stated that the City only notified six of the 144 homeowners in the townhouse complex ofthese discussions. Mr. Ringwald stated that notice was sent to all of the buildings that were adjacent to the Old City Hall property as well as the Townhouse Association. Staff found that Ramsey County's Department of Property Records and Revenue had the wrong address for the Townhouse Association. The staff now has the correct address. . Ms. Arth noted that the Townhouse Association had lobbied for the B-1 zoning district on this site and won. She asked how she and the other residents could have an impact on the future zoning and development of this site. Mr. Ringwald suggested that Ms. Artb continue to be involved with the entire process. He noted that the City Council, as elected officials, make final determinations and, with regard to these seven sites, the City Council must consider what is best for the entire City while taking into account the feelings of the residents. The process being followed now, as well as the public hearing process, are used to identifY issues and concerns on everyone's part so that the City Council can take this into consideration when making fmal determinations. Ms. Arth asked if it was likely that the public hearing would be held in September. Chair Erickson stated that, if Ms. Artb was concerned whether or not there would be enough time to conduct a survey, then the survey should be conducted now in order to allow the residents to express what they feel would be appropriate uses for the property. He suggested that Ms. Artb take the information developed by staff over the last couple of months and bring this back to the Townhouse Association. Mr. Ringwald also stated that the Townhouse Association could create a list of uses that they felt would be appropriate for the site and return this list to him. Ms. Arth stated that she had intended to use the list of uses under the B-1 zoning district. Since the zoning district will be changing, she asked if this list would still be relevant. Mr. Ringwald stated that it was up to the .. Townhouse Association to decide how they want to deal with this issue. He noted that the B-1 .. list of uses is much more detailed and if Ms. Artb wished to use the City Code chart, which is similar but less detailed, this would also be acceptable. He added that the chart provided with this evenings staff report might also be useful.