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., .. e CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM FROM: Mayor and City Council Nancy Randall, Associa e PI~ Planning Case #99-10, Site Plan Review Bethel College, 3900 Bethel Drive DATE: August 9, 1999 TO: SUBJECT: Request. The petitioner is requesting approval of a site plan for Bethel College which is located at 3900 Bethel Drive, to allow a gate at the east entrance (STH 51) (Exhibit A). Background. The City Council, at their July 26, 1999 regular meeting, approved the construction of the west entrance monument and sign portion of Planning Case 99-10, Site Plan Review, subject to compliance with the lighting standards of the Zoning Ordinance, and Tabled the east entrance gate portion of Planning Case 99-10, to allow the applicant to modify the plan. . In the original analysis, Staff found the proposed gate may cause a problem for motorists that are unfamiliar with the gate location, the service drive would be reduced to 20 feet where 24 feet is required, and it does not conform with the master plan and gate discussion with planning case 95-18. At the July 26,1999 Council Meeting, staff presented an alternative plan to eliminate the three concerns staff had with the proposal (Exhibit B). The applicant did not approve ofthe staff proposal due to the fill and construction of a retaining wall in order to relocate the service drive. The applicant was open to other alternatives. With Planning Case 95-18 a "control gate" for the remote parking lot located adjacent to the service drive was discussed. At that time a condition was placed on the approval that if Bethel College relocated the "control gate" to the intersection of the Service Drive and Bethel Drive then a second entrance at the south corner of the parking lot would be required. Deadline for Agency Actions. The City of Arden Hills received the complete application for this request on Monday, June 7, 1999. Pursuant to Minnesota State Statute, the City must act on this request by Friday, August 6, 1999 (60 days), unless the City provides the petitioner with written reasons for an additional 60 day review period. The additional review period would extend to Tuesday, October 5, 1999. The City may, with the petitioner's consent, extend the review period beyond the Tuesday, October 5, 1999 date. e The City provided the petitioner with written reason for additional 60 day review period. The additional review period extended to Tuesday, October 5, 1999.