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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APRIL 29, 2002 D' [rJI."" A' r,: T b'\r. . I 3 UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS A. Planning Case 01-28: Catholic Aid Association Sign Standard Adjustment City Planner Parrish explained the applicant was requesting a sign standard adjustment from the sign code to construct a 20-foot high sign where 16 feet was required. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the adjustment based on certain fmdings and conditions. MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmembcr Rem seconded a motion to authorize Planning Case 01-28, Catholic Aid Association Sign Standard Adjustment to construct a 20-foot high sign where a maximum of 16 feet is allowed. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). B. Planning Case 02-01: 4410 North Snelling, Minor Subdivision Mr. Parrish explained the applicant was requesting a minor subdivision to divide an existing 1.6-acre lot into two lots. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the minor subdivision request subject to certain conditions. Councilmember Aplikowski stated she could understand the feeling about not paying the full park dedication fee, but she believed there should bc some money paid. However, she did not know how they wanted to get the fee requirement modified. Councilmember Larson stated the Code was pretty straightforward, and he did not see why they would proceed in a different manner for this minor subdivision. He stated he understood this was a transfer of property from the property owner to a relative, but the intent of the park dedication fee was to recognize this fee would recover somc dollat amount from that property, which would bencfit the new residents of Arden Hills. He stated he did not believe this subdivision should be treated differently, and if this was approved, he expressed concern this would create a future precedence. He stated there should be an appraisal of the property to fmd out what the current market value of the property was. Dorothy McClung, 4370 North Snelling Avenue, pointed out the parcels were originally joined, but the owner now wanted to divide the property. She believed this was different than what was adopted when the Ordinance was adopted. She indicated the only market value was what the County had appraised this at. She stated it did not make sense to incur the cost of an appraisal when they were gifting the land. They were willing to pay what Mr. Parrish recommended identified as option 2. Councilmember Aplikowski asked if there was ever a park dedication fcc paid on this property. Ms. McClung replied there had been no park dedication fee paid.