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<br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES <br />MAY 28, 2002 <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />fire engine being able to access the hydrant. She stated there was not a natural <br />frontage for this proposal and she questioned the City setting this type of <br />precedence. She urged Council to deny this request. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Council Member Grant stated applicants had a right to come forward with a plan <br />and what they wanted to do with their land. <br /> <br />Council Member Aplikowski asked the City Engineer to comment on the drainage <br />issue. City Engineer Brown replied he concurred with applicant's characterization <br />as to how things flowed, and as long as the driveway drained into Hamline <br />Avenue, there really should be no reason this would create a drainage problem. He <br />stated some reworking needed to be done, and while there may be a low spot or <br />two, this proposal might actually help any drainage problems the residents <br />indicated they experienced. <br /> <br />Mayor Probst stated he would not support this motion. He agreed the property <br />owner had a right to present their proposal, but it did not obligate the City to accept <br />the proposal. He expressed concern about setting precedence if this was approved. <br />He stated he did not believe this was a good plan. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Council Member Larson stated he would support the motion. He believed Mr. <br />Goserud in good faith came back to the City with a new proposal after the Council <br />rejected the previous plan. He indicated he believed the proposal was a good one. <br />He stated the Fire Department had indicated they were comfortable with the <br />location of the hydrant. He indicated he would not object to a condition being <br />added if the lot was developed, there would not be a building permit issued until <br />the drainage issues had been addressed. He stated Mr. Goserud had as good of an <br />argument as any other resident in the City with respect to the issuance of a <br />variance. He indicated while it might not be the best solution, it was a reasonable <br />one. He inquired about the Park Dedication Fee and how this was going to be <br />determined. He urged Council to base the Park Dedication Fee on an independent <br />appraisal. <br /> <br />Council Member Aplikowski stated it was not Mr. Goserud's property that had a <br />drainage issue, but the adjoining properties, and she did not see that developing <br />this property would affect those drainage issues and may, in fact, help the <br />neighbors' drainage issues. <br /> <br />. <br />