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. . . ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - APRIL 3, 2002 6 Commissioner Galatowitsch asked when the expansion was made a few years ago, was there any request for landscaping to be added to the back of the lot. Mr. Parrish replied . that was not a condition of the approval. Commissioner Galatowitsch asked what existed there now as far as landscaping. Stewart Haglund replied there was some landscape barrier there, but the landscaping was thin and spotty. Mr. Parrish replied if the intent was to make the land use more compatible with the existing area, the Commission could request that additional landscaping be added and the play area be fenced in. Commissioner Zimmerman moved, seconded by Commissioner Sand, to deny Planning Case #02-06, Pilgrim House Unitarian Church, Special Use Permit Application based on the rationale that it was an accessory operation that would be allowed if the Church was running the daycare, but not when a commercial daycare facility was being run. The motion carried (4-3) (Commissioners Ricke, Galatowitsch, Duchenes). CASE #02-05 - GUlDANT SITE PLAN REVIEWN ARlANCE REOUEST - PUBLIC HEARING Chair Sand opened the public hearing at 8:31p.m. Staff reviewed their report of March 28, 2002 recommended approval for the reasons contained therein. Commissioner Lemberg left the meeting at 8:32 p.m. and returned at 8:36 p.m. Pat Kern, 1230 Wyncrest Court, stated he was 400 feet north of the Guidant parking lot. He stated he was not against them building the training facility, but he was against the variances they were requesting. He expressed concern about the height of the building. He requested the building stay at the height of all of the rest of the buildings. He expressed concern about the landscape. He stated he liked that Guidant was so well landscaped. He also expressed concern about the skyway over Fernwood. Darrel Horsemen, 1250 Wynridge Drive, stated he was northwest of the water tower on the corner. He stated he was at the neighborhood meeting in March and expressed concern about variances being granted at this point. He expressed concern about traffic flow in the area Gene Scales, comer of Floral Drive and James Circle, thanked the City Planner for the information they had requested. He expressed the same concerns expressed by both the residents here tonight as well as at the previous meeting. He expressed concern about the traffic increase. He stated he was opposed to the granting of the variance. He stated Guidant was a good corporate citizen and had taken good care of the property, but he believed the overall agenda of the company might change depending upon if they could build what they wanted to build on that property. He asked the Planning Commission and the City Council to take a good look of the overall pian. He stated issues that were brought forward at the previous meeting had not been addressed.