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. . e ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - FEBRUARY 4, 2004 7 Chair Sand opened the public hearing at 7:54 p.m. Chair Sand invited anyone for or against the variance to come forward and make comment. There were no comments from the public. Chair Sand invited applicant to make comment. Applicant was not present. Chair Sand closed the public hearing at 7:55 p.m. Commissioner Ricke moved, seconded by Commissioner Bezdicek to approve Planning Case No. 04-03: MSI/Country Insurance; 2 Pine Tree Drive; Sign Standard Adjustment, subject to staffs findings and the following condition as noted in staffs February 4, 2004 report: I. Should the signs require building or electrical work, the applicant shall file the necessary building and electrical permits with the City Building Official for approval prior to the issuance of a building or electrical permit. The motion carried unanimously (7-0). Chair Sand recessed the meeting at 7:55 p.rn. and reconvened the meeting at 8:09 p.m. C. PLANNING CASE 03-28: NORTH HEIGHTS CHURCH; 1700 WEST HIGHWAY 96, PUD AMENDMENT Mr. Hellegers stated applicant was requesting an Amendment to their Master Plan Planned Unit Development. The proposed PUD would involve the addition of a 4,000- seat sanctuary, administration offices, youth activity rooms, a ehapel, and a retreat center. He noted this proposal contemplated re-utilizing the existing 1,200-seat sanctuary as a youth auditorium. Development would be scheduled over 2 states and would include development of a new sanctuary antieipated to being in 2004 and the development of the retreat center in the second stage beginning in 2012. As this was a Master Plan, the applicant would need to return to both the Planning Commission and the City Council with a Final Plan before construction could begin. Mr. Hellegers noted North Heights Church had hosted a neighborhood meeting and two smaller work group meetings. At tbe neighborhood meeting, residents raised questions about the traffic from the church, the loss of overall green spaee, and the reduction of the "green buffer". The work group was established as a way for North Heights and a group of 15 residents to work through some of the residents' concerns and potentially end up with a project which everyone would be eomfortable with. After two meetings of the work group, the church and the residents on the work group still appeared to be a good distance apart from a project which all would be comfortable with. While the work group did not establish a consensus project, there were several impacts on the project. The