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<br />ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION -MAY 5, 2004 <br /> <br />, 4' <br /> <br />outside. He noted he looked at those as being mutually exclusive and not one being able <br />to replace the other. He believed having emergency exists from the classrooms for the <br />safety of the students were very important, while sprinkling was to protect the building <br />itself and to ensure that if there was some kind of a fire it could be minimized and that <br />would be more of a minimizing insurance risk situation, but probably not a lot of benefit <br />to any classroom occupants as far as smoke was concerned. He suggested they consider <br />both sprinkling and emergency exits to the classroom. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Commissioner Larson asked where would the Student Life Center be with respect to this <br />area and how would that be used in the Master Plan, Mr. Hellegers pointed out where the <br />Student Life Center would be located. He noted the temporary building space would be <br />returned to a green space after the permanent building was completed. <br /> <br />Commissioner Larson asked if the Student Life Center were not constructed within 7 <br />years, would they be able to obtain an extension of this request. Mr. Hellegers replied the <br />applicant would need to come back to the Planning Commission and Council if they <br />found an extension was necessary. <br /> <br />Chair Sand requested any above ground footings also be removed when the temporary <br />structure was removed, Mr. Hellegers replied that was a good point and this could be <br />added as a condition of approval. <br /> <br />Chair Sand invited anyone for or against the variance to come forward and make <br />comment. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Bruce Kunkle, Vice President Student Services Bethel College, stated they were moving <br />Bethel towards the time where emollment would be in the area of 3,000 and this was part <br />of the plan of moving ahead. He stated this temporary structure was important to them to <br />allow them the room they would need over the next several years. <br /> <br />Chair Sand asked if they would be in favor of both sprinkling and exits in the classroom. <br />Mr. Kunkle stated they would prefer not to sprinkle because they did not intend to run <br />water to the temporary structure, He noted he had spoken with the Building Official and <br />an exit in the classrooms met code. He indicated if this were going to be a permanent <br />structure, he would be agreeable to having it sprinkled, <br /> <br />Commissioner Ricke asked if they would add landscaping around the temporary building <br />because it would be there for such a long period of time. Mr. Kunkle replied there would <br />be some, but it would not be extensive because it was a very tight area. <br /> <br />Chair Sand asked if they would be agreeable to removing the footings when the <br />temporary building was removed. Mr. Kunkle replied they would remove the footings, <br /> <br />Commissioner Ricke asked if he agreed to the ten conditions as recommended by staff. <br />Mr. Kunkle replied he understood on condition number 4 that it was a five-foot setback <br />and not a six-foot setback. He requested this be a five-foot setback to allow more room. . <br /> <br />Commissioner Larson asked if the Robertson Center was sprinkled. Mr. Kunkle replied <br />it was, <br />