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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - APRIL 6,2005 5 Chair Sand asked if the ncighbors concern had been addressed. Mr. Hellegers replied the . neighbors wanted to see the proposal and make sure the trees wcre preserved. Chair Sand asked if the trccs on the Certificate of Survey wcre new plantings or werc they existing vegetation. Mr. Hcllegers showed the current aerial photograph and whcre the landscaping presently was located. He noted most of the trees on the Certificate were existing trees. Chair Sand asked if there had been any contact to the neighbor to the west regarding the drainage issucs. Mr. Hellegers replied they had not been spoken to yet, but they were given notice of his proposal. Chair Sand opened the public hearing at 7:47 p.m. Chair Sand invited applicant to comc forward and make commcnt. Roland Karjalahti, 1137 Edgewater Avenue, stated presently they had a couple of retaining walls on the property, which would be redone and the reconfiguration of the retaining walls had not becn dccided on yet until he knew irthc variance was approved or not, but hc would work with City staff on these retaining walls. Hc noted with the new retaining walls, this would address any drainagc issues. He stated hc had spokcn to the property owner to the west and he has not had any unusual flooding or drainage problems on this property. He indicatcd he had also spoken with the propcrty owner to the north . about the trees and they definitely wantcd to kccp the trees to the north. He stated due to the pavement management project in the area, much of the landscaping in the front had bcen removed, but he wanted to put in more landscaping in the front. He askcd if the City Zoning Ordinances required rcplatting in this typc of a situation. He noted in Shoreview they would not require a replatting in this type of a situation. He indicated a full final plat procedure was vcry expensive and because or the proximity to Lake Joscphinc, the surveyor needed to follow certain State guidelines. Hc asked if replatting was absolutely necessary. He noted this was two platted propel1ies, but one tax parcel. Chair Sand stated thcy would havc to defer to staff as to whether or not this needed to be replatted. Mr. Hellegers replied during recent meeting with staff and the City Attorncy this exact type of an issuc was brought up and it was agreed upon that this process of platting was the corrcct procedure to follow. Chair Sand stated staff would not change recommendation number 4. Mr. Hellegers replied he believed this was the correct recommendation. Chair Sand stated he liked this plan and it was a beautiful house and he believed this would be an improvcment to thc neighborhood. Chair Sand invited anyone for or against the variance to come forward and make comment. . Davc Monson, 1175 Edgewater, stated these plans looked very nice and he was very much in favor of this proposal. There were no further comments made.