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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - OCTOBER 10, 2006 4 . the November I, 2006 Planning Commission agenda. He indicated no action was required from the Council at this time. B. Plannin2: Case 06-029; Final Plat - Royal Oaks Realty. Inc.. 1440 - 1450 West Hi2:hwav 96 Mr. Lehnhoff stated the City Attorney had reviewed the bylaws, articles, and declarations and sent the needed changes to the applicant. The requested changes were largely technical in nature to ensure that the legal documents confornl to the conditions in the PUD approval. He indicated the Planning Commission recommended approval of the Final Plat based on the submitted plans and six conditions. MOTION: Mayor Aplikowski moved and Councilmember Larson seconded a motion to approve the Final Plat subject to the submitted plans and recommended six conditions and the recommended site development agreement. Ms. Barton stated the applicant had requested this be tabled due to possible site contamination, but it was under stafT's recommendation this not be tabled to be in compliance with the agreement. Mike Black stated they had requested this item be tabled and there was some contamination on the site, but it was felt that it could be cleaned up on site. He stated since his conversation with . staff this morning, they had received further information and there were no large concerns regarding this and he approved this going forward tonight. Councilmember Holden stated she would be voting against this. She believed the City had made a mistake by approving this and would learn from this mistake on future developments. The motion carried (2-1) (Councilmember Holden opposed). C. Plannin2: Case 06-030; Variance - Brad & Sara Lis. 1548 Arden Place Councilmember Grant arrived at 7:20 p.m. Mr. Lehnhoff stated the applicant was requesting two variances for 1548 Arden Place, which was located in the Ridgewood neighborhood on the northeastern comer of Lake Johanna. The first variance request was to permit the property to have two access points to Arden Place, and the second variance request was to permit the driveway to be a crushed rock surface instead of an improved surface. The requests are not contingent upon each other. He indicated the Planning Commission unanimously recommended denial of both variances based on ten findings of fact. He indicated he had received an email from Paul and Mary Crosby, 1385 Arden Place, in support of the variance. .