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~ ~HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: August 13, 2007 CC Agenda Item 7.B TO: Mayor & City Council FROM: James Lehnhoff, City Plann~ SUBJECT: Request to Transfer a Property to the City of New Brighton Property ill 28-30-23-33-0030 David Canniff Request Motion to Approve/Deny/Table a Request to Transfer Property ill 28-30-23-33-0030 to the City of New Brighton. Backl!:round At the July 9,2007, City Council meeting, Mr. David Canniff made a request to the City Council to detach a property from the City of Arden Hills so that it could be annexed by the City of New Brighton (Attachment 7B-I). The City Council asked Mr. Canniff to submit a description and a potential site plan for the proposed use for the property if it were transferred to New Brighton so that the impacts of the transfer could be better understood. The applicant has submitted a preliminary site plan and a brief letter explaining his intentions for the property (Attachment 7B- 2). The City of New Brighton has not reviewed or approved any development plans for the property. The property in Arden Hills is immediately adjacent to New Brighton Boulevard and is south of the railroad tracks. The triangularly shaped property is approximately 8,712 square feet and is about 50 feet at its widest point along New Brighton Road. Mr. Canniff owns the adjacent property to the south in the City of New Brighton. The property in Arden Hills is zoned R-2: Single and Two-Family Residential; however, the property is not being used for residential purposes. There is a garage on the property. The minimum lot size in the R-2 Zone is 11,000 square feet with a minimum lot width of 85 feet near the road. The property is a nonconforming lot in the R-2 Zone. IlMetro-inel.uslardenhillslP/anning\City Council Memos\2007\Property transfer to NBI081307 - CC Report - property transfer to NB.doc Page 1 on