10-29-07 Item 7A, Master PUD Northwestern College

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The Arden Hills City Attorney has determined that the review timeline restarts when a proposal undergoes significant changes before it is approved by the City Council. Since there were a number of important changes to the proposed Master Plan, a second review process was started, which included a new review with the Planning Commission on October 3, 2007. On October 8, 2007, the Roseville City Council voted to approve the Master Plan PUD. A number of the conditions in the Roseville approval are reflected in the proposed conditions of approval. Findines of Fact The Planning Commission offers the following seventeen findings of fact for review: 1. The applicant proposes to expand the full-time equivalent student population from 1650 to 2400 over the next 20 years or longer. 2. The applicant proposes to increase the number of buildings from twelve to nineteen on the campus as a whole. 3. Northwestern College is located within the R-l Zoning District. 4. Higher education is a permitted use in the R -I Zoning District as a Planned Unit Development. 5. The total impervious coverage on the Arden Hills portion of the campus is proposed to increase from 32 percent of the land area to 36 percent of the land area. On the campus as a whole, impervious coverage would increase from 30 percent to 34 percent. The R-I limit is 35 percent. 6. The total structure coverage on the Arden Hills portion of the campus is proposed to increase from eight percent ofthe land area to eleven percent of the land area. On the campus a whole, the total structure coverage would increase from seven percent to ten percent. The R-Ilimit is 25 percent. 7. The site plan review process will be used to evaluate each phase ofthe Master Plan prior to construction. 8. The traffic and parking needs generated by Northwestern College will increase. The traffic impact will be primarily felt by the roads and intersections in the City of Roseville and are being dealt with in the Roseville PUD review. 9. There are not any entrances permitted or requested into the City of Arden Hills. 10. Temporary dust and vibration may occur during construction activities. II. Noise may increase from the increased traffic in and around the campus. 12. The College has submitted a stormwater management study that will be implemented as the Master Plan is implemented. 13. The population density on the property will increase with additional students and staff. 14. The visual compatibility of the proposed structures will be evaluated during the individual site plan review process for each construction phase. 15. The proposal does not include a subdivision and the park dedication fee does not apply. 16. The proposed Master Plan does not conflict with the City's Comprehensive Plan. 17. The City of Roseville determined that the environmental assessment worksheet (EA W) did not warrant an environmental impact statement (EIS). \\Metro-inet.uslardenhills\PlanninglPlanning Cases\2006106-037 Northwestern College Master Plan (PENDING) \102907 - CC Report - NWC PUD.doc Page 2 of6