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-1iI�EN�HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: February 6, 2008 PC Agenda Item 4.A <br />TO: Planning Commission <br />FROM: Community Development Department <br />SUBJECT: 2007 Community Development Department Year -in -Review <br />Overview <br />The Community Development Department had a challenging but highly productive year in 2007. <br />The Department provides several important community functions, including planning & zoning, <br />building, code enforcement, recycling, development, and economic development. There was no <br />shortage of projects in 2007, and virtually every part of the City was touched. Notable projects <br />and events from 2007 include: <br />o Continued to update the Zoning Code to make it clearer and easier for residents; <br />o Continued to archive planning and building files in the electronic Laserfiche system to <br />make it easier to search for property records, surveys, and planning cases; <br />o Approved seventeen net new residential lots in 2007; <br />o Adopted basic design standards for the B-2 District; <br />o Enacted a one year moratorium on new development and most redevelopment for the B-2 <br />District to start a community planning process for that zone. <br />o Met with the community for the 2008 Comprehensive Plan update, and the <br />Comprehensive Plan is on track to be fully drafted for review in the first half of 2008; <br />o Received a $20,000 grant from the Metropolitan Council to help complete the 2008 <br />Comprehensive Plan update; <br />o Started a community planning process for redeveloping the former City Hall/Public <br />Works property; <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for January 9, 2008 <br />Il Metro-inet.uslardenhillslPlanningIPlanning Cases12007IYaar in ReviewV21807 - 2007 Year in Review.doc <br />Page 1 of 7 <br />