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Department Overview <br />The Community Development Department is responsible for planning and zoning, economic <br />development, protective inspections, code enforcement, and recycling services. The protective <br />inspections division of the department is responsible for all inspections and code enforcement <br />services provided by the City. Inspections are conducted for all building, plumbing, water, <br />sewer, heating, mechanical, electrical construction within the City; as well as Code compliance <br />complaints. <br />The department includes four full-time staff members, James Lehnhoff, Community <br />Development Director; Dave Scherbel, Building Official; John Mennenga, Inspections/Code <br />Enforcement, and Meagan Beekman, City Planner. In November 2008, an intern, Charles <br />Roberts, joined the community development team to provide assistance through March. <br />Planniny, and Zoning <br />In 2008, the City processed 33 planning cases incorporating 41 different land use requests, with <br />three still pending. In 2007, the City handled 33 planning cases with 41 different land use <br />requests, and in 2006 handled 40 planning cases. The following chart displays the number of <br />planning requests by type and their outcome: <br />Type <br />Approved <br />Denied Pending <br />withdrawn <br />Total <br />Conditional Use Permit <br />2 <br />2 <br />CUP Amendments <br />2 <br />2 <br />Preliminary Plat <br />2 <br />3 <br />Final Plat <br />2 <br />1 <br />3 <br />Ordinance Amendment <br />10 <br />10 <br />Interim Use Permit <br />I <br />I <br />PUD Amendment <br />I <br />I <br />Site Plan Review <br />4 <br />I <br />5 <br />Vacation <br />3 <br />I <br />4 <br />Variance <br />3 <br />1 <br />1 <br />5 <br />Minor Subdivision <br />I <br />I <br />Rezoning <br />I <br />I <br />Other <br />3 <br />3 <br />Total <br />35 <br />1 3 <br />2 <br />411 <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for March 4, 2009 <br />P:1PlanninglDepartment Records l Quarterly& Year End Reports l2008W30409- 2008 Year in ReviewforPC.doc <br />Page 2 of 10 <br />