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<br />6. Incorporating the design guidelines developed in the approved Guiding Plan <br />for the B2 District into the existing Zoning Code for the B2 district. <br />7. Extending the B2 District design regulations to the B3 District. <br />8. Amending the review process for the B-4 and I-Flex Districts. <br />9. Adopting an additional definition and revising the review process for drive-up <br />windows, drive-in business, and fast food restaurants. <br />10. Amending the ordinance regarding acceptable storage areas for garbage, <br />refuse, and recycling containers. <br /> <br /> <br />Interim Use Permit <br /> <br />With the addition of an interim use permit process to the Zoning Code in 2008 permitting <br />"Institutional Housing" within the B-2 zoning district, the City approved one Interim Use <br />Permit to convert the former Holiday Inn into a temporary (three years) residence hall for <br />Northwestern College. <br /> <br />pun Amendments <br /> <br />In 2008, the City approved one PUD amendment, allowing for the construction of a <br />nitrogen tank on the Boston Scientific campus. <br /> <br />Site Plan Reviews <br /> <br />There were a total of five site plan reviews during 2008, the City approving four of them. <br />Two of the approved site plan reviews pertained to the addition of detached garages on <br />existing residential lots. The other two were institutional, one being Northwestern <br />College's request to construct a new parking lot and roadway on their campus while the <br />other addressed construction of a nitrogen tank on the Boston Scientific campus. <br /> <br />One site plan review was withdrawn and also involved construction of a detached garage <br />on a residential property. The original application was deemed incomplete with the <br />applicant never responding to Staff requests for more information. <br /> <br />Variances <br /> <br />Of the five variances brought before the City in 2008, three were approved, one was <br />denied and one withdrawn. All five variances were residential in nature. The first <br />approved variance was to relocate and rebuild a detached garage and silo (also approved <br />through a site plan review). The second approved variance was for a single-family home <br />addition that encroached eight feet into the front yard setback. The final approved <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meetingfor March 4,2009 <br /> <br />\ \Metro-inet.us \ ardenhills \Planning\Department Records \ Quarterly & Year End Reports \2008 \020909 - 2008 Year in Review.doc <br /> <br />Page 4 of 10 <br />