2B, 2009 Community Development Year-End Review

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Department Overview The Community Development Department is responsible for a variety of services, including planning and zoning, economic development, protective inspections, code enforcement, and residential recycling services. Protective inspections and code enforcement provide inspection services for all building, plumbing, water, sewer, heating, mechanical, electrical construction permits as well as Code compliance complaints. The department includes four full-time staff members: • James Lehnhoff, Community Development Director; • Dave Scherbel, Building Official; • John Mennenga, Inspections/Code Enforcement, and • Meagan Beekman, City Planner. The CD Department also relies on the services provided by the City's administrative support staff. Charles Roberts interned for the department in the first quarter of the prior rior to his Y transition to intern with the Administration Department. Planning, Zoning, and Code Amendments In 2009, the City processed 24 planning cases incorporating 36 different land use requests, with five still pending at the end of the year. In 2008, the City processed 33 planning cases with 41 different land use requests, and in 2007 processed 33 planning cases. The following chart displays the number of planning requests by type and outcome: ....................................................... Type Approved Denied Pending Withdrawn Total Conditional Use Permit 1 1 CUP Amendments 3 1 3 1 g Preliminary Plat 1 1 2 Final Plat 1 1 2 Master PUD 1 1 2 Final PUD 1 1 2 Ordinance Amendment 4 1 2 6 Site Plan Review 2 1 3 Variance 4 1 5 Rezoning 1 1 Comp Plan Amendment 1 1 Other 3 3 Total 21 1 13 1 36 City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for March 8, 2010 IlMetro-inet.uslardenhillslPlanninglDepartment Records I Quarterly&Year End Reports 12009102-08-10-2009 Year in Review.doc Page 2 of 8