HomeMy WebLinkAboutDecember 2012Multi-family housing zoning rules amended
Arden Hills election turnout is
by Kristine Goodrich
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an impressive 86%
he City has a number of new rules
City staff investigated the multi-family
for new multi-family housing,
rules in 14 other area communities before
by Kristine Goodrich
including a minimum unit size,
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an enclosed parking requirement, and a
Council held multiple discussions on the
The City Council approved the zoning
requirements are:
sion deadlocked 3-3 and the Council was
McClung was elected, both to four-year
" Each unit must be 600 square feet
The Council had placed a City-wide mora-
100 square feet is required for each
torium on multi-family development while
rium was lifted in October, after the new
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more than 15 percent of the units in a
for Democrats, and the majority of
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by John Peck
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Parks, Trails, and Recreation Committee
bedroom unit, and two stalls for each
The coming of winter may bring on the blues, but a good way to
beat those blues is to take advantage of one of our skating rink
Arden Hills! Found in several of our wonderful parks, these rink
" Enclosed parking must be provided at
pleasure skating (non-hockey skating) and/or hockey rinks. Bel
locations, dates, and warming house schedules:
ing structure(s) must have four walls
Hockey & General SkatingWarming House Hours
" Enclosed bicycle parking, one space
Cummings Park (Pleasure rink only)
" Monday-Friday: 4:30 - 8:30 p.m.
1220 Wyncrest Court
" Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
" Sunday: 1:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Developers who can meet all the new
Freeway Park
conditions will apply under a conditional
1370 West County Road E at Highway 51
Vacation and Holiday Hours
Hazelnut Park
" Christmas Eve 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
exemptions to any of the new rules would
3301 New Brighton Road
" Christmas Day all rinks are closed
" Dec. 26, 27, 28 10:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
that process, the Council may grant ex-
Perry Park (hockey only)
" New Years Eve 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
emptions if it decides the proposed project
3700 New Brighton Road
" New Years Day 10:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
is better overall than it would be if it met
" Martin Luther King Day (Jan. 21)
Valentine Park has been renovated
10:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
and will no longer feature an ice skating
" Presidents Day (Feb. 18)
rink.
10:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Outdoor rinks will be open from December
an evaluation of zoning rules for multi-
10 through February 18. Dates are subject
to change depending on weather.
including any future development in
Around the Town:
1245 West Highway 96
New signs make trail system easier to navigate
Arden Hills, MN 55112-5734
by Susan Cathey
f youve been for a walk along one of the trails in an
proved by the City Council in May, the signs have been
cityhall@cityofardenhills.org
in the design and production process and were installed in
Sheriff and Fire Emergency
Sheriff (non-emergency)
Fire (non-emergency)
Arden
Oaks
(During non-business hours)
zoomed-in map sections with You are here Park
You are here
Concrete Sidewalk
Freeway
Lindey's
dots and a box showing where the trail user is
Asphalt Trail Park
Park
Natural Soft Trail
NORTH
0.5 mile
City of Arden Hills
Mayor:
though mileage is not included, there is a map
Crepeau Nature
Preserve
Councilmembers:
Lake Johanna
Ingerson
Park
Area of detail
Johanna
Marsh
Lake Josephine
We are fortunate to have an excellent trail sys-
City of Arden Hills
www.cityofardenhills.org
(651) 792-7800
tem in our City, and now it is even more user
A view of one of our
new trail map signs and
its detail
City Administrator:
Communications Committee
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orthwest Youth and Family Services (NYFS) Senior Chore
Staff Liaison:
Council Liaison: Nick Tamble
Desktop Publisher: Mary Nosek
Seniors also can sign up for assistance with routine houseclean-
on the second and last Monday of the
information, contact Debbie Wells, NYFS Senior Chore
morning after the meeting and continue
Arden Hills Notes
Benchmarks:
a review of recent City Council action
October 29, 2012
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vacating an unused portion of a trail
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nomic Development Commission
(5-0)
(5-0)
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City-wide moratorium on multi-family (5-0)
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connections (5-0)
" cies for the committees, commissions,
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a conditional use permit allowing a and boards (5-0)
agement policy (5-0)
microdistillery and microbrewery with "
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partment for the Citys share of capital
November 12, 2012
two new computers, a laser printer,
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neighborhood east of Northwestern
College (5-0)
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ing in two councilmember seats going
(5-0)
by Brenda Holden
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inspections of
he City sewer system: most homeown-
ers dont give it much thoughtunless
These inspect-
" The second is composed of the plastic
ions allow staff
city sewer system is complex and requires
mains and lined clay mains that need
to see if there
attention and maintenance to work prop-
less frequent cleaning of every 4 to 6
are any breaks
or problems
" Finally, the third category includes
the larger mains which, due to heavier
completed major
improvements to two
Generally, the Citys sanitary sewer system
is comprised of:
lift stations.
" 1,100 manholes
Arden Hills welcomes Ulteig Engineers
" 14 lift stations
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pipe from lift station to collector
system)
" 46 miles of collection system pipes
inches
Of the 46 miles of collection pipes, the
general breakdown of material type is:
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lines)
truth of the matter is that our real investment is within the pe
To prevent backups and extend the life of
and experienced professionals who make Ulteig what it is, Miche
the system, the Citys maintenance policy
divides the collection system into three
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mains which are most susceptible to
root intrusion and, therefore, need
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Notes from the City Council
beer on site in the taproom and the remain-
t times the State of Minnesota
passes legislation that has a direct restaurant, but can serve a limited amount
of prepackaged food, like pretzels, to be
State statute has for years allowed for the
in the future, or never have an impact on typically designed as a warm and inviting
place to sample specialty beers, with no
was a bill commonly called the Surly Bill,
Spirits must be distributed to other resellers
hearing about this bill since it received a There are microbreweries that brew and
Since the amendment to state statute in
as a brewery that produces less than
brewpubs both have microbreweries, they
are very different in terms of their opera-
it will happen some time in the future Microbreweries may sell their product
to other local establishments that have a
that it will happen, but rather that it is ap-
The applicant plans to produce about
300-400 barrels of beer per year from a
David Grant, Mayor
Microbreweries that produce fewer than
3,500 barrels of beer per year can sell beer
Florida?
room is a separated area from the actual
brewery, used to allow for the sampling
of locally produced specialty and seasonal