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Clayton Larson
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Andy Holewa
Sam Scott
Roberta Thompson
www.cityofardenhills.org
Brent Bartel
(Alternate)
Steven Jones
Arden Hills is a strong community that values its unique environmental setting,
strong residential neighborhoods, vital business community, well-
infrastructure, fiscal soundness, and our long-standing tradition as a desirable
City in which to live, work, and play.
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS
2.A.2014 Work Plan Review
Ryan Streff, City Planner
Documents:PC MEMO.PDF, ATTACHMENT A.PDF
A quorum of the City Council may be
present at this meeting.
MEMORANDUM
2.A
DATE:
February 5, 2014
PC Work Session Item
TO:
Planning Commission
FROM:
Ryan Streff, City Planner
SUBJECT:2014Work Plan and Project Priorities Discussion
Requested Action
Review the Draft 2014 Work Plan and provide input.
Background
The City Council will be asking thePlanning Commission to join them for a joint work session
in March to discuss thework plan for 2014. To assist in that discussion, staff would like the
Planning Commission to provide input topics that might be addressed at the March meeting.
While the Council will make the final determination as to the goals and priorities for the coming
year, it will be useful for them to have input from the Planning Commission.
Discussion
2014 Work Plan
The Planning Commission differs from the City’s other committees and commissions in that the
purpose and scope of the Commission’s work is largely determined by State Statute. The
majority of the Planning Commission work plan is dedicated to continuing the work of
evaluating and providing recommendations on land use applications, zoning code amendments,
and other planning related itemsthat come before the City.
Planning Commission and City Council Training Opportunities
The League of MN Cities offers an e-learning land use series as part of their loss control
program. All of the Planning Commissioners and Councilmembers were signed up to
City of Arden Hills
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participate. To date there are still some that have not completed the course. The League, which
provides liability insurance to Arden Hills, has found that cities that have Commissioners and
Councilmembers who are educated about land use law and make sound rulings are less likely to
be sued, or to lose lawsuits when they are filed. The website-based training is designed to make
land use decisions less confusing, and will help cities avoid expensive land use claims and
lawsuits. If you have not taken theonline course please do soat your early convenience.
Government Training Services (GTS) also offers land use planning courses. Additional
information regarding dates and locations for that series will be emailed out to the City Council
and PlanningCommission as they are made available by GTS. These courses are designed for
Councilmembers and Planning Commissioners, and are typically offered in full and half day
sessions throughout the Twin Cities. The courses are very well done and provide a wealth of
information regarding land use fundamentals. Planning Commissioners are required to
participate in at least one of the GTS courses during their term in order to be appointed to a
subsequent term.
Requested Action
Review the Draft 2014 Work Planand provide input.
Attachments
A.Draft 2014 Work Plan
City of Arden Hills
Planning Commission Meeting for February 5, 2014
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Attachment A
PlanningCommission
2014Work Plan
2014PlanningGoalsWork TasksSchedule
TCAAP DevelopmentYearlong
Provide input as needed on TCAAP
Master Planning process
New Member RecruitmentYearlong
Newsletter article
Website advertisement
Word of mouth recruiting
Continue to Review and Yearlong
Meet monthly to review and hold public
Make Recommendations
hearings
on Land Use Applications
Review staff reports and
recommendations
Zoning Ordinance Update/Yearlong
Review and make recommendations on
TCAAP Zoning Review
periodic zoning code amendments
Review TCAAP Zoning
Identify ordinance update projects based
on work with consultants
Continue ordinance updates as time
allows
Parks and Open Space February-April
Rezone appropriate areas of the City
Zone
Design StandardsJune-October
I-1 & I-Flex DistrictsDesign Standards
Review Sign CodeJuly-December
Review and update Sign Code
LED LightingJune-November
Design Standards/Regulations
Decorative/AccentsLightsor Signage
Research/Amend Zoning Code
Multi-Family Design January-April
Review and update Multi-Family
Standards
Design Standards
Illustration Guide August-December
Create an Illustration guide for the B-2
& B-3 Design Standards
Training Yearlong
Complete the League of Minnesota
Cities online land use learning course
Attend a GTS land use planning course
as available
Notes
February –Planning Commission
March–Joint City Council/Planning Commission
City of Arden Hills
1245 West Highway 96
Phone 651.634.5120
www.ci.arden-hills.mn.us