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EN HELLS
Request for Council Action 2C
Prepared By: Community Development
Council Meeting Date: May 9,2011
Department
Community Development Department Year-end Review
Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source:
N/A N/A N/A
Recommendation:
Community Development Department Year-end Review and presentation.
Supporting Documents:
1. Memorandum dated May 9, 2011, from Community Development Department.
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EN HILLS
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 9,2011
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
Patrick Klaers, City Administrator
FROM: Community Development Department
SUBJECT: 2010 Community Development Department Year-in-Review
2010 Year in Review Summary
• Processed twelve planning cases incorporating 23 land use requests
• Completed three planning cases carried over from 2009
• Reviewed and approved six code amendments
• Adopted zoning classifications, regulations, and a Master and Final PUD process for the
• TCAAP property
• Processed a tax increment financing application from Presbyterian Homes
• Transitioned to a new Community Development Director
• Extended the Eureka Recycling curbside recycling service contract for an additional two
years
• Issued building permits for five new single family homes
• Processed 1,075 permits with a total valuation of$15,676,327
• Reviewed 277 code enforcement cases and closed 258 cases
• Completed Zone 2 and all commercial building sump pump inspections
• Completed abatement of hazardous structure
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
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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 and one part-time intern:
• Jill Hutmacher, Community Development Director
• Dave Scherbel, Building Official
• John Mennenga,Inspections/Code Enforcement
• Meagan Beekman, City Planner
• Mei-Ling Anderson, Planning Intern
The CD Department also relies on the services provided by the City's administrative support
staff.
Planning,Zoning, and Code Amendments
In 2010, the City processed 12 planning cases incorporating 23 different land use requests, with
one still pending at the end of the year. In 2009, the City processed 24 planning cases with 36
different land use requests, and in 2008 processed 33 planning cases. The following chart
displays the number of planning requests by type and outcome:
Type Approved Pending Withdrawn Total
CUP Amendments 2 2
Preliminary Plat I I
Final Plat 1 1
Master PUD 2 2
Final PUD 2 2
PUD Amendment 1 I
Ordinance Amendment 5 1 6
Minor Subdivision 1 1
Lot Consolidation I I
Variance I I
Rezoning I I
Easement Vacation 2 2
Other Requests 1 1 2
Total 20 2 1 23
The City also completed three planning cases that carried over from 2009. These included a
variance for a new home on Edgewater Avenue, and a Zoning Code Amendment and two CUP
Amendments pertaining to the Reiling communications tower at 1296 County Road F.
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Notable Planning Cases
In 2010,. the City reviewed and approved Arden Hall, a Northwestern College student housing
facility at 1201 County Road E, allowing it to remain in this location in perpetuity.
(Negotiations between the property owner and the College have since been discontinued, and the
property owner is evaluating alternative uses.) The City also reviewed a PUD Amendment and
extension request for Arden Plaza. While the extension was granted, the PUD Amendment was
tabled, and remains pending while the developer reevaluates the site. The City also processed
and approved an application from Presbyterian Homes for a major redevelopment of their senior
housing facility on Lake Johanna. This application included a request for TIF, which was also
granted. Presbyterian Homes moved forward with filing their approved final plat with the
County and continues to work with City Staff on the submission of building permits.
Code Amendments
The City approved six code additions/amendments in 2010:
1. Amended the antennas and towers regulations to allow antennas on City Water towers
without the need for a conditional use permit
2. Amended the City Code to allow night time construction activity with a permit from
the City
3. Adopted a new Section 1330 of the Zoning Code pertaining to the City's floodplain
regulations
4. Amended the Zoning Code to allow student housing with an approved PUD in the B2
. District
5. Adopted zoning classifications, regulations, and a Master and Final PUD process for
the TCAAP property
6. Processed and reviewed amendments to the Zoning Code that would consolidate the
TCAAP amendments into the rest of the Code, and update the City's Master and
Final PUD process for all properties not located within TCAAP
Project Review
In addition to the daily planning and zoning activities, the City worked on the following notable
projects in 2009:
Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP)
The City continued to monitor progress on the TCAAP sale process. A second bidders'
conference was held in June, which City staff and elected officials attended. The City adopted
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zoning regulations for the property. The City continues to await the release of the Invitation for
Bids(IFB) in order to provide a response to the General Service Administration(GSA).
Rental Registration
The rental registration program for residential buildings with four or fewer dwelling units was
enacted in June of 2009. The first year 72 properties registered as rentals in the City. In 2010,
the number of registered properties decreased to 60. This was due primarily to the turnover of
the Community Development Director and complications with compiling the list of new
potential homestead properties, which resulted in fewer letters being sent out. Staff has since
resolved data gathering issues with the County and has a system in place for communicating
more effectively with property owners who may own rental properties.
Residential Curbside Recycling Contract Extension
The City opted to extend the Eureka Recycling curbside recycling service contract. In 2010, the
City received $20,636.87 in revenue share from Eureka Recycling. In 2009, the City received
only $3,215.35 in revenue share; however, this was due to the post-consumer recycling market
collapse in January of 2009. As a result, the City received no revenue share for the first six
months of the year. The market largely rebounded in 2010 and revenue share has steadily
increased throughout the year.
Arden Hills' residents recycled 747 tons of material in 2010, this compares to 745 tons of •
material in 2009.
Permits and Inspections
There were 412 building permits along with 663 plumbing, water, sewer, mechanical, electrical,
fire, zoning, and sign permits for a total 1,075 permits issued in 2010. Five new homes were
constructed with a combined value of$1,967,000. The total value of all building permits was
$15,676,327. The total of all fees collected was$343,580.
A comparison from one year to the next of building permits and fees is difficult because it is
common for a fee to be paid in one year but the bulk of the inspections occur in the following
year. For example,the permit fees for the Student Life Commons at Northwestern College were
paid in 2009,but the project will not be finished until 2011. In addition,the valuations of some
projects are much higher than that of others. However,there were 1,161 permits issued in 2009
with a total value of$27,949,452. In 2008,there were 1,224 permits with a total value of
$11,185,000.
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Notable Commercial Construction in 2010
3900 Bethel Drive Bethel University General Remodels $1 026 468
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4100 Hamline Avenue ' Boston Scientific General Remodels $513,531
4001 Lexington Land-O-Lakes General Remodels $291,000
1160 County Rd E Red Cross Remodel __._........._'._..._._....__.._..._..__..__....__$200,000
1900 County Rd I MNDOT Storage building $116,390
2 Pine Tree Dr Country Insurance _ Remodel $99,816
3930 Northwoods Dr Health Partners Remodel _ $487,000
1265 Grey Fox Rd Smith Medical Remodel $125,650
1260 Grey Fox Rd ' Northern Ingredients Remodel $625 000
3499 Lexington Ave Catholic Aid Remodel $171,000
Currently, they are 635 open construction permits; 360 of these are building permits. The
remaining open permits are 83 mechanical permits, 57 plumbing permits, 33 electrical permits,
28 fire permits, 25 water permits, twelve zoning permits, ten sewer permits, and five sign
permits. All of the construction permits that are over two years old have been closed out or are
considered active. In addition, all permits in the old permitting software PTWIN have been
closed out.
Sump Pump Inspections
iAs part of the Inflow and Infiltration Program, staff completed all sump pump inspections in
Zone 2. To date over two thirds of all residential properties in the City have been inspected. In
addition, Staff completed inspections for all commercial buildings in the City. Zone 3 residential
inspections will continue through 2011.
Code Enforcement
There were 277 Code Enforcement cases in 2010. Of that total, 258 cases were completed and
closed, leaving 19 pending cases. The majority of those pending cases are for unpermitted work
and situations that still require monitoring. No citations were issued by City staff. Three
abatement orders were approved by City Council, and two were successfully carried out. The
third was taken care of by the property owners prior to the City completing the abatement. In
addition,the abatement of the hazardous structure at 3150 Hamline Avenue was completed.
The majority of complaints in 2010, revolved around the placement of signs in the Right of Way;
with 112 complaints, this represented 40 percent of complaints for the year. City staff received
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29 complaints of plant growth in excess of 8" (mowing of lawns), and only two abatements
performed, a compliance rate of over 93 percent. There were 23 complaints of work without a
permit, 22 complaints regarding the parking of vehicles, fifteen complaints regarding issues with
dogs, twelve complaints about the storage of materials and equipment, ten zoning violations
involving the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), nine complaints involving
RV's, seven complaints involving the placement of refuse containers, and five regarding the
accumulation of branches. There were four complaints regarding parking in snow, and three
complaints each concerning construction noise and the overabundance of wildlife in the City.
There were two complaints each regarding a fishing camp on Lake Valentine, accessory
structures, landscape in the right of way, and obstructions in the clear vision area. There were
numerous single complaints that were detailed in previous Code Enforcement reports.
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