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<br />3301 Silver Lake Road, St. Anthony, Minnesota 55418-1699 <br />Office: (612) 782-3301 • Fax: (612) 782-3302 • www.savmn.com <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />TO: Mayor Faust and St. Anthony City Council <br /> Mark Casey, City Manager <br /> <br />FROM: Stephen Grittman, City Planner <br /> <br />DATE: June 24, 2019 <br /> <br />RE: St. Anthony Village – Joint Workshop – July 16, 2019 <br /> Land Use Application Fees and Escrows <br /> <br />NAC FILE: 323.01 <br /> <br /> <br />When property owners file applications for land use permits that are necessary to <br />accommodate building plans (such as variance requests or conditional use permits), the <br />City requires the payment of a base fee and an escrow amount that is intended to cover <br />additional costs of review. The current base fee for most residential applications is <br />$250, and escrow amounts vary depending on the size and scope of the project. <br /> <br />It has been the City’s intention that such applicants cover the costs of the review and <br />processing of these applications, on the understanding the costs of a request for land <br />use development that exceeds the basic zoning allowances should not be borne by <br />other property owners in the Village. <br /> <br />There is commonly a certain amount of confusion among applicants over several <br />aspects of the land use application process. That confusion includes the discretionary <br />aspect of the Planning Commission and City Council reviews, and how the applications <br />fees and escrows are used by the City. Staff works to minimize this confusion through <br />pre-application meetings or conferences, however, staff is proposing some incremental <br />changes to the process to promote greater clarity and understanding. <br /> <br />Two such changes are a part of this workshop discussion. First, the attached draft <br />cover sheet is recommended. This cover letter reiterates some of the information