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these facilities are integrated into residential or business-oriented zoning districts as permitted or conditional uses. One way that the City of Arden Hills could better protect its park and open space amenities is through the creation of a separate zoning district for these uses. This would allow the City to provide clearer guidance for the regulation and protection of these areas. A park and open space district would also assist in the implementation of the PTOS plan by solidifying its objectives within the City Code. Staff looked at several other cities across the Twin Cities metropolitan region to gain a sense of how other communities regulate park and open space amenities. Burnsville, Brooklyn Park, Roseville, Shoreview, White Bear Lake, and Mounds View are examples of cities that regulate parks and/or open space as distinct zoning districts: I • Burnsville has two open space districts: a Park District and a Conservancy District. • Brooklyn Park zones parks separately in their Conservancy District. • Roseville has a Park and Recreation District. • Shoreview has an Open Space District. • White Bear Lake has an Open Space Conservation District and a Public Facilities District. • Mounds View's CRP (Conservancy, Recreation, and Preservation) District designates land, which is considered wholly or partially unsuitable for development, for recreational development in order to preserve natural features or to control density. There is a variety in the purpose, length, and specificity of these ordinances,but there are several • overlapping features as well. Staff inventoried and consolidated permitted uses, conditional uses, accessory uses, procedures, and other provisions outlined in this sample set into a single list. Using the findings of the PTOS plan in conjunction with this inventory of other city examples, Staff prepared a working draft for the possible adoption of a new Parks and Open Space (P/OS) zoning district to guide the regulation of Arden Hills' City-owned parks and open space areas. Discussion The draft for the parks and open space ordinance currently includes three primary sections: 1. A description of the intent of the ordinance; 2. A subdivision outlining permitted uses; and 3. A subdivision listing special regulations. The intent of the ordinance and the list of permitted uses were designed to give the City sufficient flexibility to adapt the use of these areas to the community's ongoing and future needs. City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for November 9, 2011 IWhdocsl WhWHdataWlanninglPlanning Cases12011 V 1-017-Zoning Code Amendment-Parks and Open Space District(Pending)IPlanning Commission Memo-Parks and Open Space.docx Page 2 of 3