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AttachmentH CITY OF ARDEN HILLS PARKS, TRAILS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2013 ARDEN HILLS CITY HALL A. Parks and Open Space and Park Preserve Ordinances Community Development Intern Bachler asked that the PTRC review the draft Parks and Open Space Ordinance and Park Preserve Ordinance which was included in their packets and then provide further direction. He explained the Parks, Trails and Open Space Plan addresses demographic and and that the Comprehensive Plan addresses the issue of protecting open space and outdoor recreation space in the City. He indicated the Comprehensive Plan also created a 2030 future land use map which shows the two districts. There are 576 acres identified as park and open space and a total of 1,472 acres categorized as park reserve, which are all located on the Arden Hills Army Training site on the eastern portion of the TCAAP property. He indicated that staff recommended the separate zoning districts be created for the park and open space and park reserve land uses, because the zoning code did not provide enough guidance on use of park and open space areas. The drafts were created by reviewing what other communities in the metro region have done in their zoning codes to regulate parks and open spaces and also based on work that was previously done in 2011. He stated that feedback from the Planning Commission has been incorporated. Committee Development Intern Bachler indicated further points of discussion include whether any types of uses or facilities should be permitted that are not currently listed in the draft ordinances, do they contain enough guidance to effectively evaluate potential conditional uses and their potential impact on park and open space land, and any special regulations that might be appropriate. Previously, the Planning Commission had requested that staff include a provision in the Parks and Open Space Ordinance that would require the City to replace any converted or transferred park space with an equivalent amount of park land within city limits. Upon further research staff found that such an ordinance already existed in the City Code. In such cases where the City is looking to transfer park and recreation land to a private entity that would use that land for a different use the proposal would be brought to the PTRC. If the PTRC supported the proposal a public hearing would be held by the City Council and the City Council would need to approve such an agreement by a majority vote. At that point there would need to be a commitment of resources to acquire substitute recreational land so that in the end a substitute amount of land would replace the land that was taken. He reported the existing ordinance adequately addresses this issue. Committee Member Michaelson questioned if a publicly owned golf course would qualify under the permitted uses for either of these areas. Mr. Bachler stated he believed that Attachment C - City Owned Park Facilities and Recreational Facilities under the parks and open space district could be interpreted to include a publicly owned golf course. Committee Member Kramlinger stated he did not feel an owner of privately held land would want the value of the land controlled by the City. Mr. Bachler indicated the City is not proposing that staff retroactively rezone privately held land as parks and open space land use because that would directly diminish the value of that land. Ms. Beekman indicated if the City wanted to dispose of a