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<br />AGENDA ITEM 1D <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br />November 18, 2013 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />TO: <br />Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: <br />Matthew Bachler, Community Development Intern <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #13-004 <br />Zoning Code Amendment Parks and Open Space District and <br />Conservation District <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Review Ordinance Number 2013-010 for amendments to Section 1320 of the Zoning Code <br />related to the proposed Conservation District. Review Ordinance Number 2013-011 for <br />amendments to Section 1305.04 and Section 1320 of the Zoning Code related to the proposed <br /> <br />Parks and Open Space District. <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The Arden Hills Comprehensive Plan designates 529 acres of land as <br />(Attachment C). This land use is defined <br />manages 19 of the parcels (153 acres) and the Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department <br />11 parcels (338 acres) as public parks. The remaining land is owned by several entities, including <br />the City, Ramsey County, the State of Minnesota, and private property owners/homeowners <br />associations. Existing land uses on these properties include trails, stormwater easement ponds, <br />and single family homes. <br /> <br /> a second land use designation applied to open space areas in the City. Park <br />Preserve is defined in the Comprehensive Plan <br />park preserve, all of which are located on the Arden Hills Army Training Site. <br /> <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Work Session, November 18, 2013 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2013\PC 13-004 - Zoning Code Amendment - Parks and Open Space and Park <br />Preserve District (Pending)\CC Work Session_(11-18-13)_13-004 <br /> <br /> <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />