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owned parks and open spaces (Attachments G, H, and I). Staff has attempted to incorporate the <br />concerns raised at these meetings into the current drafts of the ordinances. <br />The proposed POS District would reflect the goals for the Parks and Open Space District <br />identified in the Comprehensive Plan and could be applied to City and County Parks in Arden <br />Hills. Additionally, this district could be appropriate for City-owned parcels that are either being <br />used as public open space or that might be incorporat <br />The Conservation District would correspond with the Park Preserve District in the <br />Comprehensive Plan, and in its current draft could only be applied to the Arden Hills Army <br />Training Site. It should be noted that no rezoning of any property is being proposed at this time. <br />Staff has provided a hypothetical illustration of the Zoning Map if the new districts were to be <br />applied (Attachment F). <br /> <br />If adopted, Ordinance Number 2013-009 and Ordinance Number 2013-010 would amend or add <br />regulations to two chapters of the Zoning Code: <br /> <br /> <br />A.1305.04 Definitions (new definition) <br /> <br />B.1320 District Provisions (new regulations) <br /> <br />A general discussion on the changes to each chapter is outlined in the sections below. The <br />ordinances are included in their entirety in Attachments A and B. <br /> <br />1305.04 Definitions <br /> <br />would be a <br />permitted use in the Parks and Open Space District. While there is currently a definition for <br />pecifically associated with City <br />and County-owned parks should be distinguished from the broader category of public uses. The <br />Zoning Code provides the following definition for public use: <br /> <br />The use of any lot, parcel of land and any structure or building thereon exclusively for <br />public purposes by any department or branch of government, federal, state, county or <br />city, excluding independent school districts, without reference to the ownership of said <br />lot, parcel of land, building or structure. <br /> <br />No new or revised definitions have been proposed for the Conservation District. <br /> <br />1320 District Provisions <br /> <br />1320.04 Purpose <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for October 9, 2013 <br /> <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2013\PC 13-004 - Zoning Code Amendment - Parks and Open Space and Park <br />Preserve District (Pending) <br /> <br /> <br />Page 3 of 7 <br />