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AttachmentG <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2014 <br />6:30 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY HALL <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />A.Planning Case 14-001; Zoning Code Amendment Parks and Open Space District <br />Rezoning Public Hearing <br /> <br />Associate Planner Bachler <br /> stated that the Planning Commission is being asked to consider <br />approval of Ordinance 14-004 in Planning Case 14-001 for an amendment to Section 1315.01 <br />(Official Zoning Map) of the Arden Hills City Code. <br /> <br />Associate Planner Bachler <br /> reported that on November 25, 2013, the City Council approved <br />Ordinance 2013-011, which established a Parks and Open Space District in the Zoning Code. <br />Since then, staff has evaluated parcels within the City that should be rezoned as Parks and Open <br />Space District based on the purpose of this zoning classification. <br /> <br />Associate Planner Bachler <br /> indicated that the primary purpose of the Parks and Open Space <br />District is to establish land use regulations that support the public parks and open spaces <br />managed by the City of Arden Hills and Ramsey County. In addition, the Zoning Code states that <br />properties zoned Parks and Open Space work to conserve environmental resources, promote <br />ecological stewardship, and provide areas that support community health through the provision <br />of active and passive recreational opportunities. <br /> <br />Staff has identified 38 parcels in the City that are appropriate for rezoning as Parks and Open <br />Space. Of these parcels, 28 are owned by the City of Arden Hills. Twenty are currently used as <br />r parcels owned by <br />properties are 1750 Parkshore Drive on the southern end of Round Lake; 3772 Brighton Way <br />east of New Brighton Avenue and adjacent to Tony Schmidt Regional Park; 3151 Lake Johanna <br />and 3208 Hamline Avenue North, which is a wetland parcel situated between Highway 51 and <br />Lake Josephine. <br /> <br />Associate Planner Bachler <br /> explained that the remaining ten parcels are owned by the Ramsey <br />County Parks and Recreation Department and are all included in the County park system. Eight <br />of these properties comprise the Tony Schmidt Regional Park. The remaining two, the Marsden <br />Archery Range and Rice Creek North Regional Trail, are on land formerly part of the Arden Hills <br />Army Training Site. <br /> <br />