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DRAFT August 13, 2014 1.0Introduction In 2013, the City of Arden Hills hired the consultant team to create a Master Plan for the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) site, to conduct an Alternative Urban Areawide Reviews (AUAR), and to draft local regulations and policies to implement the Master Plan. This Master Plan will amend the 2030 Comprehensive Plan in an effort to successfully integrate the TCAAP site into the rest of the City. This plan will also help ensure appropriate development and economic growth occurs and is in line with the vision set forth by the City of Arden Hills and the owner of the property, Ramsey County. It is the goal of this pro that is sensitive to the natural environment, economically sustainable, and a benefit to the environmentally sustainable and provide for a range of uses and development types. A comprehensive community process resulted in a long-term vision for the redevelopment of this brownfield ammunitions plant site into a true mixed-use village that incorporates regional employment, shopping and dining and a variety of housing options. This document provides the regulatory tools for redevelopment consistent with the TCAAP Master Plan for this area. Excerpts (concept plans, sketches and renderings) from the TCAAP Master Plan are used throughout the document to provide guidance to property owners, applicants and developers on the development intent and are not to be construed as regulatory. 1.1Purpose and Intent The purpose of the TCAAP Redevelopment Code (TRC) is to implement the vision for a more walkable, mixed-use and vibrant TCAAP development ) by: (a) Coordinating public and private investments for the greatest effect including the investments already underway on site; (b) Providing more mobility options; (c) Creating equitable, sustainable and affordable development options. Therefore, the goals of the TRC are to promote and to provide a more functional and attractive community through the use of recognized urban design principles and allow property owners, applicants or developers flexibility in land use, while prescribing a higher level of detail in building design and form than in the current standards of the Arden Hills City Code (AHC). The standards in this code are not intended to stifle creativity nor over- regulate building design but rather encourage better functional urbanism and to create higher quality pedestrian environments along most streets. 1.2Relationship to Adopted Plans (a) Arden Hills Comprehensive Plan: In addition to implementing several goals of the Arden Hills Comprehensive Plan, the TRC specifically implements the following goals: 1. Develop and maintain a land use pattern that strengthens the vitality, quality, and character of the residential neighborhoods, commercial districts and industrial areas, to develop a sustainable pattern for future development. TCAAP Redevelopment Code Page | 4