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_________________________________________________________________________________________ City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for April 9, 2014 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2014\PC 14-001 - Zoning Code Amendment - Parks and Open Space District Rezoning\Memos_14-001 Page 2 of 4 additional four parcels owned by the City provide open space areas, but are not formally part of the City’s park system. These properties are 1750 Parkshore Drive on the southern end of Round Lake; 3772 Brighton Way east of New Brighton Avenue and adjacent to Tony Schmidt Regional Park; 3151 Lake Johanna Boulevard, known as the “triangle parcel” and where the City recently installed a gateway sign; and 3208 Hamline Avenue North, which is a wetland parcel situated between Highway 51 and Lake Josephine. The remaining ten parcels are owned by the Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department and are all included in the County park system. Eight of these properties comprise the Tony Schmidt Regional Park. The remaining two, the Marsden Archery Range and Rice Creek North Regional Trail, are on land formerly part of the Arden Hills Army Training Site. The proposed rezoning only includes land owned by the City of Arden Hills or Ramsey County. The Parks and Open Space District cannot be applied to privately owned land. The spreadsheet included in Attachment A lists the address, ownership, acreage, and current use for all 38 parcels. Consistency with the Arden Hills Comprehensive Plan In September of 2009, the City Council adopted the Arden Hills 2030 Comprehensive Plan. The plan outlines the community’s vision and goals, which are intended to guide the City’s policies and strategies. The adopted Future Land Use Map designates a total of 65 parcels for “Park and Open Space” use (Attachment C). The plan defines this land use category as “areas designated as public parks.” Currently, public parks and open space areas are integrated into residential or business-oriented zoning districts as permitted or conditional uses. Minnesota State law mandates that local zoning codes are consistent with adopted comprehensive plans. The proposed Parks and Open Space District rezoning would help the City meet this requirement. Further, the rezoning will assist in the implementation of goals identified in the Land Use, Parks and Recreation, and Protected Resources chapters in the Comprehensive Plan. The remaining parcels designated as Parks and Open Space on the Future Land Use Map that are not included in the proposed rezoning do not meet the stated purpose of the Parks and Open Space District. These parcels are owned by several entities, including the City, Ramsey County, the State of Minnesota, and private property owners/homeowners associations. Existing uses on these properties include municipal utilities, stormwater easement ponds, private open spaces, and single family homes.