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City of Arden Hills – 2030 Comprehensive Plan Approved: September 28, 2009 5-5 Master Plan in August 2014. This document, officially titled the TCAAP Redevelopment Code (TRC), was adopted by the City Council in July 2015, and establishes the development regulations for the parcel purchased by Ramsey County. The goals of the TRC are to promote a more functional and attractive community through the use of recognized design principles and to allow property owners and developers flexibility in land use while prescribing a higher level of detail in building design and form. The City, along with the consultant team, drafted the TRC to codify the goals and vision for the site that were identified through the public engagement process. Included in the TRC is the TCAAP Redevelopment Regulating Plan, which has been adopted as the official zoning map for the site. While the Regulating Plan illustrates the City Council’s current preferred development pattern for the area, as development occurs or circumstances change, the City may consider amendments to the Regulating Plan to promote high quality development consistent with City goals. Since it is the City’s goal to fully incorporate the TCAAP property into the fabric of the community, the land use, housing, parks and open space, transportation, and other components of the proposed TCAAP redevelopment have been integrated into their respective chapters in the Comprehensive Plan. The overall City vision, goals, and policies of each chapter also apply to the entire TCAAP redevelopment. 5.2.1 ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP Portions of the TCAAP property were subject to environmental contamination during its four decades as a munitions manufacturing plant and testing area. The United States Army initiated environmental cleanup in the 1980s and cleanup of the groundwater is likely to may continue for at least the next 40 years. Additional environmental characterization and testing is underway to determine the extent of the cleanup that remains on the 585 acres prior to being redeveloped. The property will be cleaned up to required standards for residential, commercial, and recreational uses. In 2013, Ramsey County entered into a contract with Carl Bolander & Sons Co. for hazardous material abatement, demolition, and site remediation services for the TCAAP property. The remediation project is expected to be completed in the fall of 2015. Remediation will comply with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s residential standard.