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City of Arden Hills – 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: September 28, 2009 <br />6-13 <br />are protected by ordinance from gross acres. The number of net residential <br />acres is then divided by the number of lots to determine net residential density. <br /> <br />According to the 2005 land use data provided by the Metropolitan Council, there <br />were 1,318 acres of net residential land in Arden Hills, which includes the rights- <br />of-way of adjacent City streets. The United States Census Bureau lists 3,017 <br />housing units in Arden Hills in 2000. Based on that information, the residential <br />density in the developed portion of Arden Hills is approximately 2.29 residential <br />units per net residential acre. While this is below the three units per net <br />residential acre required by the Metropolitan Council, the City is not required to <br />raise densities in the built portion of Arden Hills. However, all future land uses <br />should be able to accommodate development in average of three units per net <br />residential acre. <br /> <br />There are no expected land use changes that would result in a reduction in net <br />residential density in the developed part of Arden Hills. Furthermore, the <br />remaining vacant residential land that is south of Highway 96 and 10 is already <br />zoned for development that could be built at a density of an average of three <br />residential units per acre. <br /> <br />The approved Master Plan for the TCAAP property includes 151 acres of <br />residential land and a maximum of 1,431 residential units for an overall maximum <br />gross density of 9.48 units per acre. The gross density includes the <br />neighborhood collector roads; however, it excludes parks, arterial roads, and the <br />water infrastructure. <br /> <br />The unapproved concept plan for the TCAAP property includes 168 acres of <br />residential area and 1,750 residential units for a preliminary average density of <br />10.4 units per net residential acre. This density is only preliminary because <br />wetlands, parks, and protected natural areas have not been removed from the <br />168 acres that are anticipated to be used for residential development. The <br />densities in the residential areas will be varied to allow for a variety of housing <br />types. <br /> <br /> <br />6.4.9 Staged Development <br /> <br />Since the areas south of Highways 96 and 10 are considered fully developed and <br />there is relatively little vacant property, a five year staged development has not <br />been developed. While a small amount of vacant land exists in the developed <br />portion of the City, development on the vacant land is unlikely to have a <br />significant impact on the City’s or region’s infrastructure.