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City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Work Session Meeting for December 9, 2015 P:\Planning\Planning Commission\Work Plan\2016 Page 2 of 4 TCAAP Development Two tasks are included under the planning goals for the TCAAP development project: the drafting of the TCAAP Master Parks and Open Space Plan and completing amendments to the City Code to reflect the adoption of the TCAAP Redevelopment Code (TRC). The purpose of the Parks and Open Space Plan is to provide information on the location, size, design, and character of the planned parks, open space, and trails on TCAAP as identified in the City’s Comprehensive Plan. The Planning Commission will be asked to provide input on development and design standards that will be included in the Parks and Open Space Plan for improvements such as park structures, lighting, furnishings, and landscaping. The City Council adopted the TRC as Section 1380 of the Zoning Code and rezoned the 427-acre TCAAP property based on the TRC Regulating Plan in July 2015. Staff will be reviewing the City Code and making necessary revisions to remove references to the previous zoning of TCAAP as Mixed Residential and Mixed Business and to ensure that the TRC and new zoning districts are correctly referenced throughout the City Code. The Planning Commission will be asked to review these proposed updates to the City Code. 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update Cities, townships, and counties in the seven-county metropolitan area are required by the Metropolitan Land Planning Act to update their Comprehensive Plans every 10 years. These updates are required to ensure consistency with the regional system plan that is prepared by the Metropolitan Council. The current 2030 Comprehensive Plan for Arden Hills was adopted on September 28, 2009. Since its adoption in 2009, only one major amendment was subsequently adopted by the City Council. The amendment in 2015, included updates for the future development of the 427-acre TCAAP site in order to align the Comprehensive Plan to the TCAAP Master Plan. The City of Arden Hills will commence a full update of its Comprehensive Plan over the next two years to ensure that a new 2040 Comprehensive Plan can be adopted in 2018. During this process the City will determine a public engagement strategy and gather public input, identify the components of the plan that need to be updated, evaluate changes to the Future Land Use Map, and draft the new plan. B-4 Retail Center District As property within the City continues to redevelop in the area along Lexington Avenue, staff would like to ensure that the existing zoning and district requirements for B-4 Retail Center District meet the City’s vision for this area. The stated purpose of this district amongst other things is to meet the retail shopping needs of the community and create a functional and unified retail center, while phasing out existing uses and development that are currently more focused towards a mix of office, warehousing and production uses. In order proceed with this task the