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CONSENT ITEM 5C _________________________________________________________________________________________ City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for March 28, 2016 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2016\PC 16-001 - Rezoning - CD_POS_CC\Memos_Reports_16-001 Page 2 of 4 TCAAP, to be rezoned Civic Center District, also remained unchanged during the rezoning in 2014, as these properties were expected to be rezoned with the remaining properties east of TCAAP. Summary of Proposed Rezoning The proposed amendment would rezone the remaining four parcels on AHATS to Conservation District (Attachment A). These parcels cover the area bounded by County I on the north, Highway 96 to the south, to the east by a line extending directly north from Snelling Avenue North to County Road I, and west by TCAAP and the Rice Creek North Regional Trail. The rezoning to Conservation District would not include the Rice Creek North Regional Trail Parcels A, B, C, and D (Attachment D). The parcels to be rezoned to the Parks and Open Space District are located directly adjacent to TCAAP and the Rice Creek North Regional Trail (Attachment A) and include the Rice Creek North Regional Trail Parcels A, B, C, and D (Attachment D) and a portion of 1900 County Road I West. The Minnesota Department of Transportation facility adjacent to the Rice Creek North Regional Trail area would not be included in the rezoning to the Parks and Open Space District. As proposed three parcels located in the southeast quadrant of Interstate 35W and County Road I would be rezoned to the Civic Center District (Attachment A). These properties include 1900 County Road I West (less the Rice Creek North Regional Trail area), 5400 Old Highway 8, and 5420 Old Highway 8. 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 City’s general vision and goals, which are intended to guide the City’s policies and strategies. The adopted Future Land Use Map designates 1,472 acres on AHATS as Park Preserve, approximately 120 acres of Park & Open Space immediately adjacent to the TCAAP Development and the Rice Creek North Regional Trail, and approximately 34 acres of Public & Institutional in the southeast quadrant of Interstate 35W and County Road I (Attachment C). Minnesota State law mandates that local zoning codes be consistent with adopted comprehensive plans. The proposed Conservation District, Parks and Open Space, and Civic Center rezoning would help the City meet this requirement. Further, the rezoning will assist in the implementation of the goals identified in the Land Use and Protected Resources chapters in the Comprehensive Plan.