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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2016 <br />6:30 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY HALL <br /> <br /> <br />PLANNING CASES <br /> <br />D. Planning Case 16-009; Zoning Code Amendment – Mixed Business and Mixed <br />Residential Districts – Public Hearing <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler reported that in June of 2010, the City approved the creation of two <br />new zoning districts for the 427-acre TCAAP property: Mixed Residential District and Mixed <br />Business District. The purpose of the new regulations was to define a process for creating a <br />master plan for the Mixed Residential and Mixed Business Districts on TCAAP, establish <br />minimum design standards for future development, and ensure consistency between the Zoning <br />Code and the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. Additionally, these regulations were meant to inform <br />potential developers of the City’s vision for the TCAAP site. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler stated that the City adopted the TCAAP Master Plan in July of 2015. <br />The approval of the Master Plan included the adoption of the TCAAP Redevelopment Code <br />(TRC) as Section 1380 of the Zoning Code and the rezoning of the TCAAP property based on <br />the zoning designations in the TRC Regulating Plan. This action replaced the previous zoning of <br />the site as Mixed Residential and Mixed Business. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler explained that the purpose of the proposed amendments is to remove all <br />references in the Zoning Code related to the Mixed Residential and Mixed Business Districts. <br />These zoning districts were created as a “placeholder” for the TCAAP property until a master <br />redevelopment plan was approved by the City. No other properties in the City are currently zoned <br />Mixed Residential or Mixed Business. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Bachler provided an outline of the proposed amendments: <br /> <br />Section 1320.02 – Designation of Zoning Districts <br />This section includes a list of the zoning districts the City is divided into for the purpose of the <br />City Code. The proposed amendment would remove Mixed Residential and Mixed Business <br />Districts from the zoning district list. <br /> <br />Section 1320.04 – Purpose of Districts <br />All zoning districts include a purpose statement that provides the rationale for creating the <br />district. Subdivision 16 (Mixed Residential District) and Subdivision 17 (Mixed Business <br />District) would be removed in their entirety from this section.