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City of Arden Hills – 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: September 28, 2009 <br />6-9 <br />time for this Comprehensive Plan, residential uses or a mix of residential and <br />small-scale commercial uses are anticipated. Neither residential nor commercial <br />development should require a change to the future land use designation. <br /> <br />6.4.3 Guiding Plan for the B2 District <br /> <br />In March 2008, the City initiated a visioning and planning process for the B-2 <br />General Business District, which generally includes the commercial properties <br />near County Road E between Lexington Avenue and Hamline Avenue/Highway <br />51 (Figure 6.4). This area hosts a number of retail, service, and office uses. <br />Long considered the “downtown” of Arden Hills, the district is a mix of newer and <br />older buildings. As this corridor ages, market initiated redevelopment is <br />anticipated. <br /> <br />The City completed the planning process and accepted the “Guiding Plan for the <br />B2 District” in October 2008. The Guiding Plan includes a long-term vision for <br />the future redevelopment of this corridor and addresses transportation issues, <br />land uses, infrastructure improvements, landscaping, pedestrian facilities, <br />building design, and site layout among other issues. While the primary uses <br />along this corridor are likely to remain retail, commercial, and office, the Guiding <br />Plan and subsequent land use changes add the possibility for housing in this <br />area. <br /> <br />Although the Guiding Plan document is not adopted as part of the <br />Comprehensive Plan, the future land use map has been updated to reflect the <br />proposed land uses in the B2 District (CMU), and the Capital Improvement Plan <br />(CIP) includes a potential timeline for the public improvements described in the <br />Guiding Plan (Appendix A). <br /> <br />6.4.4 Red Fox/Grey Fox/Lexington Avenue Business <br />Area Guiding Plan <br /> <br />Immediately north of the B2 District is a significant industrial, office, and retail <br />area for the City. This area includes Red Fox and Grey Fox roads and is <br />bounded by Lexington Avenue, Highway 51, Interstate 694, and the Canadian <br />Pacific railway (Figure 6.4). This area is used by a number of small and large <br />businesses for a variety of retail, distribution, warehousing, and office uses. This <br />area was largely developed between the 1950s and 1970s, though the retail area <br />has had some new development in the last 10 years. <br /> <br />While good access to regional transportation has helped to continue to make this <br />area viable, some of the buildings are becoming functionally obsolete for modern