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_________________________________________________________________________________________ <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for June 7, 2017 <br /> <br /> <br />Page 1 of 6 <br /> <br />DATE: June 7, 2017 PC Agenda Item 4.B <br /> <br />TO: Planning Commission Chair Thompson and Commissioners <br /> <br />FROM: Eric Zweber, Interim City Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The Metropolitan Council requires all communities within the seven-county metro area to update <br />their comprehensive plans every ten years. The City Council has authorized WSB & Associates <br />to prepare the 2018 update. The scope of work includes the minimum amount of updates <br />required to meet the Metropolitan Council Requirements. <br /> <br />The information in this staff report and attachments includes the updates to the housing chapter <br />of the plan, as well as an evaluation of affordable housing requirements. The results of the <br />Higher Education Study, which was discussed in Agenda Item 4.A., will determine potential <br />updates to Land Use chapter of the plan. <br /> <br />Housing Chapter <br /> <br />Attachment E is a red-lined copy of the existing Housing chapter. Changes include only updates <br />to the data, to reflect the current period of the Comprehensive Plan Update. The new sections of <br />the Housing chapter address the new affordable housing information required by the <br />Metropolitan Council. <br /> <br />Affordable Housing <br /> <br />On September 17, 2015, the Metropolitan Council released a System Statement for each <br />community that listed each community’s requirements for their 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br />Update. Arden Hills’ System Statement’s Land Use and Housing requirements are provided in <br />Attachment A. <br /> <br /> <br /> MEMORANDUM <br />