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City of Arden Hills – 20430 Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: September 28, 201809 Amended: December 12, 2016 <br />7-15 <br />Residential on the Future Land Use Map. The City would not seek to <br />concentrate affordable housing in any particular area. <br />In addition to ensuring that there is sufficient land designated that has the <br />potential to provide affordable housing, the City of Arden Hills is committed to <br />continuing its participation in the Metropolitan Livable Community Program. As a <br />participant, the City of Arden Hills continues to be eligible to compete for grant <br />funding provided by the Livable Communities Act (LCA) to assist with clean-up <br />operations for polluted land for redevelopment, creating development or <br />redevelopment opportunities that demonstrate efficient use of land and <br />infrastructure through connected development patterns, and opportunities to <br />create more affordable housing. <br />7.4.3 Housing Quality <br /> <br />Except for the TCAAP property, much of Arden Hills is considered developed. <br />As was pointed out earlier, the age of 70 percentthe majority of the current <br />housing stock makes ongoing maintenance a community concern. If Arden Hills’ <br />existing neighborhoods are going to remain attractive places to live, owners will <br />need to continue maintenance and reinvestment efforts. <br />Encouraging housing maintenance can be done in two ways, either through <br />voluntary efforts or through regulatory requirements. Many communities rely on <br />both. Ideally, all residents will maintain their property in a sound and attractive <br />manner. Realistically, however, a small percentage of properties will not be <br />adequately maintained and in such cases, they can have a significant negative <br />impact on surrounding properties and even the neighborhood as a whole. <br />Arden Hills relies primarily on individual owners to maintain property. The City <br />has nuisance provisions in its local code, it enforces the Minnesota State Building <br />Code, and the International Property Maintenance Code was adopted in <br />20072015. As was noted in the housing policies, the City stands ready to <br />consider the adoption of a rental regulations should it become necessary.In <br />2009, the City approved the Rental Registration Ordinance that requires owners <br />of rental units to register with the City annually. Additionally, Arden Hills will <br />continue to work with programs offered by county, regional, state and federal