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_________________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 11 of 30 <br />are regulated by the state and the University of Minnesota regulates itself, so they preempt any <br />city zoning requirements. The remaining two non-conforming schools are private and in smaller, <br />greater-Minnesota cities. These schools were in existence prior to current zoning standards. <br /> <br />A question that was posed in this study was whether other communities regulate higher <br />education uses by limiting them to a certain maximum percentage of area within a given zoning <br />district. An evaluation of the Zoning Ordinances of various Minnesota cities revealed that none <br />of them use this method of regulation. <br /> <br />COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT BY COMMUNITY <br /> <br />All colleges and universities are facing the same circumstances regarding the future of higher <br />education, regardless if the colleges and universities are public or private institutions. It can be <br />expected that many of these colleges and university will be requesting additional facilities for <br />continuing, post-secondary, STEM, and online courses. At issue is if Arden Hills is facing a <br />unique burden compared to the other communities in which colleges and universities are located. <br />The table below the population of the Minnesota communities with colleges and universities and <br />the enrollment listed on those college and university websites. <br /> <br />City Residents Student <br />Enrollment <br />Resident to <br />Enrollment Ratio <br />Arden Hills 9,652 9,487 1.02 : 1 <br />Winona 27,437 12,539 2.18 : 1 <br />Mankato 40,557 15,612 2.60 : 1 <br />St. Cloud 66,298 21,461 3.09 : 1 <br />Northfield 20,309 5,193 3.91 : 1 <br />St. Peter 11,492 2,386 4.82 : 1 <br />Brooklyn Park 78,195 16,153 4.84 : 1 <br />Rosemount 22,741 4,431 5.13 : 1 <br />Coon Rapids 61,946 12,000 5.16 : 1 <br />Minneapolis 399,950 69,030 5.79 : 1 <br />Inver Grove Heights 34,417 5,650 6.09 : 1 <br />Bloomington 85,826 10,387 8.60 : 1 <br />St. Paul 295,043 31,433 9.39 : 1 <br />Eden Prairie 62,626 5,498 11.39 : 1 <br />New Ulm 13,287 775 17.14 : 1 <br />Anoka 17,244 229 75.30 : 1 <br /> <br />This table shows that Arden Hills is unique compared to the other Minnesota communities. The <br />number of residents within Arden Hills is almost equal to the enrollment at Bethel University <br />and the University of Northwestern. The next closest ratio is Winona with a little more than two <br />residents per enrolled student and Mankato with more than two and one half residents per student <br />enrolled. If Bethel University and the University of Northwestern achieve their goals for <br />Dr <br />a <br />f <br />t <br /> <br />08 <br />/ <br />0 <br />2 <br />/ <br />2 <br />0 <br />1 <br />7