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701 Xenia Avenue South | Suite 300 | Minneapolis, MN 55416 | (763) 541-4800 <br /> <br />Building a legacy – your legacy. <br />Equal Opportunity Employer | wsbeng.com <br />K:\03455-200\Admin\Meeting\PC Meetings\11082017\WSB Memo 11082017.docx <br /> <br /> <br />Memorandum <br /> <br />To: Planning Commission Chair and Commissioners <br /> <br /> Matthew Bachler, Senior Planner <br /> <br />From: Eric Zweber, AICP <br /> <br />Date: November 1, 2017 <br /> <br />Re: Arden Hills 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br /> WSB Project No. 03455-200 <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />On June 7, 2017, WSB & Associates provided a summary of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update <br />to the Planning Commission. That summary included the changes in the requirements for the <br />Housing Chapter. Since that meeting WSB and City Staff have been updating the Housing and <br />Land Use chapters and completing the technical elements (potable water, surface water, sanitary <br />sewer, and transportation) to develop any capital investments necessary to implement the <br />Comprehensive Plan. Additionally, in September, the City Council accepted the Commercial, <br />Industrial, and Higher Education study. The findings of that study have been included in the Land <br />Use and Implementation chapters of the Comprehensive Plan. Attached to this memorandum are <br />clean and redline Land Use, Housing, Implementation, and Zoning Regulations chapters, as well <br />as the draft Land Use map and the draft capital improvement plan (CIP) for 2018-2022. <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Review the draft Land Use, Housing, and Implementation Chapters and provide recommendations <br />on any changes. <br /> <br />Summary <br /> <br />Housing <br />The Metropolitan Council has additional affordable housing requirements than the 2030 <br />Comprehensive Plan, which can be generally summarized as: <br /> <br />• Increase the overall average density of all new development and redevelopment from 3 <br />units per acre to 5 units per acre. <br />• Determine the existing affordable housing need of Arden Hills’ residents and determine <br />policies and strategies to address this need. <br />• Determine how to accommodate Arden Hills’ share of the regional affordable housing need <br />between 2021 and 2030. <br />• Evaluate what tools are available to assist with the construction of affordable housing units <br />between 2021 and 2030.