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City of Arden Hills – 20430 Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: September 28, 201809 Amended: December 12, 2016 <br />6-16 <br />circumstances change in order to promote high quality development of the area <br />consistent with City goals and this Plan. <br /> <br />5.3.76.4.10 Development Capacity and Net <br />Residential Density <br /> <br />The Metropolitan Council’s Thrive MSP 20430 Regional Development <br />Framework assign a community designation of “suburban” which requires an <br />average net residential density of at least three five units per net residential acre. <br />Densities lower than this are not an efficient use of the region’s sanitary sewer <br />infrastructure. Net residential acreage is calculated by subtracting wetlands, <br />water bodies, public parks, arterial streets, and identified natural resources that <br />are protected by ordinance from gross acres. The number of net residential <br />acres is then divided by the number of lots to determine net residential density. <br /> <br />According to the 2005 2016 land use data provided by the Metropolitan Council, <br />there were 1,3181,362 acres of net residential land in Arden Hills, which includes <br />the rights-of-way of adjacent City streets. The United States Census <br />BureauMetropolitan Council lists 3,017 198 housing units in Arden Hills in <br />201500. Based on that information, the residential density in the developed <br />portion of Arden Hills is approximately 2.292.35 residential units per net <br />residential acre. While this is below the three five units per net residential acre <br />required by the Metropolitan Council, the City is not required to raise densities in <br />the built portion of Arden Hills. However, all future land uses should be able to <br />accommodate development in average of three five units per net residential acre. <br /> <br />There are no expected land use changes that would result in a reduction in net <br />residential density in the developed part of Arden Hills. Furthermore, the <br />remaining vacant residential land that is south of Highway 96 and 10 is already <br />zonedguided for development that could be built at a density of an average of <br />three five residential units per acre. <br /> <br />The approved Master Plan for the TCAAP property includes 162.2 acres of <br />residential land and a maximum of 1,460 residential units for an overall maximum <br />gross density of 9.00 units per acre. The gross density includes the <br />neighborhood collector roads; however, it excludes parks, arterial roads, and the <br />water infrastructure. <br /> <br />5.3.76.4.11 Staged Development <br /> <br />Since the areas south of Highways 96 and 10 are considered fully developed and <br />there is relatively little vacant property, a five year staged development has not <br />Dr <br />a <br />f <br />t <br /> <br />11 <br />/ <br />0 <br />1 <br />/ <br />2 <br />0 <br />1 <br />7