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City of Arden Hills – 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br /> <br />Approved:, 2018 <br />14-2 <br />Comprehensive Plan. This yearly process allows spending decisions to be made within <br />the overall context and future planned environment for the community. While it is <br />important that the City’s financial tools implement the intent of the Comprehensive Plan, <br />the Comprehensive Plan cannot predict every future need, project, or constraint. The <br />Comprehensive Plan is a dynamic document that can be amended, with careful review, <br />to respond to unanticipated changes in the City. <br /> <br />14.3 ORDINANCES <br /> <br />Ordinances are a powerful tool for implementing the Comprehensive Plan since they <br />provide the legal framework for evaluating projects and implementing many policies. <br />The City currently uses a number of ordinances to regulate development and other <br />activities, including, but not limited to: <br />o Erosion – provides regulations for controlling erosion on development <br />throughout the City. <br />o Floodplain – regulates development within the floodplains throughout the City. <br />o Shoreland – regulates development along shorelines of streams and lakes. <br />o Subdivision – regulates the subdivision and consolidation of land. <br />o Zoning (Appendix H) – regulates the use, type, and style of development <br />throughout the City. <br /> <br />Ordinances require periodic evaluation to ensure they are meeting the City’s vision, <br />Metropolitan Council requirements, Rice Creek Watershed District regulations, and <br />State Statutes. State law requires the official controls to be amended to conform to the <br />Comprehensive Plan. Implementing this Comprehensive Plan will require the review <br />and possibly the updating of a number of ordinances. Although no significant changes <br />to the existing zoning classifications are anticipated, it is the City’s intent to revise <br />ordinances where needed. The Zoning Code will be updated in preparation for the <br />TCAAP redevelopment upon selection of a land use plan. <br /> <br />14.4 ADDITIONAL PLANNING EFFORTS <br /> <br />While this Comprehensive Plan provides overall policy direction for the City, additional <br />planning detail is needed in select areas. In October 2008, the City approved on a <br />small area plan for the County Road E corridor. This small area plan addressed land <br />use, future redevelopment, and transportation issues in greater detail in this area. <br /> <br />In September 2017, the City accepted the Commercial, Industrial, and Higher Education <br />study. The study recommended the creation of an INST – Institutional District for the <br />Bethel University and University of Northwestern campuses, which was adopted in <br />September 2017. The City may consider if additional campuses, such as the Mound <br />Dr <br />a <br />f <br />t <br /> <br />11 <br />/ <br />2 <br />0 <br />/ <br />2 <br />0 <br />1 <br />7