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City of Arden Hills – 2040 Comprehensive Plan Approved:, 2018 5-4 The City Council approved the Master Land Use Map for the site in June 2014, and the Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) and Mitigation Plan in July 2014. Following these approvals, the City began work on the regulations and policies component of the Master Plan in August 2014. This document, officially titled the TCAAP Redevelopment Code (TRC), was adopted by the City Council in July 2015, and establishes the development regulations for the parcel purchased by Ramsey County. In 2016, the JDA initiated a request for proposals (RFP) process to solicit developers interested in redeveloping the 427 acres site in keeping with the approved TCAAP Master Plan. Following review of the RFPs, the JDA selected Alatus LLC as the Master Developer on May 2, 2016. Over the next six months, Alatus and the City discussed changes necessary to the TCAAP Master Plan to accommodate the plans of Alatus and their partners. To gather public input, an Open House was conducted on November 16, 2016 and the Planning Commission conducted a Public Hearing on December 7, 2016. The City Council approved amendments to the TCAAP Master Plan on December 12, 2016. The goals of the TRC are to promote a more functional and attractive community through the use of recognized design principles and to allow property owners and developers flexibility in land use while prescribing a higher level of detail in building design and form. The City, along with the consultant team, drafted the TRC to codify the goals and vision for the site that were identified through the public engagement process. Included in the TRC is the TCAAP Redevelopment Regulating Plan, which has been adopted as the official zoning map for the site. The Regulating Plan was amended by the City Council on December 12, 2016. Since it is the City’s goal to fully incorporate the TCAAP property into the fabric of the community, the land use, housing, parks and open space, transportation, and other components of the proposed TCAAP redevelopment have been integrated into their respective chapters in the Comprehensive Plan. The overall City vision, goals, and policies of each chapter also apply to the entire TCAAP redevelopment. 5.2.1 ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP Portions of the TCAAP property were subject to environmental contamination during its four decades as a munitions manufacturing plant and testing area. The United States Army initiated environmental cleanup in the 1980s and cleanup of the groundwater is likely to continue for the next 40 years. Dr a f t 03 / 0 7 / 2 0 1 8