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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\EDC Meetings\WSB EDC Memo 03072018.docx <br /> <br /> <br />Memorandum <br /> <br />To: Economic Development Commission Chair and Commissioners <br /> <br /> Matthew Bachler, Senior Planner <br /> <br />From: Eric Zweber, AICP <br /> <br />Date: March 1, 2018 <br /> <br />Re: Arden Hills 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br /> WSB Project No. 03455-200 <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />For the past nine months, WSB, City Staff, the Planning Commission, and the City Council have <br />been preparing the 2040 Comprehensive Plan update. On February 20, 2018, the City Council <br />review the draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan. The draft Comprehensive Plan including the City <br />Council changes is attached to this memorandum. To illustrate the concerns expressed and <br />changes requested by the City Council, a redlined draft Comprehensive Plan is also attached to <br />illustrate what has changed since the November 8 review by the Planning Commission. <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Review the draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan, the City Council recommended changes, and provide <br />recommendations on any changes. <br /> <br />Summary <br /> <br />There were a number of formatting or grammatical errors that were identified by the City Council. <br />They are included in the redlined draft Comprehensive Plan, but they will not be described in this <br />memorandum. This memorandum will describe the substantive changes since November. <br /> <br />Land Use Map <br /> <br />The City Council discussed the existing B-4 zoning district. They discussed that while the <br />Commercial, Industrial, and Higher Education Study correctly identified that the current Retail <br />Center zoning may not be appropriate for the area, they expressed that office and other commercial <br />uses may be better in this area than the industrial use shown on the draft Land Use Map. The City <br />Council directed that the area on both sides of Dunlap Street be changed to MB – Mixed Business. <br /> <br />Housing Chapter <br /> <br />The City Council directed that language about Cost Burdened Households that does not relate to <br />housing be removed.