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Page 2 of 5 The I-FLEX District is guided as Mixed Business (MB) and Light Industrial & Office (IND) in the Arden Hills 2040 Comprehensive Plan Land Use Chapter. The MB area is designated for a variety of businesses, including commercial, certain light industrial uses, warehousing, office, general business, and retail. The expected share of uses within this area are as follows: 0% to 50% Light Industrial; 0% to 50% Retail; and 25% to 100% Office. A development intensity of up to 0.8 FAR may be allowed. The IND area is designated for a broad range of light industrial uses such as manufacturing, processing, and warehousing. This land use may also include offices. The expected share of uses within this area are as follows: 50% to 100% Light Industrial and 0% to 100% Office. A Development intensity of up to 0.8 FAR may be allowed. According to the Comprehensive Plan the total area of the MB land use is 55 acres, or 0.9% of the total land area in the City, the total area of the IND land use is 346 acres, or 5.7% of the total land area in the City. The entire I-FLEX District is within the Red Fox/Grey Fox/Lexington Avenue Business Area which is discussed in the Land Use Chapter. This area includes Red Fox and Grey Fox roads and is bounded by Lexington Avenue, Highway 51, Interstate 694, and the Canadian Pacific railway. This area is used by a number of small and large businesses for a variety of retail, manufacturing, distribution, warehousing, and office uses. This area was largely developed between the 1950s and 1970s, though the retail area along Lexington Avenue has had some new development and redevelopment in the last 15 years. This area is marked as an area of possible redevelopment in 2040.