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<br /> <br />Page 1 of 7 <br />PC Agenda Item – 3B <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: June 8, 2022 <br /> <br />TO: Planning Commission Chair and Commissioners <br /> <br />FROM: Jessica Jagoe, City Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #22-009 – Public Hearing Required <br /> Applicant: Trident Development <br /> Property Location: 1700 Highway 96 West <br />Request: Comprehensive Plan Amendment <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Trident Development has submitted an application for two amendments to Chapter 6, Land Use <br />of the Arden Hills 2040 Comprehensive Plan. The proposed amendments would change the <br />future land use designation in the northwest corner of 1700 Highway 96 West (“Subject Property”) <br />from P/I, Public and Institutional to be guided as HDR, High Density Residential as well as <br />modify existing language in Section 6.4.10 to include the entire Subject Property to allow an <br />increase in the maximum density through the use of a Planned Unit Development. <br /> <br />Comprehensive Plan Requirements <br /> <br />Minnesota state law requires that all communities within the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan <br />area update their Comprehensive Plans every ten years. The purpose of the Comprehensive Plan <br />is to establish the policies that guide the future physical and community development of Arden <br />Hills. It is also a reference document for the Planning Commission and City Council when <br />evaluating private development projects. <br /> <br />Based on the future land uses, the City can plan for improvements, anticipate infrastructure <br />needs, and create appropriate land use regulations. The City’s Zoning Code identifies specific <br />zoning districts through which the land uses and goals in the Comprehensive Plan can be <br />implemented. The zoning cannot conflict with the future land use designation. When there is a <br />conflict between the Comprehensive Plan and the Zoning Code, the City is required to amend the <br />Zoning Code to comply with the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />The Comprehensive Plan and all its amendments must reflect the adopted regional policies in the <br />Metropolitan Council’s system and policy plans. Local planning efforts are linked to the larger