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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - NOVEMBER 9, 1998 4 . Chapter 3, Land Use, guides the development and redevelopment of land within the City and identifies the future location of residential, commercial, industrial, and public/institutionalland uses. This section of the Plan identified the need for the creation of a new land use designalion described as Neighborhood Business. The areas which would be affected by this new designation are intersections in various neighborhoods which previously had been designated as Commercial and may become problematic for residential development. The new designation will allow limited commercial development which will be compatible with adjacent residenlial areas. The City will need to follow up and create a zoning district to delail the specific uses and design standards for the new land use designation. The pink attachment to the agenda packet indicates the proposed sites and their current uses. Mayor Probst asked if this designation would have impacts on the County Road D/Lexington Avenue area which was included in the Livable Communities Grant. Mr. Fritsinger indicated that the grant application and proposed designation complement one another. Mayor Probst asked if the other, similar location, on Lexington Avenue was included in the grant application. Mr. Ringwald indicated the commercial portion of this area is located in Roseville and Shoreview. Ms. McMonigal noted the other change in the Land Use section is the incorporation ofthe TCAAP Reuse Plan. Since the 1982 Comprehensive Plan, there has been an increase in open space and a reduction of development area. The green attachment to the agenda packet explains the difference in acreage from 1982 to 1998. She noted the table in this attachment will bc . included in the final draft of the Comprehensive Plan. Chapter 4, Housing, is primarily descriptive information and there have been no major changes. Chapter 5, Parks and Trails, identifies a large system of proposed trails. A citizen survey had been conducted a few years ago and the residents expressed a strong desire for an improved trail system which will link the neighborhoods within Arden Hills. The chapter includes a list of trails, prioritized by order of importance, to allow the City to include these priorities in the long- range financial plan. Additional information is found in the appendices related to play structure replacement, trail maintenance, and court resurfacing. Mayor Probst rcferrcd to the Parks and Trails map, (Figure 5.1), and noted the trail south of Round Lake does not appear to connect to Old Highway 10. Ms. McMonigal indicated that this connection should appear on the map. Mayor Probst indicated that the Parks and Trails map shows all the trail connections which cross streets within the City however, it does not show any of the crossings on the Shoreview side of Lexington Avenue. Councilmember Malone noted the Shoreview trail appears as a border on the map. Mr. Ringwald indicated the map should include all the cOlmection sites along the periphery of the City in order to provide this information to the citizens. . Ms. McMonigal referred to the Park Service Areas map, (Figure 5.2), and noted there are only two areas within the City which are located less than one-half mile from area parks. The proposed trail connections will help facilitate access from these areas to existing City parks. -----