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- --..- . . EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - Comprehensive Plan Update e The proposed Comprehensive Plan has nine chapters, which are: Chapter 1, Introduction; Chapter 2, Overall Goals; Chapter 3, Land Use; Chapter 4, Housing; Chapter 5, Parks and Trails; Chapter 6, Protected Resources; Chapter 7, Transportation; Chapter 8, Public Facilities and Services; and Chapter 9, Implementation. The following is a summary of the major components of each of these nine chapters. Chapter 1, Introduction. The Introduction identifies the setting of the community, regional location, map of current tax exempt lands, history and accomplishments of the community, community profile, and major employers of the community. Chapter 2, Overall Goals. The Overall Goals for the community provide the direction for the Comprehensive Plan. They were revised from the 1980 Comprehensive Plan and amended to address new issues and give the appropriate emphasis to reflect community values. Each Overall Goal is further defined by a set of policies, detailed in the topical chapter .relating to the goal. The goals of the update are to: Maintain the Existing Commercial/Industrial Land Use Mix (Chapter 3: Land Use); Create a Civic Center Area (Chapter 3: Land Use); Develop TCAAP Area (Chapter 3: Land Use); Strengthen Neighborhoods and Housing (Chapter 4: Housing); Maintain and Expand Park and Trail Facilities (Chapter 5: Parks and Trails); Protect and Enhance Natural Resources (Chapter 6: Natural Resources); Maintain and Improve Transportation Facilities (Chapter 7: _ Transportation); and Provide Needed Infrastructure and Public Facilities (Chapter 8: Public Facilities and Services). Chapter 3, Land Use. The Land Use element guides the development and redevelopment ofland within the City and identifies the future location ofresidential, commercial, industrial, and public/institutional land uses. It takes into consideration community goals and policies and the relationships between adjacent lands. Although each element of the Comprehensive Plan is important, land use issues are the most significant because of the direct impact it has on each property as well as transportation, utilities, parks and open space. , The major modification in the Land Use element is the incorporation of the TCAAP reuse plan. The TCAAP reuse plan is a culmination of the collaborative work of the Arden Hills TCAAP Task Force and the Vento TCAAP Re-Utilization Committee. The main modification, south of Highway 96, is the introduction of a new district, Neighborhood Business. Neighborhood Business are small, isolated areas for neighborhood commercial land uses when they are compatible with surrounding residential uses. Commercial uses that are high traffic generators, noise generators or similarly not compatible with residential neighborhoods are inappropriate. Typically Neighborhood Business areas will be located on intersections or nodes that are on the edge ofresidential areas, are not desirable for residential uses or have traditionally been occupied with neighborhood services. e --. ..----