7B, Master Plan for Lake Johanna Blvd

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· The land use plan calls for moving beyond several outmoded developments and using land in ways that are more consistent with the important role that this corridor may play in Arden Hills. · Overall, the plan guides the way for the next major step in the evolution of the corridor from "County Road E" to "Lake Johanna Boulevard" and a stronger sense of community center. · A detailed copy of the traffic study report is available upon request. Ramsey County has been consulted in the redesign of their road but additional conversations will be needed as implementation moves forward. · A preliminary cost estimate for a complete package of traffic, streetscape, pedestrian and bicyclist improvements along the new Lake Johanna Boulevard was prepared and totals $2.0 million. (That includes $0.5 million for a ped-bike addition to the existing bridge over Minnesota Highway 51.) · The citizens advisory committee has been closely involved every step of the way and supports the draft plan. Although prior meetings have referred to this as the B2 District Small Area Plan, the working title is the "Master Plan for the New Lake Johanna Boulevard." There are not any technical differences between a small area plan and a master plan. Illustrative Master Plan Figure 6 on page 4-11 of the draft Master Plan displays the Illustrative Master Plan. The purpose of the Illustrative Master Plan is to visually demonstrate a way the principles and design guidelines in the Master Plan could be applied to redevelopment as it occurs over time. The private redevelopment will be driven by market conditions, so there is not a set timeline for when redevelopment would occur on any particular property. Since redevelopment is privately driven, the final layout of buildings is likely to be different than what is shown on the illustration. This draft Master Plan is in no way a Planned Unit Development (PUD) approval of any type for any potential development. Each development will still go through the required PUD review process, which includes a public hearing with the Planning Commission and City Council review. The Illustrative Master Plan demonstrates one possible layout for the buildings and is purely conceptual. The conceptual building layout does not commit the City to approving any particular design when an actual development occurs. Public Improvements The proposed public improvements in the draft Plan are integral part of addressing the overall traffic situation from a comprehensive standpoint. In addition to addressing the traffic situation, the improvements are also meant to encourage private, high-quality redevelopment. This. draft City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for October 13, 2008 \ \A hdocs 1\ ah \AHdata\Planning\ Community Development\B2 Small Area Plan \Meetings \ Oct 13 CC Meeting \ 1 01308 - CC Report - Master Plan for New Lake Johanna Boulevard.doc Page 3 of 6