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future land use categories can be amended at a future date, subject to Metropolitan Council approval. As it stands, housing would be limited to the Mixed Residential area and businesses would be limited to the Mixed Business area. Once a final decision is made regarding the Ramsey County land use requests for parks and open space, it may be helpful to amend the Comprehensive Plan to include those areas, but that is not necessary at this time. Zoning Code Update The western and southern side of the TCAAP property is currently zoned I-2: General Industrial District (Attachment A). The eastern side of the property is zoned R-1: Single Family Residential. While the new future land use categories in the Comprehensive Plan do not necessarily exclude the uses in the existing I-2 or R-1 zones, the existing zoning does not support the concepts proposed on the future land use map. Due to the discrepancy in uses and because the existing zoning was not designed with a large redevelopment in mind, the City is moving forward with updating the zoning regulations for the TCAAP property. Until there is a detailed master plan, it is not possible create the specific zoning regulations that are typically written into the ordinance. However, the City can still set the parameters that a future TCAAP redevelopment must follow. These parameters can be incorporated into two new zoning districts that align with the Comprehensive Plan's Future Land Use Map. The new zoning district would require the developer to use the Planned Unit Development (PUD) process, which would be enhanced to specifically address the unique circumstances of the TCAAP property. The PUD process was also going to be used in the concept discussed with the previous developer. At this point, it would be a guessing game to set minimum lot sizes, create setbacks, or map road locations. Instead, the new TCAAP zoning districts should focus on the City's overall goals for the property along with a balance of flexibility, known requirements, and development constraints. The City Council adopted the TCAAP Reuse Statement in November 2009, which will also help inform the zoning process (Attachment Q. The new zoning regulations will guide a new planning. process to create a master development plan that will engage all stakeholders, including the residents of Arden Hills. It will likely take several meetings to prepare, review, and edit the language of the new zoning districts. While the draft ordinance has quite a bit of information, it is a work in progress and can be edited (Attachment D). The proposed zoning regulations will create two new zoning districts, Mixed Residential (MR) and Mixed Business (MB), and affect four parts of the Zoning Code: 1320.04 — Purpose of Districts: All of the zoning districts have a purpose that is listed in this section. A purpose statement would be added for the new MR and MB districts. City of Arden Hills UMetro-inet.uslardenhills lPlanninglCommunity Det•elopmentl TCAAPIPlanning -Public Auction1and Use PlanningW30310 -PC Memo - TCAAP Planning Process. doc Page 5 of 8