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North Heights Lutheran And Lyngblomsten Concept Review
Eric Zweber, Interim City Planner
MEMO.PDF
ATTACHMENT A.PDF
ATTACHMENT B.PDF
ATTACHMENT C.PDF
Higher Education Study
Eric Zweber, Interim City Planner
MEMO.PDF
ATTACHMENT A.PDF
ATTACHMENT B.PDF
ATTACHMENT C.PDF
ATTACHMENT D.PDF
ATTACHMENT E.PDF
ATTACHMENT F.PDF
2040 Comprehensive Plan
Matthew Bachler, Senior Planner
MEMO.PDF
ATTACHMENT A.PDF
ATTACHMENT B.PDF
ATTACHMENT C.PDF
Highway 10 And County Road 96 Intersection
Sue Polka, Public Works Director/City Engineer
MEMO.PDF
Dump Truck Purchase
Sue Polka, Public Works Director/City Engineer
MEMO.PDF
ATTACHMENT A.PDF
ATTACHMENT B.PDF
ATTACHMENT C.PDF
COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS
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Mayor:
David Grant
Councilmembers:
Dave McClung
Brenda Holden
Fran Holmes
Steve Scott
City Council
Work Session
Joint Meeting with
Planning Commission
Agenda
March 20, 2017
5:00 p.m.
City Hall
Address:
1245 W Highway 96
Arden Hills MN 55112
Phone:
651 -792 -7800
Website :
www.cityofardenhills.org
City Vision
Arden Hills is a strong community that values its unique environmental setting, strong residential
neighborhoods, vital business community, well -maintained infrastructure, fiscal soundness, and our
long -standing tradition as a desirable City in which to live, work, and play.
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AGENDA ITEMSNorth Heights Lutheran And Lyngblomsten Concept ReviewEric Zweber, Interim City Planner MEMO.PDFATTACHMENT A.PDFATTACHMENT B.PDFATTACHMENT C.PDFHigher Education StudyEric Zweber, Interim City Planner MEMO.PDFATTACHMENT A.PDFATTACHMENT B.PDFATTACHMENT C.PDFATTACHMENT D.PDFATTACHMENT E.PDFATTACHMENT F.PDF2040 Comprehensive PlanMatthew Bachler, Senior Planner
MEMO.PDF
ATTACHMENT A.PDF
ATTACHMENT B.PDF
ATTACHMENT C.PDF
Highway 10 And County Road 96 Intersection
Sue Polka, Public Works Director/City Engineer
MEMO.PDF
Dump Truck Purchase
Sue Polka, Public Works Director/City Engineer
MEMO.PDF
ATTACHMENT A.PDF
ATTACHMENT B.PDF
ATTACHMENT C.PDF
COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS
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Requested Action
Lyngblomsten has requested a Concept Plan Review for a proposed senior housing project on the
south end of the North Heights Lutheran Church property. The applicant is seeking feedback
from the City Council on the concept.
Concept Review Process
The concept review process is an opportunity for the City Council to provide comments,
questions, and concerns regarding proposed developments. A concept review is considered
advisory and is nonbinding to the City and applicant (Section 1320.14 Subd 4 of the Zoning
Code). No formal action can be taken at a work session. A formal application will be subject to
the full review process, including a public hearing with Planning Commission and City Council
review.
Background
The North Heights Lutheran Church owns a 41 acre site located on the south side of Highway 96
and directly to the east of US Highway 10 with an address of 1700 West Highway 96. The
chapel of the church is located roughly in the center of the property and an education wing is
extending from the south side of the chapel. The chapel of the North Heights Lutheran Church
was constructed in 1986 and the educational wing was constructed in 1998. There is parking
constructed to the north of the chapel and to the east of the chapel and educational wing. The
remaining portions of the site are wooded or contain wetlands and/or stormwater infrastructure.
AGENDA ITEM – 1A
MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 20, 2017
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
William S. Joynes, Sr., City Administrator
FROM: Eric Zweber, Interim City Planner
SUBECT: Lyngblomsten Senior Housing Rezoning, Planned Unit Development, and Plat
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The main access to the site is from Highway 96 across from where the former Twin Cities Army
Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) spine road will be constructed and a second access onto Snelling
Avenue is located in the northeast corner of the site. Currently, the North Heights and Snelling
Avenue intersections with County Road 96 are both unsignalized but the North Heights
intersection is planned to become signalized with the construction of the TCAAP spine road.
The majority of the North Heights Lutheran Church property is zoned R-1 – Single Family
Residential with the 6 acres of the property at the US Hwy 10 and CSAH 96 interchange being
zoned B-1 – Limited Business. The property is guided for P/I – Public & Institutional in the
Comprehensive Plan. The former TCAAP redevelopment is planned to the north of the North
Heights site; there are existing single family neighborhoods to the east and west across US
Highway 10; and the Royal Hills Park is located directly to the south.
North Heights
Lutheran
Church
Properties to
the North
Properties to
the South
Properties
to the East
Properties to
the West
Zoning R-1 and B-1 TRC – Flex
Office and
TRC – Retail
Mixed Use
Parks and
Open Space
District
R-1 R-1
Comprehensive
Plan Land Use
Public &
Institutional
Flex Office
and Retail
Mixed Use
(TCAAP)
Parks and
Open Space
Very Low
Density
Residential
and Low
Density
Residential
Low Density
Residential
Discussion
Lyngblomsten is considering purchasing the southern six plus (6+) acres of North Heights
Lutheran Church property for the construction of up to 200 units of senior housing comprised of
a full continuum for care from independent living, assisted living and memory/enhanced/skilled
nursing care. The building would also be occupied by 2nd Half with Lyngblomsten staff which
provides off-site services for individuals whom wish to continue living in their existing homes.
This area is currently wooded with a stormwater pond in the middle of the site and small
wetlands on the northern and southern edges of the site.
The senior housing is proposed to be constructed on the western portion of the new site and be
located to the south of the education wing and the southwest of the existing parking lot. The
building is proposed to be four stories with a pitched gable roof and will be divided into four
portions for the different stages of living. The center portion of the building will be “town
center” in which the main entrance and common areas such as dining, cinema, chapel, fitness
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center and gift shop are located. To the north of the town center would be the independent living
and to the south would be the assisted living and then the skilled nursing.
Parking is proposed to include underground parking stalls for all of the independent living units
and 58 surface stalls for guests and employees. Lyngblomsten expects to have 100 employees
with approximately 35 staff members (including the 2nd Half with Lyngblomsten staff) at its
largest shift. If all of their employees drive to the site, then there would be only 23 parking stalls
available for guests.
The primary access to the site is proposed from Snelling Avenue and a secondary access would
come from a connection to the North Heights’ parking lots and their internal circulation and
accesses. The Lyngblomsten access onto Snelling Avenue will be located about 1,000 feet south
of the North Heights’ Snelling Avenue access. The North Heights’ Snelling Avenue access is
signed to prohibit right turns to limit traffic through the residential neighborhood between
Snelling and Hamline Avenues.
The Lyngblomsten plans would require six different requests:
• Comprehensive Plan Amendment from P/I – Public & Institutional to HDR - High
Density Residential
• Rezoning from R-1- Single Family Residential District to R-4 – Multiple Dwelling
District
• Conditional Use Permit for a Nursing Home and Assisted Living Use
• Planned Unit Development for Performance Standards Increases (at least height and
density)
• Preliminary Plat
• Final Plat
Below is a table of the R-4 – Multiple Dwelling District performance standards and which
standards would likely be exceeded.
R-4 Standards Lyngblomsten Request
Minimum Lot Area per Dwelling
Unit
3,630 sq. ft. / d.u. About 1,500 sq. ft. / d.u.
Maximum Height 35 feet Between 50 and 60 feet
Maximum Floor Area Ratio 0.3 Unable to Determine
Maximum Lot Coverage by
Structures
25% Unable to Determine
Minimum Landscape Lot Area 65% Seems to be Deficient
Maximum PUD Density 12 d.u. / net acre More than 30 d.u. / net acre
Minimum Principle Building Setback
Front Yard 40 feet Complies
Rear Yard 30 feet Seems to Comply
Side Yard 15 feet total Seems to Comply
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Requested Action
Lyngblomsten has requested a Concept Plan Review for a proposed senior housing project on the
southern six plus (6+) acres of the North Heights Lutheran Church property. The applicant is
seeking feedback from the City Council on the concept.
Attachments
A. Land Use Application
B. Project Narrative
C. Preliminary Development Plans and Renderings
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1245 West Highway 96
Arden Hills, Minnesota 55112
Telephone (651) 792-7800
Fax (651) 634-5137
www.cityofardenhills.org
For Office Use Only
Planning Case No. 17-
Submittal Date
Application Completed Date
Accepted by
Receipt Number
Council Decision
Council Decision Date
2017 LAND USE APPLICATION
Applicant Information
Applicant:
Address:
Telephone No.: Other:
Fax No.:
Email Address:
Property Information
Property Owner:
Owner Address:
Owner Telephone No. Other:
Address of Property Involved:
Legal Description:
Property ID No.:
Type of Use:
Zone: Property Acreage:
Type of Request
Comprehensive Plan Amendment (Fee: $500 +
Escrow: $1,000)
Conditional Use or Interim Use Permit/CUP or IUP
Amendment (Fee: $350 + Escrow: $1,000)
Preliminary Plat (Fee: $500 + Escrow: $1,000)
Final Plat (Fee: $500 + Escrow: $1,000)
Concept Plan Review (Fee: $150 + Escrow:
$1,000)
Master Planned Unit Development (Fee: $350 + Escrow: $1,000)
Final Planned Unit Development (Fee: $350 + Escrow: $1,000)
Planned Unit Development Amendment (Fee: $350 + Escrow:$1,000)
Site Plan Review (Fee: $350 + Escrow: $1,000)
Rezoning or TCAAP Regulating Plan Amendment(Fee: $350 + Escrow: $1,000)
Zoning Code or TCAAP Redevelopment CodeAmendment (Fee: $350 + Escrow: $1,000)
City Code Amendment (Fee: $350 + Escrow:$1,000)
Lot Split/Minor Subdivision (R-1 and R-2 Districts
Only) (Fee: $350 + Escrow: $1,000)Variance or Permitted Adjustment (Fee: $350 +Escrow: $1,000)
Vacation of Easement or Right-of-Way (Fee: $150 +Escrow: $1,000)
Appeal of Administrative Decision (Fee: $150 +Escrow: $1,000)
Land Use Requests – Not Already Specified (Fee:$150 + Escrow: $1,000
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Brief Description of Request (please also include a typed, detailed letter explaining the project):
Filing & Information Requirements
The City requests that you make a pre-application meeting with the City Planner to discuss the application
process, requirements, and deadlines. Unless waived by the City Planner or Planning Commission, a certified
survey of the property is required for all applications. A checklist with additional application requirements can be
found at www.cityofardenhills.org/landuseapplications.
Complete/Incomplete Applications
An incomplete application will delay the processing of land use requests. The application ap proval time
commences and an application is considered officially filed when the City Planner has received and examined
the application and determined that the application is complete. A decision on whether the application is
complete or incomplete shall be made within fifteen (15) working days following the submittal of the application.
When the application is deemed to be “complete” it shall be placed on the agenda of the first possible Planning
Commission meeting provided that all required public notices have been sent and published.
Payment of Fees and Escrows
The undersigned acknowledges that she/he understands that before a land use application can be deemed
complete, all required fees and escrows must be paid to the City. Each separate land use request shall be
charged a separate administrative fee and escrow even if submitted on the same application. Costs expended in
reviewing and processing an application will be charged against the cash escrow and credited to the City.
Charges to the escrow may include planning and engineering staff time, City Attorney and consulting fees, and
mailing costs. If, at any time, a required cash escrow is depleted to less than 20 percent of its original amount,
the applicant shall deposit additional funds in the cash escrow account as determined by the City. The City may
withhold final action on a land use application, withhold building permits, and/or rescind prior action until all fees
have been paid. Unused portions of an escrow are returned to the applicant upon successful implementation of
an approved plan. The escrow may be reduced or increased by the City Planner on a project by project basis.
Notice of Meeting Attendance
In order for the Planning Commission and the City Council to consider any application, the applicant or a
designated representative must be present at the scheduled meeting. If not, the matter may be tabled until the
next available agenda.
*IMPORTANT*
• Certain applications are subject to review and approval by the Rice Creek Watershed District.
Contact RCWD directly at 763-398-3070 for additional information.
• The land use application fees do not cover building, sign, or other permit fees that may be
required upon approval of a land use application.
• All applications will be subject to additional fees for reimbursement of consultant costs
associated with filing, reviewing, and processing of application in the form of an escrow to the
City.
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Agenda Deadline and Meeting Schedule
The deadline for submittal of land use applications is required according to the schedule outlined below. There
are no exceptions. Failure to submit all application materials by the deadline date may delay the review
process. Planning Commission meetings are typically held on the first Wednesday after the first Monday of each
month at 6:30 PM, though please contact City Hall to verify the meeting date and time. City Council meetings
are held typically the last Monday of the same month at 7:00 PM. Meetings are held in the Council Chambers at
the City of Arden Hills, 1245 West Highway 96, Arden Hills, Minnesota 55112, unless otherwise stated.
Applicants are advised that additional meetings and/or workshops are scheduled when necessary upon
approval of the Planning Commission.
2017 SCHEDULE (*subject to change)
APPLICATION
DEADLINE
DATE*
TENTATIVE
PLANNING
COMMISSION
MEETING DATE*
(Generally held on the
first Wednesday after the first
Monday at 6:30 p.m.)
TENTATIVE
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING
DATE*
(Generally held on the
fourth Monday at 7:00 p.m.)
December 5 (2016) January 4 January 23
January 3 February 8 February 27
February 6 March 8 March 27
March 6 April 5 April 24
April 3 May 3 May 22
May 1 June 7 June 26
June 5 July 5 July 24
July 3 August 9 August 28
August 7 September 6 September 25
September 5 October 4 October 23
October 2 November 8 November 27
November 6 December 6 December 26
December 4 January 3 (2018) January 22 (2018)
Acknowledgement and Signature
I acknowledge that I have read all of the information listed in the City of Arden Hills Land Use Application and
fully understand that I am responsible for all costs incurred by the City related to the processing of this
application.
__________________________________________________ ________________
Property Owner Signature (Required) Date
________________________________________________ ________________
Applicant Signature (If different than the property owner) Date
Please contact the City Planner at 651-792-7800
if you have any questions regarding this application.
Additional copies of this application form are available on the City’s website: www.cityofardenhills.org/landuseapplications
City of Arden Hills 1245 West Highway 96 Arden Hills, MN 55112-5743
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone 651-792-7800 Fax 651.634.5137 www.cityofardenhills.org
Escrow Account Set Up Form
Date: _______________________
Site Address: __________________________________________________________________
Deposit made by: _______________________________________________________________
Amount: $___________________
Address to send statements: _______________________________________________________
Contact Person: ________________________________________________________________
Telephone No.: ____________________ Email Address: ____________________________
Purpose of Escrow Account: ______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Arden Hills Finance Department policy requires that escrow deposits be held for six months once
a permit has been closed in order to ensure all costs associated with the project have been
covered. Please note: Land Use Applications may be required to maintain a minimum balance as
established by the City, and will require replenishment when balances fall below the minimum
balance. I acknowledge that I have read this policy and fully understand that any remaining
escrow balance will be released after a six-month waiting period.
___________________________________ __________________
Applicant Signature Date
Office Use Only
Staff Name: _______________________________ Department: ________________________
Type of Escrow:
Landscaping
Grading & Erosion (PW#______________)
Site Improvements (PW#______________)
Security Deposit – Do Not Charge
Land Use Application (PC#____________)
Temporary Certificate of Occupancy
Other: _____________________________
Additional Notes: _______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
The Site:
The property is nestled in the southeast quadrant at Highway 96 and Highway 10 in Arden Hills,
Minnesota. Situated on the northern portion of the property is the sanctuary, education wing, and
parking lots for the congregation of North Heights Lutheran Church. Several acres of undeveloped
land are at the southern edge of the property. This land has varied terrain and a fair amount of
mature tree coverage. Royal Hills Park borders the southern property boundary and was deeded to
the City by Northern Heights. Round Lake is visible across Highway 10. The faith community of St.
Katherine Orthodox Church borders much of the western edge of the property. The inactive Twin
Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) site to the north of Highway 96 is slated for a mixed-use
development in the coming years.
Lyngblomsten proposes to purchase approximately 6.24 acres on the southern portion of the
property owned by North Heights Lutheran Church located at 1700 West Highway 96 in Arden
Hills, Minnesota, for the purpose of developing a senior living community. The vision is to create a
vibrant continuum-of-care campus offering up to a total of 200 units comprised of a mix of
independent living, assisted living, and memory care/enhanced care suites/skill nursing care plus
complementary campus amenities.
The Project:
In alignment with the mission of Lyngblomsten and the demand for more senior housing in the
area, Lyngblomsten seeks to create a second campus offering a full continuum of services for older
adults. The majority of units would be independent and assisted living for those age 62+. The
market-rate units are planned to be mid-range in price, amenities, and size (variety of 1- and 2-
bedroom units), with a goal of serving people from a variety of income levels. Overall, like we’ve
done on our Como Park campus (St. Paul), Lyngblomsten seeks to create a comfortable Christian
home for older adults of all faiths and cultures that is welcoming, creates community, values
individual preferences, and promotes dignity.
Not only will this development address the shortage of senior housing in the area, but for those
wishing to continue living in their existing homes, services through 2nd Half with Lyngblomsten
that would be part of the Arden Hills campus can help support their decision to remain and their
needs associated with that decision.
The preliminary plan for the site positions the building south of the North Heights education wing
and parking lots. Underground parking spaces would be provided to accommodate the parking
needs of the residents in the independent living units. Parking for guests and staff would be
provided via a new surface lot, positioned between the building and Snelling Avenue. Most likely a
landscaped retention pond would be created to manage water drainage, although other options are
also being explored. Vehicular access to the property would be from a new entrance on Snelling
Avenue. The building plan does not physically connect the Lyngblomsten building with the North
Heights buildings. However, we anticipate a sidewalk or pathway between the two properties so
that Lyngblomsten residents and North Heights congregants will have access for use of common
spaces or participation in activities as agreed upon by both parties.
The proposed development is anticipated to provide:
• A four-story, continuum-of-care building that includes a Life Enrichment Center (2nd Half
with Lyngblomsten), Independent Senior Housing, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Short-
term Transitional Care, and Enhanced Care Suites or Long-Term Skilled Nursing Care. The
apartments would be a combination of one- and two-bedroom units.
• Courtyards and balconies will afford fresh air, nice views, and enjoyment of the outdoors
• Main floor town center offering amenities such as bistro style or fine dining, a pub, a cinema,
a chapel, a fitness center and a gift shop.
• Planned events and activities, including concerts with professional local musicians
• Heated underground parking for tenants
• Surface-level parking lot for visitors and staff
• Vehicular entrance from Snelling Avenue
• Professionally landscaped grounds; outdoor spaces for tenants and visitors to enjoy
• Possible shuttle service to Lyngblomsten’s Como Park campus for additional amenities—
concerts, art classes, etc.
• Sidewalk for pedestrian passage between Lyngblomsten campus and North Heights campus
• Pathway around the building for emergency vehicle access when needed but designed for
daily use as a walking path by both Lyngblomsten tenants and North Heights congregants
• Professional on-site management and service coordination staff
We have attached to this narrative a concept drawing, a site plan, as well as a photo of our current
market-rate independent (with services) senior apartments (The Heritage at Lyngblomsten) in
St.Paul. The plans show the proposed parcel, boundaries, and preliminary site plan. Lyngblomsten
will use quality materials to produce a solid structure that is timeless in appearance and
complements the natural beauty of the site. It will be built to last and be well maintained as
Lyngblomsten plans to own and manage the property in perpetuity.
Project Timeline:
Due Diligence Completed 01/31/2018
Close on Land Acquisition 04/01/2018
Construction Commencement 04/01/2018
Construction Completion 07/01/2019
About Lyngblomsten:
Lyngblomsten is a Christian nonprofit social ministry organization serving older adults and their
families through healthcare, housing, and community-based services. Partnered in ministry with
more than two dozen Christian congregations across the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul,
Lyngblomsten provides a continuum of care to meet the needs of adults as they travel the later
years of their life’s journey. Our services nurture the whole person—body, mind, and spirit.
For more than a century, Lyngblomsten has been caring for the elderly and providing support for
their loved ones while engaging the hearts of generous volunteers and donors who help carry out
our mission:
Influenced by Christ, Lyngblomsten provides a ministry of
compassionate care and innovative services to older adults
in order to preserve and enhance their quality of life.
Our first building opened in 1912 on the same property from where we serve today at Midway
Parkway and Pascal Street (referred to as our Como Park campus), 7¾ miles from North Heights’
Arden Hills campus. We are rooted deeply in the Saint Paul community and expect to be so for at
least another century. The women who dreamed of Lyngblomsten and incorporated in 1906 set out
to build a Christian home for the elderly. Today we still honor that vision and additionally offer a
robust continuum of care to help older adults receive the services they need while staying close to
the communities and congregations they love. We embrace the whole person and strive to provide
as much independence and access to options as possible, with a goal of promoting dignity and
purpose.
While we believe that our early predecessors engaged area churches in their endeavor to create a
Christian home for the elderly, we know that a formal partnership with area congregations was
created in 1960 when Lyngblomsten gifted the organization to what is now the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America, and area congregations were invited to become members of
Lyngblomsten.
North Heights became a member congregation in 1975 and remains active as one of our 27 member
churches. Over the years, in addition to members of North Heights serving on the boards of
directors for Lyngblomsten and serving as delegates for North Heights, Lyngblomsten has enjoyed
hosting many events at North Heights’ beautiful Arden Hills facilities.
In addition to the formal member partnerships with churches, Lyngblomsten also collaborates with
area congregations to support ministry to, with, and for older adults. Today this is accomplished
primarily through 2nd Half with Lyngblomsten, supporting the ministries of congregations and
enriching the lives of older adults through a variety of caregiver services, memory loss respite care,
coaching, training (such as older adult ministry forums and congregational care volunteers via Care
Team Ministry), and leading/sponsoring the Parish Nurse Ministry Resource Group. These
services in collaboration with St. Paul area congregations have been a hallmark of Lyngblomsten for
two decades.
As we look to the future, Lyngblomsten’s goal is to develop a second campus that will become a vital
part of the Arden Hills community. Just like our century-old Como Park campus, the development
will remain Lyngblomsten owned and managed for generations to come.
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Requested Action
Review the Bethel University and University of Northwestern Campus Master Plans; and the
current commercial and industrial zones’ purposes and uses.
Background
On October 10, 2016, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2016-008 An Interim Ordinance
Temporarily Prohibiting Land Use Applications and Reviews for Higher Education Uses in
Residential, Business, Industrial and Other Zones (moratorium, Attachment A). The moratorium
can last up to one year to prepare a study to determine the impacts and benefits from higher
education land uses and provide recommendations for possible Zoning Code and/or
Comprehensive Plan amendments regarding higher education uses. On February 13, 2017, the
City Council approved a proposal from WSB and Associates to complete a study focusing on the
economic impact of higher education uses within the commercial and employment zones The
study is comprised of seven components:
Background gathering and analysis of the existing Campus Master Plans for the
University of Northwestern and Bethel University.
Analysis of the Commercial and Employment Uses currently allowed in the various
Commercial and Industrial Zones.
Analysis of the Employment and Economic Activity that results from the allowed
Commercial and Employment Uses.
The regulation of Higher Education Uses within other communities.
Analysis of existing parcels and buildings within the Commercial and Industrial zones.
Preparation of a Final Report.
Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan Amendments based on the Report’s
recommendations.
AGENDA ITEM – 1B
MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 20, 2017
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
William S. Joynes, Sr., City Administrator
FROM: Eric Zweber, Interim City Planner
SUBECT: Planning Case #17-006: Higher Education Moratorium Study
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Eric Zweber, WSB Senior Planner and Arden Hills Interim City Planner, will be leading the
study efforts with the Planning Commission with assistance from Hannah Rybak, WSB Planner
and Arden Hills Interim Planner. The Economic Development Commission will also provide
assistance on the study. On March 8, 2017, the Planning Commission reviewed the first two
subjects of the study: background of the existing Campus Master Plans for the Bethel University
and University of Northwestern; and the analysis of the Commercial and Employment Uses
currently allowed in the various Commercial and Industrial Zones.
Bethel University and University of Northwestern Campus Master Plans
Arden Hills has approved a Campus Master Plan (CMP) for Bethel University in 2012
(Attachment B) and a CMP for the University of Northwestern in 2007 (Attachment C). Both
CMPs show opportunities for additional buildings and classrooms on the respective campuses,
but both universities have requested the development of higher educational facilities off of their
campuses. Bethel has classrooms and administrative offices at the Anderson Center located at 2
Pine Tree Drive, formerly occupied by Country Financial. In October 2016, Northwestern
submitted an application to convert the former Smiths Medical buildings at Grey Fox Road and
Snelling Avenue into a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) facility.
The Planning Commission and the City Council have both questioned why the colleges are
looking for facilities off of their campuses when their CMPs show that they can build facilities
on campus. To help answer that question, Arden Hills staff has interviewed the President of
Northwestern and the President and other staff from Bethel. A summary of their responses are
described below.
Priorities
To understand the universities’ future plans, staff asked for each board’s top priorities.
TOP PROIRTIES
BETHEL UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN
Raise $150,000,000 Fulfill Their Mission
Increase Use of the Anderson Center by
Adding Health Care Programs Enrollment Growth to 7,000 Students
Build the Endowment Add Programs
Grow College of Adult and Professional
Studies to 4,000 Students Additional Resources and Money
The priorities for both universities include growing enrollment which will require additional
facilities. To build additional facilities, they both will need to raise significant resources and
funds. Bethel stated that they can accommodate their growth expectations through new buildings
on their campus and the expansion of the Anderson Center. However, they did state that they
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would like to be able to pursue opportunities for building new or acquiring existing buildings off
of their campus as well.
Northwestern stated they cannot meet their growth expectations on their current campus.
Northwestern is looking for sites in Arden Hills, Roseville or Shoreview to build additional
facilities which would be designed for adult and graduate students and would not include student
housing.
Costs
During the Planning Commission’s review of the application from Northwestern regarding the
Smiths Medical property on November 9, 2016, the President of Northwestern stated that it
would cost about $150 per square foot to renovate the Smiths Medical buildings into a STEM
facility while new construction would be closer to $400 per square foot. Staff at Bethel noted
similar experiences with the cost savings associated with renovation versus new construction.
Both universities stated that the cost savings outweighs the separation for their existing campus,
particularly if they intend to use the facilities for adult or graduate courses in which the students
typically would not live on campus.
End of the Joint Engineering Program with the University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota recently ended its 3-2 engineering program with all of its partner
colleges and universities. The 3-2 program allowed students to attend three years of college at
their first college or university (including Bethel and Northwestern) and then transfer to the
University of Minnesota for the final two years of the engineering program. The University of
Minnesota has terminated these agreements, but has agreed to honor any students that have
started the program before the agreement expired. This means that Bethel and Northwestern will
need to have their own junior and senior level engineering programs established by Fall 2018.
The President of Northwestern stated that the university will need to find a temporary facility by
May 2018 and a permanent facility to house the engineering program by Fall 2019.
Increasing Student Enrollment through Technology and Graduate Programs
Bethel has a total of 4,267 students, of which 1,153 are graduate level. Northwestern has a total
3,231 students, of which 213 are graduate level. Bethel plans on increasing the Continuing Adult
and Professional Programs enrollment to 4,000 students. Northwestern plans on growing their
total enrollment to 7,000 students while they have room for only about 2,500 full time traditional
students on campus. Both universities plan on adding enrollment through increasing the number
of programs that they offer. These new programs are expected to include a significant amount of
online instruction.
In addition to the mathematic, science, and engineering courses, Bethel plans on adding physical
therapy, occupational therapy, athletic training and doctorate of nursing programs at the
Anderson Center within the next five years. Northwestern plans on adding bachelor of science in
data analytics, master of biology, master of data analytics, master of nursing, engineering,
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physical therapy, occupational therapy, physician’s assistant and nurse practitioner programs and
hopes to eventually have a medical college. Northwestern does not currently have facilities for
these new programs and there is not enough room to accommodate all of the new programs on
their campus.
CURRENT STUDENT POPULATION
BETHEL UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF
NORTHWESTERN
POST SECONDARY 21 1,290
TRADITIONAL
UNDERGRADUATE 2,548
1,556
ADULT
UNDERGRADUATE 172
GRADUATE 1,153 213
SEMINARY 545 N/A
TOTAL 4,267 3,231
Due to the desire of both universities to grow their programs and enrollment, and the cost
savings from converting existing building into higher education facilities, Arden Hills should
continue to expect requests from both Bethel and Northwestern to expand their facilities into the
existing business and industrial zones.
Commercial and Industrial Zones
For the purposes of this study, all applicable land uses within the City were assigned a North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code. The NAICS is used by businesses and
governments throughout North America, and is also used for industry information in the United
States Census. It is being used for this study so that the land uses within districts correlate and
can be evaluated in the same manner as employment and income by industry.
The following discussion will center on the two tables below. The first table is an evaluation of
the Purpose Statements for each individual district. The statements were grouped by topic to
show the intended purpose or areas of emphasis of each zoning district. The complete list of
each zoning district’s purpose statements are provided in Attachment D. The second table shows
which industries (based on NAICS code) are currently allowed in each zoning district. The table
breaks down whether the uses are permitted, accessory, conditional, conditional accessory or
allowed by Planned Unit Development. The complete list of uses allowed in each zoning district
is provided in Attachment E.
To evaluate these tables, we have grouped two or three zoning districts together based on overall
similarity. The discussion will focus on where the uses and purpose statements are similar
between the districts, as well as where they are different. The Arden Hills Zoning Map is
provided as Attachment F.
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Group 1: Neighborhood Business (NB) & Limited Business (B-1)
Neighborhood Business (NB) zoning is located at the former City Hall site and the neighboring
daycare business, Lindey’s Prime Steak House at Old Snelling Avenue and County Road E, and
the businesses at the southeast corner of County Road E2 and Cleveland Avenue. Limited
Business (B-1) zoning is located at the main campus of Bethel University and the northeast
portion of the North Heights Lutheran Church property at US Highway 10 and CSAH 96. The
North Heights B-1 property is vacant and is occupied by trees and wetlands.
Purpose Topics:
Residential Transition: Both of these districts discuss residential transition in their
purpose statements. Some characteristics of this purpose include: to be located at the edge
of residential neighborhoods, to provide goods and services to adjacent residents, and to
limit the type, size and intensity of use, so as not to be disruptive to residents nearby.
Pedestrian, Bicycle & Public Transport: This topic is discussed in the purpose statement
for NB, but not B-1. Goals include making access safe and convenient to pedestrians and
bicyclists, to have connected sidewalks, and access to public transportation.
Sense of Place: Again, this topic is included in the purpose statement for NB, but not B-1.
The statement discusses having a public commons so people have a place to gather, as
well as to comply with the City’s gateway requirements.
Uses Allowed:
The uses allowed in the NB and B-1 districts are generally very similar. There are ten industries
that are allowed in both districts and only three industry codes that are allowed, in some form, in
B-1 but not in NB. These industries include: Transportation and Warehousing, Educational
Services, and Arts, Entertainment and Recreation. These three industries typically require larger
development areas that would not necessarily fit well within a more residential setting.
Group 2: General Business (B-2), Service Business (B-3) and Retail Center District (B-4)
General Business (B-2) zoning is located on both sides of County Road E between Highway 51
and Lexington Avenue. Service Business (B-3) zoning is located generally on the west side of
Lexington Avenue between the railroad tracks on the south and I-694 to the north. Retail Center
(B-4) zoning is located along both sides of Dunlap Avenue between the B-3 and I-Flex zoning
districts.
Purpose Topics:
Mixed Use District: Of the three districts, only B-2 has encouraging mixed use
development where people can live, work and play as a purpose
Pedestrian, Bicycle & Public Transport: Again, only B-2 has this emphasized in its
purpose statement.
Sense of Place: A place to gather and socialize is in the purpose statement of only the B-2
district.
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Architectural/Identity Elements: All three districts have this topic in their respective
purpose statements. This shows that all districts are meant to be visually attractive, and in
some cases, have a distinctive look.
Nuisances/Traffic: Again, all three districts include language in their purpose statements
regarding preventing nuisances to neighboring properties and minimizing traffic.
Implementation of City Plans: The City has adopted a guiding plan for the B-2 district,
and one of the purposes of the district is to implement that plan. The B-3 and B-4 districts
do not have guiding plans.
Flexibility in Land Uses & Site Development Standards: The B-3 district promotes more
flexibility in these areas than in other districts in order to achieve the ultimate goals of the
district.
Grouping/Critical Mass: All three of these districts emphasize the importance of grouping
similar and mutually supportive businesses together.
Business Prosperity: This topic is in the purpose statements of the B-3 and B-4 districts.
Redevelopment: Redevelopment is stated as a priority within the B-3 and B-4 districts. It
discusses allowing transitional reuse of buildings until they can be redeveloped and
prohibiting uses that would impede redevelopment.
Surrounding Communities: Allowing for uses that serve not only residents, but
surrounding communities is a priority in the B-4 district.
Serving the Community and Motorists: Maintaining an adequate supply of different
businesses to serve residents, and having businesses with easy access to arterial streets
and highways is emphasized in the B-3 district.
Uses Allowed:
These three districts have fourteen industries that are allowed in all of them. The only industry
that is not universally allowed is Real Estate and Rental Leasing, which is only allowed by
Conditional Use Permit in B-3.
Group 3: Gateway Business (GB) and I-FLEX
Gateway Business (GB) zoning is located on the west and south shores of Round Lake between
Highway 96 and I-694. The I-Flex zoning is located on the east side of Highway 51between the
railroad tracks to the south and I-694 to the north.
Purpose Topics:
Architectural/Identity Elements: This topic is present in the purpose statement for the GB
district. The GB district is an entry point to the City and highly visible to motorists
passing through.
Nuisances/Traffic: Both of the districts emphasize only allowing uses that will not create
traffic issues on surrounding roads.
Natural Resources/Environmental Elements: A purpose of the GB district is to protect the
site’s natural resources.
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Implementation of City Plans: The City has adopted a Comprehensive Development Plan
called the I-694/I-35W Plan that pertains to the GB area, and a purpose of the district is to
implement that plan.
Flexibility in Land Uses & Site Development Standards: One purpose of the I-FLEX
district is to allow flexibility in standards. This item is not present in the GB purpose
statement.
Maintain Existing Character: This topic is repeated several times in the purpose
statements for the I-FLEX district. The goal is to protect and enhance existing
development, while also allowing for new development that fits with the existing
character of the area.
Uses Allowed:
The uses allowed within these two districts are almost identical. The only industry that is allowed
in GB and not in I-FLEX is Accommodation and Food Services.
Group 4: Limited Industrial (I-1) and General Industrial (I-2)
Limited Industrial (I-1) zoning is generally located north of I-694 and between Lexington and
Hamline Avenues. General Industrial (I-2) zoning is located at the southeast corner of US
Highway 10 and I-35W.
Purpose Topics:
Compatibility with Existing Development/Surrounding Uses: Both of these districts have
this element in their purpose statements. This topic aims to mitigate the negative effects
that can sometimes accompany industrial uses, and ensure that all the businesses in the
district fit well together.
Provides an Area for Industrial Uses to Locate:
o For the I-1 district, this refers to keeping the intensity of land utilization lower
than in the I-2 district.
o For the I-2 district, the intent is to provide an area where more intense industrial
uses can locate.
Uses Allowed:
There are eleven industries that are permitted in both industrial districts. The only industry
permitted in the I-1 district that is not permitted in the I-2 district is Arts, Entertainment and
Recreation.
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Commercial and Industrial Zones’ Purpose Statements Table
NB B‐1 B‐2 B‐3 B‐4 GB I‐1 I‐2 I‐FLEX
Residential Transition X X
Mixed Use District X
Pedestrian, Bicycle & Public
Transport X X
Sense of Place X X
Architectural/Identity
Elements X X X X
Nuisances/Traffic X X X X X
Natural
Resources/Environmental
Elements X
Implementation of City Plans X X
Flexibility in Land Uses & Site
Development Standards X X
Grouping/Critical Mass X X X
Business Prosperity X X
Compatibility with Existing
Development/Surrounding
Uses X X
Maintain Existing Character X
Redevelopment X X
Provides an Area for
Commercial to Locate X X X
Provides an Area for Industrial
to Locate X X
Surrounding Communities X
Serving the Community &
Motorists X
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Commercial and Industrial NAISC Table
NAISC # NAISC Classification NB B‐1 B‐2 B‐3 B‐4 GB I‐1 I‐2 I‐FLEX
11
Agriculture, Forestry,
Fishing and Hunting
21
Mining, Quarrying, and
Oil and Gas Extraction
22 Utilities P, C P, C P, C P, C P, C P, C P, C P, C P, C
23 Construction
31‐33 Manufacturing C, A C, A C, A P, C P P P, C
42 Wholesale Trade
44‐45 Retail Trade P A P, C P, C P, A C, A C, A C, A A
48‐49
Transportation and
Warehousing A A A A C P, C
P,
C,
CA C
51 Information C, CA C, CA P, CA P, CA P, CA CA CA CA CA
52 Finance and Insurance P P P P P P P P P
53
Real Estate and Rental
and Leasing C
54
Professional, Scientific,
and Technical Services P, C P P, C P, C P, C P P, C P, C P
55
Management of
Companies and
Enterprises
56
Administrative and
Support and Waste
Management and
Remediation Services P P, A P P P P P P P
61 Educational Services C C, D C C
62
Health Care and Social
Assistance P P
P, C,
A
CA, D P P P P P P
71
Arts, Entertainment,
and Recreation P, A P, C P P P P P
72
Accommodation and
Food Services C A P, C P, C P, C
P,
C,
A C C
81
Other Services (except
Public Administration) C C, A
P, C,
A
P, C,
A P, C P, A A
92 Public Administration C C C C C C C C C
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LEGEND
P Permitted Use
C Conditional Use
A Accessory Use
CA Conditional Accessory Use
D Planned Unit
March 8, 2017 Planning Commission Discussion
During their March 8, 2017 meeting, the Planning Commission reviewed the Campus Master
Plans, Universities’ Missions and the Purpose Statement and Uses within the business and
industrial zoning districts. Discussion after the review centered on the following topics:
Can the missions and short term goals of the Universities be achieved within their
existing campuses and Campus Master Plans?
Staff responded that it is unlikely that the University of Northwestern will be able to
achieve their mission within their existing campus and that the President of the
University has stated that he is looking into purchasing property in Arden Hills, Roseville
or Shoreview. Bethel University may be able to accommodate their growth goals using
both the Anderson Center and their existing campus property, but an amendment to their
existing Campus Master Plan would likely be required to deviate from the lot coverage
and landscape coverage standards. The President of Bethel University would also like to
have the option to purchase additional property off campus, but that their current focus is
on increasing the efficiency of their use of the Anderson Center.
Would addition classrooms, student housing and other facilities be needed to attract new
adult continuing education students?
Neither Bethel nor Northwestern are looking to expand their residence halls or their on-
campus full time student services to accommodate their growth. Many of the additional
programs will include online instruction and require in-person classroom attendance one
night a week or less. Many of these courses can be accommodated in their existing
facilities or, in Bethel’s case, the use of the Anderson Center. The exception is the new
STEM programs that both Universities are looking to expand. Those STEM programs
will require laboratory facilities that cannot be replicated online and are not
accommodated within the existing classrooms at either campus. Additional laboratory
facilities would need to be constructed or acquired to accomplish the growth goals of the
Universities.
Are all the different business and zoning districts needed?
The Planning Commission reviewed the groupings of zoning districts provided earlier in
this memorandum. The Planning Commission discussed if there is a clear difference
between the NB and B-1 districts; or the B-3 and B-4 districts. Staff stated that the
purpose statement of the B-2 district is different than the B-3 and B-4 districts and that
this study does not include the residential or mixed uses allowed in the B-2 district.
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Do the purpose statements and uses within the zoning districts match the existing
businesses that are operating within these districts?
The Planning Commission did observe that the I-1 and I-2 zoning districts have very
similar purposes and uses, but that the existing businesses are quite different. The I-1
district is the area generally located north of I-694 and between Lexington and Hamline
Avenues. This I-1 area has office uses like Lake O’Lakes and Gradient, research such as
Boston Scientific and has even been consider for retail with the proposed Bremer Bank
renovation. The only I-2 properties in Arden Hills are the Scherer Bros. Lumber at US
Highway 10 and I-35W and the railroad spur to the south of Scherer Bros. The Planning
Commission discussed that the uses in these two districts should be reviewed so that I-1
has more office and less industrial and opposite for the I-2 district.
Requested Action
1. That the City Council provides any direction or guidance to the Planning Commission
regarding the scope and extent of effort for the Higher Education Study.
2. Review the Campus Master Plans, Universities’ Missions and the Purpose Statement and
Uses within the business and industrial zoning districts. Provide comments or direction
to the Planning Commission regarding this information.
Attachments
A. Ordinance No. 2016-008
B. Bethel University 2012 Campus Master Plan Map
C. University of Northwestern 2007 Campus Master Plan Map
D. Business and Industrial District Purpose Statements
E. Arden Hills Land Use Chart
F. Arden Hills Zoning Map
ATTACHMENT A
1 Benson Great Hall
2 Lundquist Community Life
Center
3 Academic Center (AC)
4 Brushaber Commons (BC)
5 Clauson Center (CC)
6 Hagstrom Center (HC)
7 Robertson Physical Education
Center (RC)
8 Heritage Residence Hall
9 Edgren Residence Hall
10 Bodien Residence Hall
11 Getsch Residence Hall
12 Sports and Recreation Center
(SRC)
EXISTING
A Lake Valentine
B Ona Orth Athletic Complex
C Hargis Park
D Field Sports
E Royal Stadium
F West Parking Lot
G Heritage Hall Parking Lot
H SoHo Parking Lot
I East Parking Lots
13 Facilities
14 Arden Village East Townhouses
15 Nelson Residence Hall
16 Lissner Residence Hall
17 Scandia Church
18 Seminary Complex
19 Chalberg Residence Hall
20 Turnwall Residence Hall
21 Danielson Residence Hall
22 Wessman Residence Hall
23 Widen Residence Hall
24 Wingblade Residence Hall and
Campus Child Development
Center (CDC)
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PROPOSED FUTURE
J Track
K Multi-Purpose Turf Field
L Bethel Drive Redesign
M Courtyard
N Parking Garage (Option 1)
O Parking Garage (Option 2)
P Parking Lot
Q Lake Valentine Foot/Bike Path
R Ring Road and Bridge
25 Wellness Center
26 Business and Economics
27 HC Expansion
28 Edgren-Bodien Connector
29 SRC Expansion
30 Nelson Residence Hall Additions
31 Science Center
32 Seminary Addition
33 Residence Hall
34 Learning Commons/Library
Campus Master Plan
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ATTACHMENT C
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Purpose Statements
Residential Transition (NB & B‐1)
To be located at the edge of residential neighborhoods (NB)
To provide a limited range of over‐the‐counter, convenience, retail and service uses to
accommodate the needs of the adjacent residents (NB)
To place limitations on the type, size and intensity of uses within this district, given its proximity
to residential uses. (NB)
To ensure adequate buffering is provided on these sites for the adjacent residential uses (NB)
To provide a district which is related to and may reasonably adjoin high density or other
residential districts (B‐1)
To establish a business district in which there is limited contact with the public and no exterior display or
selling of merchandise to the general public (B‐1) Mixed Use District (B‐2)
To be a place in which people can live, work and play (B‐2)
Pedestrian, Bicycle and Public Transport (NB & B‐2)
To place emphasis on convenience for pedestrian, bicycle and public transportation access to
the use (NB)
To create a compact, architecturally diverse, pedestrian‐ and bicycle‐friendly community1 with
a distinct identity (B‐2)
To provide a connected sidewalk system1 and places for people to gather and socialize (B‐2)
Sense of Place (NB & B‐2)
To accommodate, where possible, a public commons giving residents a place to gather and
interact with one another (NB)
To require, where applicable, compliance with the City’s gateway requirements (NB)
To provide a connected sidewalk system and places for people to gather and socialize1 (B‐2)
Architectural/Identity Elements (B‐2, B‐3, B‐4 & GB)
To create a compact, architecturally diverse, pedestrian‐ and bicycle‐friendly community with a
distinct identity1 (B‐2)
To implement design standards to promote an attractive environment with lasting and
sustainable value (B‐2)
To establish a high standard of development and design that produces a positive visual image1
and minimizes the effects of traffic congestion, noise, odor and glare (B‐3)
1Bold denotes that the statement is repeated under two topics. The bolded text is the portion of the statement
that applies to the topic above.
ATTACHMENT D
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To produce a positive visual image by establishing a high standard of design and development
(B‐4)
To allow only development that will create an attractive environment and a positive image for
this site, which is one of the most visible in the community and represents the City’s last major
development site (GB)
To promote high quality, unified, large‐scale development in a manner similar to a planned unit
development (GB)
Nuisances/Traffic (B‐2, B‐3, B‐4, GB & I‐FLEX)
To minimize the effects of traffic congestion, noise, odor, glare and similar safety problems (B‐2)
To establish a high standard of development and design that produces a positive visual image
and minimizes the effects of traffic congestion, noise, odor and glare1 (B‐3)
To ensure acceptable traffic operations on local streets (B‐3)
To alleviate potential traffic congestion on local streets by the design of the circulation pattern
and arrangement of uses (B‐4)
To allow development that will ensure reasonable traffic operation on the internal and
surrounding transportation systems (GB)
To permit only those uses that will have traffic generation characteristics that are compatible
with existing development in the district and that will ensure reasonable traffic operation on
streets in the vicinity (I‐FLEX)
Natural Resources/Environmental Elements (GB)
To protect the site’s natural resources (GB)
Implementation of City Plans (B‐2 & GB)
To implement the plan known as the “Guiding Plan for the B‐2 District,” which was adopted by
the City Council on October 27, 2008 (B‐2)
To implement that part of Arden Hills Comprehensive Development Plan known as the I‐694/I‐
35W Plan (GB)
To take full advantage of the site’s location as documented and described in the NE I‐694/I‐35W
Plan (GB)
To promote flexibility in land uses and development standards to achieve the objectives of the I‐
694/I‐35W Plan (GB)
Flexibility in Land Uses and Site Development Standards (B‐3 & I‐FLEX)
To promote flexibility in land uses and site development standards to achieve the purposes of
the district (B‐3)
To promote flexibility in land uses and site development standards to achieve the objectives of
the I‐FLEX District (I‐FLEX)
3
Grouping/Critical Mass (B‐2, B‐3 & B‐4)
To group compatible retail and service business uses that tend to draw trade that is naturally
interchangeable and promotes business prosperity (B‐2)
To encourage grouping of compatible and mutually supportive business uses and services (B‐3)
To provide an integrated retail trade center that groups compatible retail uses in one or more
multiple‐occupancy buildings. Free standing, single‐occupancy buildings will be allowed if
planned and constructed as part of a unified development that contains a retail center or is
developed after such a retail center is developed (B‐4)
To encourage grouping of uses that are mutually supportive and have similar requirements for
vehicular and pedestrian accessibility and exposure (B‐4)
Business Prosperity (B‐3 & B‐4)
To promote business prosperity (B‐3)
To promote business prosperity by creating an attractive and functional retail center (B‐4)Compatibility
with Existing Development/Surrounding Uses (I‐1 & I‐2)
To allow only those types and intensities of industrial uses that do not detract from the
surrounding area (I‐1)
To present the least deleterious effect to adjacent, less intensive land uses (I‐2)
Maintain Existing Character (I‐FLEX)
To preserve, protect, enhance and perpetuate existing development in the district (I‐FLEX)
To attract new development that is compatible with existing development in the district in
terms of use, performance, character, quality and appearance of buildings and sites (I‐FLEX)
To encourage new site development that will be compatible with existing site development
standards of existing development in the district (I‐FLEX)
Redevelopment (B‐3 & B‐4)
To allow a transitional reuse of existing buildings until market conditions warrant
redevelopment (B‐3)
To enhance redevelopment potential by prohibiting uses that would impede redevelopment (B‐
3)
To allow transitional uses that will allow an orderly phasing out of existing uses and
development that are not appropriate in a contemporary retail center and a phasing in of uses
and development as warranted by market conditions (B‐4)
Provides an Area for Commercial (office, retail) to Locate (B‐1, B‐2 & B‐3)
To establish areas for the location and development of administrative office buildings and
related office uses which are subject to more restrictive controls (B‐1)
4
To provide an adequate supply of businesses and professional service areas to meet the needs
of the residents (B‐2)To provide locations for uses that may be incompatible with retail centers,
thereby keeping the retail centers compact and convenient (B‐3)
Provides an Area for Industrial to Locate (I‐1 & I‐2)
To maintain performance standards to keep the intensity of land utilization lower than in the
general Industrial District (I‐1)
To provide an area where more intensive light industrial land uses may locate (I‐2)
Surrounding Communities (B‐4)To meet retail shopping needs of the surrounding community by
providing a district that will accommodate a wide range of retail goods and services (B‐4)
Serving the Community and Motorists (B‐3)
To accommodate an adequate supply of businesses and services that serve the community and
motorists traveling through the community with a broad range of services and goods (B‐3)
To keep services in close proximity to arterial streets or highways in areas that are appropriately
designated on the Comprehensive Plan (B‐3)
1320.05 Land Use Chart. (revised 11125113)
Zoning Districts:
Uses:
R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 NB B-1 B-2 B-3 B-4 CC GB 1-1 1-2
FLEX
POS
Antenna,Dish or Tower CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA I CA CA CA CA
Boarding house C C ! C C C m
Brew pub C ` C C
Business service A
i
P P P C P P P P
Ginic,medical office P P P P P C P iij P ,. P P
Club or lodge(non-profit) P P P C
Club,sports&fitness A P P P C P P P
Commercial recreation-indoor P P P P
Daycare Facility,over 10 P P P P P P P P P
Daycare,family- 10 or less A A A A A A
Daycare,group farrily-14 or less CA I CA CA CA CA CA
Dog kennel
Dog run A A A
Drive-up windows C C C A
Dry cleaning&laundry,pick-up station C A A A
Dry cleaning&laundry,self-service
C C C NOMElaundry
Dwelling: density zoning D D D D
Dwelling: multiple family C C C C C C
Dwelling: single-family attached C C D D
Dwelling:single-farrily detached P P P P
Dwelling: two-family C C P P C
Dwelling:live-work unit
Financial institution&service P P P P j P C P P P P
Garage,truck C C -
Home occupation: Class I A A A A A A
Home occupation: Gass II CA CA CA CA CA C
Hospital
Hotel/motel C P C C C - C --
House of worship C C C j C C C C C j C C
Manufactured home park C
nufacturing&processing: Gass 1 A A ! A PMaP P P
Manufacturing&processing: Gass II P
Nicrobrewery C C C C C
Nicrodistillery C C C C C
Mortuary,funeral home P P C
Multiple occupancy building C C C C C C C C C C
Nursery C C C i C
Nursing home and assisted living C C C C Em
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Zoning Districts:R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 NBB 1 i B-2 B-3 B-4 CC GB 1-1 I-2 FLEX CD POSUses:Office p P P P P P P P ' P ` PParkFacilitiesMM-------- P
Pawn shop
Personal services C A P PP C
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Public use C C C C C C C C C C I C C C C C C
Research and development facility C P C C , C P P P P -
Research animals C C C
Residence Hall,dormitory C C D
Residential facility,state licensed, P P
serving 1-6
P P P P
Residential facility,state licensed,serving 7
C C C C C C
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Restaurant and restaurant-fast food C A P P P C P C C
Retail sales&service P A P P P C A A A A
School,general education C C C C C
School, higher education p C C C C
School,specialized education C C C - C C
Service station C C C C C
Storage,exterior CA
Studio C C I P P P C
Theater,indoor A C P C
Utility distribution line p pl p p p p p p p P P }' P ; P A P
Utility substation C ; C
Utility transmission C C C C C C C C C C 3 C C j C C C
Vehicle—motorized,leasing and rentals
C
Vehicle-motorized,service C C
Warehousing A A A A C P P C
P"=Permitted; "D"=Planned Unit, ""=Not Permitted;
C"=Conditional Use Permit; "A"=Accessory; "CA"=Conditional Accessory Use Permit,"I"=Interim Use Permit
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The zoning district designations represented on this map correspond to the City of Arden Hills official Zoning Map. Questions concerning the Zoning Map should be directed to City Hall. Zoning designations are subject to change. Please refer to the Zoning Code for complete information.
Adopted: April 12, 1993Printed: April 1, 2016
Zoning Map
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TRC CC- Campus Commercial
TRC C- Civic
TRC FO- Flex Office
TRC RMU- Retail Mixed Use
TRC NR-1- Residential
TRC NR-2- Residential
TRC NR-3- Residential
TRC NR-4- Residential
TRC OMU- Office Mixed Use
TRC OS- Open Space
TRC TC-1- Town Center
TRC TC-2- Town Center
TRC TC-3- Town Center
TRC- Water Infrastructure
R-1 - Single Family Residential District
R-2 - Single & Two Family Residential District
R-3 - Townhouse & Low Density Multiple Dwelling District
R-4 - Multiple Dwelling District
B-1 - Limited Business District
B-2 - General Business District
B-3 - Service Business District
B-4 - Retail Center District
NB - Neigborhood Business District
CC - Civic Center District
GB - Gateway Business
I-1 - Limited Industrial District
I-2 - General Industrial District
I-FLEX District
POS - Parks and Open Space District
CD - Conservation District
Railroad
ROW
WATER
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Background
Every ten years, all communities within the seven county metropolitan area are required to
updates their Comprehensive Plans to be compliant with the Metropolitan Council requirements.
The City now has until the end of 2018 to complete its 2040 Comprehensive Plan. The checklist
of the requirements that will need to be addressed is included in Attachment A.
The City Council approved a contract with WSB and Associate to complete the update on March
13, 2017. The joint Work Session of the City Council and Planning Commission on March 20,
2017 will be the beginning of an eleven month process to prepare the Comprehensive Plan
update for neighboring jurisdiction review and Metropolitan Council approval.
Discussion
Plan Topics
State Statute and the Metropolitan Council regulations require that the Comprehensive Plan
address the following topics:
• Land Use
• Housing
• Transportation
• Wastewater
• Surface Water
• Water Supply
• Parks and Trails
AGENDA ITEM – 1C
MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 20, 2017
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
William S. Joynes, Sr., City Administrator
FROM: Matthew Bachler, Senior Planner
SUBECT: 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update
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• Implementation
The Scope and Budget for the Comprehensive Plan is provided in Attachment C. The Scope
shows the individual tasks that will be conducted to meet the minimum requirements for the
Comprehensive Plan shown in Attachment A.
Scheduling and Public Engagement
The WSB proposal schedule is provided in Attachment B and shows the timeline for the creation
of the Comprehensive Plan and the individuals who will be involved in the review and approval
process. The Planning Commission will review the Comprehensive Plan at four upcoming
meetings covering the following topics:
Planning Commission Meeting Topic
June 7, 2017 Land Use and Housing
September 6, 2017
Implementation and Capital
Improvement Program
November 8, 2017
Draft Comprehensive Plan
review
December 6, 2017
Public Hearing for
Comprehensive Plan adoption
The City Council is scheduled to review the Comprehensive Plan at the following three
meetings:
City Council Meeting Topic
July 17, 2017 Land Use and Housing
October 16, 2017 Draft Comprehensive Plan review
January 2018 Comprehensive Plan approval
The Parks, Trails and Recreation Committee and the Economic Development Commission will
also be reviewing the draft Comprehensive Plan before the public hearing. To allow for public
review and comment of the Comprehensive Plan, a mySidewalk page will be set up exclusively
for the Comprehensive Plan that will be linked to the City’s website and linked to and posted on
the City’s Facebook page.
City Council Direction on the Scope and Effort of the Update
The City Council provided direction for staff and WSB to prepare a scope of work that will
complete the minimum requirements for the 2040 Comprehensive Plan update. The
Councilmembers have stated a number of reasons for limiting the effort to only the minimum
requirements, including:
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• The existing 2030 Comprehensive Plan is a useful document in its current form.
• A number of significant amendments have recently been made to the 2030
Comprehensive Plan, including an amendment in December 2016 for the TCAAP
development.
• The Higher Education Study currently underway will be completed in time to provide
recommendations for any economic development updates needed in the 2040
Comprehensive Plan.
City Vision and Chapter Goals
Since the City has determined that the 2030 Comprehensive Plan is a useful document for
guiding future decisions regarding community development, it would be helpful for the City
Council and Planning Commission to review the existing City Vision and Goals for each chapter
of the Comprehensive Plan and determine if any revisions are needed:
• City Vision: Arden Hills is a strong community that values its unique environmental
setting, strong residential neighborhoods, vital business community, well-maintained
infrastructure, fiscal soundness, and our long-standing tradition as a desirable City in
which to live, work, and play.
• Active Living: Enhance the health, safety, and well-being of all who live, work, and play
in the City.
• TCAAP Redevelopment: Develop TCAAP in a way that accommodates a mix of land uses
that is sensitive to the natural environment, economically sustainable, and of benefit to
the community.
• Land Use: Develop and maintain a land use pattern that strengthens the vitality, quality,
and character of our residential neighborhoods, commercial districts, and industrial areas
while protecting the community’s natural resources and developing a sustainable pattern
for future development.
• Housing: Develop and maintain a strong, vital, diverse and stable housing supply for all
members of the community.
• Economic Development and Redevelopment: Promote the development, redevelopment,
and maintenance of a viable, innovative, and diverse business environment serving Arden
Hills and the metropolitan area.
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• Parks and Recreation: Create a comprehensive, maintained, and interconnected system of
parks, pathways, and open spaces as well as a balanced program of recreational activities
for residents of all ages, incomes, and abilities.
• Protected Resources: Preserve, protect, and restore the community’s natural resources,
including open spaces, lakes, wetlands, other significant natural features, and historic
resources.
• Transportation: Provide a transportation system that has convenient and effective multi-
modal connections within Arden Hills and to adjacent municipalities, the remainder of
the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, and greater Minnesota.
• Environmental Conservation and Sustainability: Promote conservation and sustainable
design practices in the preservation, development, redevelopment, and maintenance of
the City’s natural and built environment.
• Public Facilities, Infrastructure, and Services: Provide efficient and high-quality public
facilities, services, and infrastructure.
Requested Action
1. That the City Council provides any direction or guidance to the Planning Commission
regarding the scope and extent of effort into the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update.
2. Review the existing City Vision and Goals of the various Comprehensive Plan chapters.
Please consider if any revisions or updates need to be made to the City Vision or Goals.
Attachments
A. Metropolitan Council Comprehensive Plan Minimum Checklist for Arden Hills
B. 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update Proposal, WSB & Associates, March 8, 2017
C. Proposed Scope and Budget to Provide Services to Complete the 2040 Update to the
Arden Hills Comprehensive Plan
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CHECKLIST OF MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ARDEN HILLS
The checklist below was compiled from information on the Plan Elements pages in the Local Planning Handbook under the
“Minimum Requirements” sections of the respective topics. Please note that this information is subject to change. The most
current information can always be found on the website. Also, please remember that additional information may be requested
during the review process for clarification and accuracy by the Technical Review staff. If you have any questions, please contact
your Sector Representative.
LAND USE
Forecasts and Community Designation
伫伫Include a table of forecasted population, households, and employment for 2020, 2030, and 2040, consistent with the
Council’s forecasts.
伫Remember, Council forecasts must be used consistently throughout your entire comprehensive plan.
伫Your transportation plan needs to allocate forecasts to transportation analysis zones (TAZs).
伫Your water and wastewater plans need to reflect forecasts to plan for urban services.
伫Your land use plan must reflect and be coordinated with your forecasts.
伫Include a map acknowledging your regional Community Designation(s) and acknowledge the overall density expectations
for your Community Designation(s).
伫Each Community Designation identifies both Council and Community Roles in Thrive’s land use policy section. Plans must
be consistent with Community Roles for your Community Designation(s) as well as Community Roles that apply to
everyone.
Existing Land Use
伫Provide an Existing Land Use Map with a land use legend.
伫Provide an Existing Land Use Table. Calculate total acres and percent of total acres for each land use category.
伫Land uses categories on the map and in the table, as well as any text references must all be consistent with one another.
伫Show existing regional parks, park reserves, and special recreation features with a land use of “Park” (or your equivalent)
on your Existing Land Use Map.
Future Land Use
伫The Future Land Use plan must be consistent with the Council’s forecasts of population, households, and employment and
identify sufficient land to support your community’s forecasted growth.
伫Provide a Future Land Use Map and land use legend, including density ranges for all land uses that allow residential
development.
伫Provide a Future Land Use Table. Calculate total acres and percent of total acres for each land use category for each 10-
year planning period (2020, 2030, and 2040).
伫Define each land use category shown on the Future Land Use Map. Land use categories must be used consistently
throughout your plan.
伫Land use categories must include types of allowed uses and the minimum and maximum densities (“the allowable density
range”) for all categories that allow residential uses. Allowed uses should include a description of allowable housing types
such as single family, detached, duplexes, townhomes, etc.
伫For each “mixed use” category, define an expected share of individual land uses and identify the permitted density range for
residential uses. For example, Mixed Use Downtown might have an expectation of 30% commercial, 40% office, and 30%
residential with a density of 10-15 units per acre.
伫Acknowledge Council-approved master plan boundaries of regional parks, park reserves, and special recreation features by
guiding the properties with a land use of “Park” (or your equivalent) on your Future Land Use Map.
For Communities within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) and Rural Centers:
伫Identify employment locations and provide a measurement of intensity of planned employment. Employment locations
are typically the areas guided for commercial, office, industrial and institutional uses. Acceptable measurements of
intensity include Floor Area Ratio (FAR), building footprint or impervious coverage. Ranges for measuring intensity are
acceptable.
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For Communities with Special Resources:
伫伫Identify aggregate resources in your community on the Future Land Use Map.
伫See the Special Resources section within the Land Use Plan Element for requirements for Critical Area Plans, Historic
Preservation, and others.
Density Calculations
伫Identify where forecasted residential growth will happen on your Future Land Use Map. Show expected new development
and re-developed areas.
伫Identify what density range is expected for each residential land use in your community.
伫Identify when residential development or redevelopment is anticipated to happen. See the Handbook section on Staged
Development and Redevelopment.
伫The average net residential density for your community must be consistent with the density requirements for your
community designation.
伫Provide a minimum and maximum value for each residential density range. (Zero is not an acceptable minimum. The
maximum value must be a whole number.)
伫Use the lowest allowed residential density from land use ranges in your calculations. For example, a land use that permits a
density range of 3-5 units per acre must use 3 units per acre in all density calculations for this land use. This ensures that
even at the lowest permitted density, the community will be developing at densities that meet overall density expectations.
伫Focus on areas of change. Show us which planned land uses have changed from your previously approved plan and where
new land uses (change or development intensity) is planned/expected.
伫Provide the net developable acreage for each residential land use. It’s OK to exclude wetlands and natural water bodies,
public parks and open space, arterial road rights-of-way, and natural resource lands protected by local plans and
ordinances (i.e. steep slopes, wetland buffers, tree preservation) from area calculations. Stormwater ponds, utility
easements, local roads, and local rights-of-way cannot be excluded from area calculations.
伫The information you develop in your land use plan carries over to other elements of your comprehensive plan. The areas
and densities in the land use plan must be consistent across elements related to forecasted growth, wastewater, water,
housing, and transportation.
For Communities with an Affordable Housing Allocation:
伫Guide residential land at densities sufficient to create opportunities for affordable housing using one of the following
options outlined in the Housing Plan Element. Refer to the Projected Housing Need section.
Staged Development and Redevelopment
伫Identify potential local infrastructure impacts for each 10-year increment.
伫Demonstrate that the municipality is capable of providing services and facilities that accommodate its planned growth.
伫The staging plan or likely development phasing must be consistent with the volume of anticipated sewer flow identified in
your community’s Local Sewer Plan.
伫The staging plan or likely development phasing must support and be consistent with your community’s share of the
Region’s Need for Affordable Housing for 2021 - 2030.
For Urban Center, Urban, and Suburban Communities:
伫Identify and map the land areas that are available or likely to be available for redevelopment, infill development, or new
development in your community.
伫Provide a table of those areas identified that includes future land uses, acreages, density ranges, and total residential
units in 10-year increments. Use your professional judgment for estimating the timing of development for areas that are
uncertain or do not have plans in process.
Natural Resources
伫Describe your community’s goals, intentions, and priorities concerning preservation, conservation, or restoration of natural
resources in your community.
Special Resource Protection
伫All plans must include a protection element for historic sites.
伫All plans must include policies for the protection and development of access to direct sunlight for solar energy. Solar access
is addressed in depth under the Resilience section.
伫All plans must identify whether or not aggregate resources are available within the community. For communities with
aggregate resources, additional requirements apply.
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For Communities with Aggregate Resources:
伫伫Identify aggregate resources in your community on the Future Land Use Map using the Aggregate Resources
Inventory.
伫You must address and minimize potential land use conflicts.
伫Identify planning and regulatory measures to ensure that aggregate resources are extracted prior to urbanization of
aggregate-rich sites.
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TRANSPORTATION
Transportation Analysis Zones
伫伫Include a table allocating forecasted population, household, and employment growth by TAZ for 2020, 2030 and 2040.
伫Describe how you have allocated demographic growth based on your plan’s assumptions for guided future land use (e.g.,
density, mix of uses, locations for new development, highway/transit access, redevelopment, etc.).
伫When doing your land use planning, accommodate development densities around transit consistent with density
expectations established in Chapter 3 of the 2040 Transportation Policy Plan (2040 TPP).
Roadways
伫Describe and map the functional classification of all existing and proposed roads within your community, using the
functional classification system described in Appendix D of the TPP and the roadway classification map currently
recognized in the region.
伫Maps must reflect the principal arterials adopted as the metropolitan highway system in the 2040 Transportation Policy
Plan (2040 TPP).
伫If a community determines that a change to the A-minor arterial system in the community is warranted, a request
should be made to the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) for the change, and TAB’s approval secured, prior to
reflecting the new classification in the community’s plan. Check the council’s website or contact Elaine Koutsoukos at
651-602-1717 for more information.
伫Maps should also show the streets classified by the community as major and minor collectors and local streets.
Changes to these streets from the function shown on the regional map are at a community’s discretion, and do not
need approval from TAB. However, these changes should follow the criteria laid out in Appendix D of the TPP and
maintain system continuity. A map or table highlighting any discrepancies between the community’s map and the
regional functional classification map previously referenced should be submitted to Council staff so the regional map
can be updated.
伫Include the following information for the principal and A-minor arterials:
伫Identify the existing and future number of lanes.
伫Map current traffic volumes, including heavy commercial volumes, which include both ADT and HCADT.
伫Map forecasted 2040 traffic volumes. (This should be done using the Council’s regional model, or another method with
approval from Council forecasting staff.)
伫Identify future rights-of-way that need to be preserved.
伫Identify planned improvements to principal arterials as shown in the Current Revenue scenario of the 2040 TPP.
伫Identify any existing or proposed future MnPASS lanes, dedicated busways and bus-only shoulder lanes as shown in
Figure 6-6 of the 2040 TPP.
伫For other proposed interchange improvements, follow the Highway Interchange Request Criteria and Review
Procedure, which can be found in Appendix F of the 2040 TPP.
伫Incorporate access management guidelines of MnDOT, or those of the county in which your community is located, into
your comprehensive plan as well as into your subdivision and zoning ordinances.
伫Describe recommendations from recent corridor studies regarding roadway improvements, changes in land use,
and/or access.
Transit
伫The region has established Transit Market Areas to guide the types and levels of transit service that are appropriate for
efficient and effective services. Transit Market Areas are defined in Appendix G of the 2040 TPP by the demographic and
urban design factors that are associated with successful transit service. Identify your community in relationship to your
transit market area(s). Describe and map the existing and planned transit infrastructure and services in your community,
including those of Metro Transit or other regional transit service providers. Communities should include the identification of
the following basic elements of the transit system in their comprehensive plan:
伫Existing transit routes and dial-a-ride services
伫Existing and planned transit stations and transit centers
伫Existing and planned park-and-rides and express bus corridors
伫Existing and planned transit advantages
伫Existing transit support facilities
Bicycling and Walking
伫Describe and map the existing and planned on-road and off-road bicycle facilities in your community.
伫Map and describe the Regional Bicycle Transportation Network (RBTN) within your community:
伫Show all Tier 1 and Tier 2 RBTN corridors and alignments.
伫Show the relationship of the RBTN to the local bicycle network of off-road trails and on-street bikeways including all
existing and planned connections.
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伫伫Include locations of regional employment clusters and activity center nodes (as shown on the RBTN map) and other
local activity centers.
伫For Tier 1 and Tier 2 corridors on the RBTN, describe and map the existing or planned bicycle facility alignments that
are within the established corridors; the purpose of these corridors is as a placeholder for cities/counties to designate a
planned alignment. If there is a planned alignment that would fulfill the intent of the corridor and that lies within and in
line with the corridor’s directional orientation that the community would propose to replace the established corridor,
map that alignment and denote by indicating it as “proposed for the RBTN.”
伫Analyze and address the need for local bicycle and pedestrian facility improvements to provide connections that remove
major physical barriers (i.e., freeways, railroad corridors, rivers and streams) on the regional (RBTN) and local networks.
伫Discuss pedestrian system needs in a manner that responds to your community designation (as described in Thrive MSP
2040) and addresses the needs of your community.
Aviation
伫Identify policies and ordinances that protect regional airspace from obstructions. Include how your community will notify the
FAA of proposed structures.
Freight
伫Identify railways, barge facilities and truck or intermodal freight terminals within the community.
伫Identify other important nodes that may generate freight movement, such as industrial parks and large shopping areas.
伫Map the road network showing volumes of multi-axle trucks (also known as “heavy commercial average annual daily traffic
or HCAADT”) for Principal Arterial and A-Minor functional classifications.
伫Identify any local roadway issues or problem areas for goods movement, such as weight-restricted roads or bridges,
bridges with insufficient height or width clearances, locations with unprotected road crossings of active rail lines, or
intersections with inadequate turning radii.
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WASTEWATER
Areas Served by the Regional System
伫伫A table that details the households and employment forecasts in 10-year increments through 2040, based on the Council’s
forecasts and any subsequent negotiated modifications. This should be broken down by areas served by the Metropolitan
Disposal System, locally owned and operated wastewater treatment systems, and Community and Subsurface sewage
treatment systems. The forecasts used in your wastewater plan must be consistent with the forecasts used throughout your
plan, including in land use, transportation, and water supply.
伫Your wastewater plan must be designed to support these forecasts and provide any allocation breakdowns between
sewered and unsewered service for population, households, and employment.
伫An electronic map or maps (GIS shape files or equivalent must also be submitted) that show the following information:
伫Your existing sanitary sewer system identifying lift stations, existing connection points to the metropolitan disposal
system, and future connection points.
伫Local sewer service districts by connection point.
伫Intercommunity connections and any proposed changes in government boundaries based on Orderly Annexation
Agreements.
伫The location of all private and public wastewater treatment plants in your community.
伫Copy of any intercommunity service agreements entered into with an adjoining community after December 31, 2008;
including a map of areas covered by the agreement.
伫A table or tables that contain the following information:
伫Capacity and design flows for existing trunk sewers and lift stations.
伫Assignment of 2040 growth forecasts by Metropolitan interceptor facility. In the absence of this information the Council
will make its own assignments for the purpose of system capacity needs determination.
伫Define your community’s goals, policies, and strategies for preventing and reducing excessive inflow and infiltration (I/I) in
the local sewer system, including:
伫Define the requirements and standards for minimizing inflow and infiltration and for the disconnection of sump pump,
foundation drain, and/or rain leader connections to the sanitary sewer system.
伫Include a copy of or reference to your local ordinance that prohibits the discharge of sump pumps, foundation
drains, and/or rain leaders to the sanitary disposal system.
伫Include a copy of or reference to your local ordinance requiring the disconnection of existing foundation drains,
sump pumps, and roof leaders from the sanitary sewer system.
伫Include a summary of activities or programs related to I/I source mitigation on private sewer services.
伫Describe the extent, source, and significance of existing I/I problems in your community.
伫Analyze the costs for remediating the I/I issues identified in your community.
伫An implementation plan that contains a program strategy, priorities, scheduling, and financing mechanisms for eliminating
and preventing excessive I/I from entering the sanitary sewer system.
For communities with new trunk sewer systems that require connections to the Metropolitan Disposal System, you
also need to include the following:
伫A table that details the proposed time schedule for the construction of the new trunk sewer system in your community.
伫Describe the type and capacity of the treatment facilities, whether municipally or privately owned.
伫Copies of the associated National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) or State Disposal System (SDS)
permits.
Community and Subsurface Treatment Systems
伫Describe your community’s management program for SSTS to comply with MPCA regulations (Minn. Rules Chapters 7080-
7083).
伫Map the locations of all existing public and private treatment systems, if any, including package treatment plants and group
on-site systems.
伫Map the locations of all sub-surface sewage treatment systems. You should also identify the locations of known non-
conforming systems or systems with known problems.
伫Describe the conditions under which private, community treatment systems (ex. package treatment plants, community
drainfields) would be allowed. Examples of such conditions include:
伫allowable land uses and residential densities
伫installation requirements
伫management requirements
伫local government responsibilities
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SURFACE WATER
The items in the Minimum Requirements section below are consistent with the requirements under the new Minnesota Rules
Chapter 8410,adopted in July of 2015 and Minn. Stat. 103B.235.
Executive Summary, Water Resource Management Related Agreements, and Amendment Process
伫伫Provide an executive summary that includes the highlights of the local water management plan.
伫Describe the water resource management related agreements that have been entered into by your community. This
includes joint powers agreements related to water management that the community may be a party to between itself and
watershed management organization(s), adjoining communities, or private parties.
伫Include a section on amendment procedures that defines the process by which amendments may be made. The
amendment procedure must be consistent with the amendment procedures in the watershed organization(s) plans that
affect your community.
Physical Environment and Land Use
伫Describe the existing physical environment and existing land use. You may be able to incorporate data by reference if
allowed by the appropriate watershed organization(s) plan. You should be aware that not all watershed plans contain the
level of detail needed and in those cases, you will be required to provide this information directly in your local water
management plan.
伫Describe the proposed physical environment and future land use.
伫Include a map and/or description of drainage areas that includes path and flow directions of the stormwater runoff in your
community.
伫Describe the volumes and rates of flow for those defined drainage areas.
Existing and Potential Water Resource-Related Problems
伫Include an assessment of the existing water resource related problems in your community.
伫Include an assessment of the potential water resource related problems in your community.
伫Include a list or map of impaired waters within your community as shown on the most current 303d impaired waters list.
Local Implementation Plan/Program
伫Include prioritized nonstructural, programmatic, and structural solutions to identified problems.
伫Describe the areas and elevations for stormwater storage adequate to meet performance standards or official controls in
watershed organization(s) plan.
伫Define the water quality protection methods that would be adequate to meet performance standards or official controls.
伫Clearly define the roles and responsibilities of the community from that of the WMO(s) for carrying out implementation
components.
伫Describe the official controls and any changes needed to official controls.
伫Include a table briefly describing each component of the implementation program that clearly details the schedule,
estimated cost, and funding sources for each component, including annual budget totals.
伫Include a table describing the capital improvement program that sets forth by year, details of each contemplated capital
improvement that includes the schedule, estimated cost, and funding source.
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WATER SUPPLY
Local Water Supply Plan for Municipal Public Water Suppliers
伫伫If the community has a municipal community public water supply system, complete all information in the DNR &
Metropolitan Council water supply plan template.Information must be submitted in the template provided and submitted
through the MnDNR Permit and Reporting System (MPARS).
伫Include extended water demand projections for 2020, 2030, 2040 and ultimate build-out that are consistent with population
forecasts in the community’s system statement.
Water Conservation & Reuse
伫If the community has a municipal community public water supply system, complete all information in the DNR &
Metropolitan Council water supply plan template.Information must be submitted in the template provided and submitted
through the MnDNR Permit and Reporting System (MPARS).
Assessing & Protecting Source Water
伫If the community has a municipal community public water supply system, complete all information in the DNR &
Metropolitan Council water supply plan template.Information must be submitted in the template provided and submitted
through the MnDNR Permit and Reporting System (MPARS).
Sub-Regional Collaboration
伫If the community has a municipal community public water supply system, complete all information in the DNR &
Metropolitan Council water supply plan template.Information must be submitted in the template provided and submitted
through the MnDNR Permit and Reporting System (MPARS).
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PARKS AND TRAILS
Regional Parks and Trails
伫伫Describe, map, and label the Regional Parks System facilities that are located in your community.
伫Depict existing regional parkland with a land use of “Park” (or your community’s equivalent) on your Existing Land Use map.
伫Acknowledge the Council-approved master plan boundaries of regional parks, park reserves, and special recreation
features by guiding the properties with a land use of “Park” (or your community’s equivalent) on your Future Land Use map.
Local Parks and Trails
伫Describe and map your existing and proposed local parks, trails, and recreation facilities.
伫Include a capital improvement program for parks and open space facilities as part of your implementation program.
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HOUSING
Existing Housing Needs
伫伫Complete an existing housing assessment, including:
伫A table of existing local conditions, including the following information:
伫1. Total number of housing units.
伫2. Number of housing units affordable to households with incomes at or below 30% Area Median Income (AMI),
between 31 and 50% AMI, and between 51 and 80% AMI.
伫3. Number of housing units that are owner occupied.
伫4. Number of housing units that are rental.
伫5. Number of single family homes.
伫6. Number of multi-family homes.
伫7. Number of publicly subsidized housing units by the following types: senior housing, housing for people with
disabilities, and all other publicly subsidized units. Include expiration dates of affordability requirements when
applicable.
伫Number of existing households that are experiencing housing cost burden with incomes at or below 30% Area Median
Income (AMI), between 31 -50% AMI, and 51 -80% AMI. A map of owner-occupied housing units identifying their assessed
values. At a minimum, differentiate the values above and below $211,500.
伫A narrative analysis of existing housing needs. At a minimum address the components of the existing housing assessment
within the local context of your community. Plans consistent with Council policy will clearly identify existing housing needs
and priorities for the community.
Projected Housing Need
伫Discuss how the land use plan addresses the future housing need for your forecasted growth.
For Those Communities With An Affordable Housing Need Allocation:
伫Acknowledge your community’s allocation of the region’s need for affordable housing at three levels of affordability:
<30% AMI, 31-50% AMI, and 51-80% AMI.
伫Guide residential land at densities sufficient to create opportunities for affordable housing using one of the following
options:
伫Option 1: Guide sufficient land at minimum residential densities of 8 units/acre to support your community’s total
allocation of affordable housing need for 2021 – 2030. This option may be best for communities that find it difficult
to support densities of 12 units/acre (per Option 2), or prefer simplicity over flexibility in their density minimums.
伫Option 2: Guide sufficient land at minimum residential densities of:
伫12 units/acre to address your community’s allocation of affordable housing need at <50% AMI. This
combines your community’s allocation at <30% AMI and 31-50% AMI.
伫6 units/acre to address your community’s allocation of affordable housing need at 51-80% AMI.
伫Option 2 may be best for communities that feel they can achieve affordable housing needs at 51-80% AMI with
less than 8 units/acre. It also allows the affordable housing need to be addressed with less actual land, as is the
case if communities choose to use even higher densities than are required. Furthermore, communities using
Option 2 may guide land to meet their allocation of affordable housing need at 51-80% AMI using a minimum
density range of 3-6 units/acre if they have demonstrated in the last 10 years the application of programs,
ordinances, and/or local fiscal devices that led to the development of housing affordable at 51-80% AMI in their
community. Examples include: density bonuses for affordable housing unit inclusion, local funding programs such
as TIF, etc.
Implementation Plan
伫A description of public programs, fiscal devices, and other specific actions that could be used to meet the existing and
projected housing needs identified in the housing element. Include in what circumstances and in what sequence they would
be used.
伫Plans consistent with Council policy will clearly and directly link identified needs to available tools. Needs are identified
within the three levels of affordability, and tools should therefore be addressed within the levels of affordability as well.
伫Plans consistent with Council policy will consider all widely accepted tools to address their housing needs. A list of widely
accepted tools is provided, however, this list is not exhaustive. Communities are strongly encouraged to include any
additional tools at their disposal when identifying how they will address their housing needs.
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RESILIENCE
Energy Infrastructure and Resources
伫伫Local governments in the seven-county metropolitan area are required by state law to include an element in their Plan for
protection and development of access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems.
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ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
Redevelopment
伫伫Minnesota Statutes § 473.859 Subd. 1 states that local comprehensive plans “shall contain objectives, policies, standards,
and programs to guide… redevelopment and preservation for all lands and waters within the jurisdiction of the local
governmental unit”. The information provided in this section of the handbook is intended to assist communities as they
grapple with the opportunities and challenges associated with development sites that are declining in value, viability, and
marketability.
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IMPLEMENTATION
Implementation
伫伫Describe all public programs, fiscal devices, and other actions that your community will use to implement your plan.
伫Define a timeline as to when actions will be taken to implement each required element of your comprehensive plan.
伫Include a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for transportation, sewers, parks, water supply, and open space facilities.
Specify the timing and sequence of major local public investments.
伫The CIP must align with development staging identified in other parts of your plan and include budgets and expenditure
schedules.
伫Describe all relevant official controls addressing at least zoning, subdivision, water supply, and private sewer systems.
伫Include a schedule for the preparation, adoption, and administration of needed changes to official controls.
伫Include your local zoning map and zoning category descriptions. Identify what changes are needed to ensure zoning is not
in conflict with your new land use plan and consistent with regional system plans and policies.
伫Review and update official controls within 9 months of adopting your 2040 plan. Official controls must not be in conflict with
your updated plan. You must provide copies of all revised official controls to us.
伫The Housing Plan Element has implementation requirements as well. Refer to that section to ensure that implementation
requirements for the Housing Action Plan are met.
Schedule / 19
A Proposal to Provide a 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update for the City of Arden Hills
Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jul-17 Aug-17 Sep-17 Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-18
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Task 2: Public Participation
2.1 Finalize Public Participation Plan
2.2 Joint City Council/Planning Commission Kick-Off Meeting (1)
Finalize roles and schedule, review Vision and convey responsibilities.
2.3 Planning Commission Meetings (4)
This includes attendance at four Planning Commission meetings to discuss housing and land use
requirements; implementation and capital improvement plan (CIP); draft Comprehensive Plan and
the required Public Hearing.
2.4 City Council Meetings (3)
This includes attendance at three City Council meetings to reviewing the draft housing and land
use chapters, draft Comprehensive Plan and approval of the Plan.
2.5 Parks, Trails and Recreation Committee Meeting (1)
This includes attendance at one Park Commission meeting to review the draft Parks and
Recreation chapter.
2.6 Online Engagement (My Sidewalk)
Program and implement an online interface to engage effectively with the public.
Cost: $6,800
Task 3: Housing Component
3.1 Housing Data
Compile all appropriate GIS and other data on housing.
3.2 Preparation of Exhibits
Prepare exhibits including charts of the existing housing stock by age, type, tenure and value and
a map of owner occupied housing value.
3.3 Affordable Housing Tools
List of City of Arden Hills affordable housing tools and list the barriers to implementing additional
tools in compliance with the Metropolitan Council’s Housing Policy Plan.
3.4 Housing Goals and Implementation Steps
Create goals and implementation steps regarding housing based on the community vision and
with Planning Commission assistance.
3.5 Draft and Revision of Housing Chapter
Create one (1) draft of the housing chapter and one (1) revision to the housing chapter.
Cost: $5,100
Task 4: Land Use Component
4.1 Land Use Data
Compile all appropriate GIS and other data on existing land uses.
4.2 Demand Compatibility Analysis
Determine residential demand based on the Housing Chapter. Evaluate if the demand determine
is compatible with the population and housing forecasts provided in Thrive 2040.
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4.3 Land Use Requirements per Policy
Determine the amount and type of residential land uses needed to meet the requirements of the
Housing Policy Plan’s affordable housing allocation.
4.4 Land Use Category Analysis
Examine the 2030 Comprehensive Plan land use categories and determine if those land use
categories can be carried over into the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Modify existing land use
categories or create new land use categories as needed.
4.5 Chart Preparation
Prepare charts of 2010 generalized land uses, the 2016 zoning districts, the existing 2030 land
use designations, the 2040 land use designations. Using these charts, determine the amount of
land that would be required to redevelop to meet the Housing Policy Plan’s affordable housing
allocation.
4.6 Map Preparation
Prepare maps of Aggregate Resources, the 2010 generalized land uses, the existing 2030 Land
Use Map, and the 2040 Land Use Map.
4.7 Land Use Goals and Implementation Steps
Create goals and implementation steps for land use and growth management based on the
community vision, the meetings and feedback gathered during task 2.2 through 2.5, and with
Planning Commission and City Council assistance.
4.8 Statutory Requirements
Address the statutory requirements regarding aggregate resources and solar access.
4.9 Draft and Revision of Land Use Chapter
Create one (1) draft of the land use chapter and two (2) revisions to the land use chapter.
Cost: $8,500
Task 5: Parks and Trails Component
5.1 Regional Parks System
Describe, map, and label the Regional Parks System facilities within and directly adjacent to
Arden Hills.
5.2 City Parks and Trails
Describe and map Arden Hills’ existing and proposed parks, trails, and recreation facilities.
Include planned parks and trail capital expenditures into the capital improvement plan (CIP).
5.3 Revise the Existing Parks and Recreation Chapter
Update the appropriate text of the 2008 Parks and Recreation chapter as update and amended in
December 2016.
Cost: $6,000
Task 6: Surface Water Management Component
6.1 Arden Hills and Rice Creek Watershed District Plans
Review the existing Arden Hills Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP) and the newly adopted
Rick Creek Watershed District (RCWD) SWMP. Address requirements of the RCWD SWMP.
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6.2 Identify Problems and Corrective Actions
Indentify problems list in the RCWD SWMP and based on interviews with City staff. Develop
corrective actions for each problem. This task includes updates relating to the NOAA Atlas 14
precipitation frequency estimates.
6.3 Goals, Policies, and Priorities
Identify and describe goals and policies and set priorities based on input from the City staff and
City Council.
6.4 Implementation Plan
Create an implementation plan based on the SWMP priorities including identifying potential
funding sources.
6.5 Draft and Revision of SWMP
One draft of the SWMP and one revision to the SWMP.
Cost: $22,000
Task 7: Transportation Component
7.1 Transportation Analysis Zones
Run the Metropolitan Council transportation model and assign population, household, and
employment by Transportation Analysis Zone (TAZ).
7.2 Roadways
Describe and map existing/future volumes, function class, lanes, capacity needs and arterial
routes. Incorporate MnDOT and Ramsey County access guidelines and planned improvements.
Indentify right-of-way preservation needs and short and long range projects and studies to identify
needs.
7.3 Transit
Describe transit market area and existing and planned transit infrastructure and services.
7.4 Aviation
Identify policies that protect regional airspace from obstructions.
7.5 Freight
Identify and map heavy commercial average daily trips on arterial routes, railroads, and freight
terminals. Identify freight generating nodes and freight bottlenecks.
7.6 Draft and Revision of Transportation Chapter
One draft of the transportation chapter and one revision to the transportation chapter.
Cost: $16,900
Task 8: Water Supply Component
8.1 Existing Water Supply Plan
Compile and review all appropriate GIS and other data including the City Code, Fee Schedule,
Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
8.2 System Routing
Evaluate existing water mains and record of water main breaks and repairs. Recommend
necessary water main replacements, expansions, and/or extensions.
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8.3 Draft and Revision of Water Supply Chapter
One draft of the water supply chapter and one revision to the water supply chapter.
Cost: $7,000
Task 9: Wastewater Component
9.1 Existing Wastewater Supply Plan
Compile and review all appropriate GIS and other data including the City Code, Fee Schedule,
Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
9.2 Capacity Analysis
Calculate wastewater demands and evaluate existing wastewater mains, lift stations, and record
of failures. Recommend necessary lift station reconstruction or wastewater main replacements,
expansions, and/or extensions.
9.3 Maps and Figures
Exhibits including maps and charts of the existing and proposed wastewater demand and
infrastructure.
9.4 Goals and Policies
Create goals and implementation steps based on wastewater demand and the age and quality of
the existing infrastructure.
5.5 Draft and Revision of Wastewater Chapter
One draft of the wastewater chapter and one revision to the wastewater chapter.
Cost: $19,000
Task 10: Implementation Component
10.1 Existing Ordinances and Regulations
Compile all appropriate GIS and other data including the Zoning Ordinance, City Code, Fee
Schedule, Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
10.2 City Code Implications
Provide recommendations on zoning districts, rezonings, development fees and CIP amendments
to implement the goals and implementation steps from the land use chapter.
10.3 Land Use and Zoning Intersection
Exhibits including charts of zoning district standards and the existing zoning map.
10.4 Goals and Policies
Create goals and implementation steps for implementation based on the community vision, the
meetings and feedback gathered during Task One and with Planning Commission and City
Council assistance.
10.5 Draft and Revision of Implementation Chapter
One draft of the implementation chapter and one revision to the implementation chapter.
Cost: $3,900
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Task 11: Metropolitan Council Meetings and Other Required Components
11.1 Distribution of Draft
Distribute the draft Comprehensive Plan to the affected jurisdictions per the Metropolitan Council
requirements.
Cost: $300
Total Not to Exceed Project Costs of Tasks 1 through 11 - $100,300
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
Due to the extensive scope and length of time in the development of a Comprehensive Plan, there are
times when additional services beyond the proposed scope of service could be desired by the City.
Should the City Council chose for additional services, the following costs are provided:
Public Open Houses: $2,000 each meeting
Additional Council/Commission/Committee Meetings: $1,250 each meeting
Water Supply Model: $6,000
These additional services will not be provided without specific direction from the City Council.
CONCULSION
On behalf of the entire WSB team, thank you for the opportunity to submit this proposal to provide
services to update the Arden Hills Comprehensive Plan. This proposal is a not to exceed cost proposal.
If City staff chooses to complete any of the tasks described, that amount will be deducted from the total
cost of the proposal. The proposal cost will be honored for 90 days from March 13, 2017.
Sincerely,
WSB & Associates, Inc.
Eric Zweber, AICP
Senior Planner
ACCEPTED BY: CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA
The City of Arden Hills hereby accepts the WSB proposal of $100,300 for the services outlined in
this letter proposal, as well as the additional fees for components below by initialing behind those
selected for inclusion in this proposal.
Signature:
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DATE: March 20, 2017
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
William S. Joynes, Sr., City Administrator
FROM: Sue Polka, Public Works Director/City Engineer
SUBJECT: Highway 10 and County Road 96 Intersection
BACKGROUND
In early December 2016, a crash occurred on County Road 96 at the intersection of Highway 10
resulting in two fatalities.
DISCUSSION
I’ve spoken with the Ramsey County Traffic Engineer regarding the intersection and potential
operational changes that may occur due to the recent event. She has given me the following
information:
• The state DPS has completed a crash investigation but the report is still pending.
• After the incident, the county hired a consultant to review the signal timing at the
intersection. The timing was also reviewed with MnDOT and it has been determined that
the current timing is still appropriate. No revisions have been made.
• If the permissive left (flashing yellow arrow) is not allowed, the traffic backs up into the
through lane.
• The County is currently planning to update all traffic signals on County Road 96 with the
flashing yellow arrows.
AGENDA ITEM – 1D
MEMORANDUM
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DATE: March 20, 2017
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
William S. Joynes, Sr., City Administrator
FROM: Sue Polka, Public Works Director/City Engineer
SUBJECT: Dump Truck Purchase
Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Sources:
$240,000 $197,352.40 Equipment Replacement Fund
Requested Action
Authorize the purchase of a 2018 Mack chassis from Nuss Truck & Equipment ($87,808.40) and
Towmaster dump truck body, including plow and de-icing equipment ($109,544.00) for a total
cost of $197,352.40, which includes the trade in of the City’s 2001 Sterling dump truck in the
amount of $18,000.00.
Background
In 2011 the City purchased a used 2001 Sterling dump truck with plow and de-icing equipment
from Ramsey County. While the possibility of purchasing another used truck from the County
was considered. However, they currently do not have any trucks available and will not until
2019. In addition, many replacement parts for the Sterling chassis are no longer available due to
the line not being produced for several years which not only affects the City’s current truck but
also the next available Ramsey County truck. The County is currently replacing the old Sterling
trucks with Mack trucks and has the equipment to complete the repairs. The dump truck is used
for plowing in the winter and to haul materials for paving projects in the summer as well as for
hauling materials during utility repairs. If this truck were to become inoperable, the level of
service for snow removal would decline. The City’s 2001 dump truck currently has mileage of
47,630 with 3,870 hours of operation.
AGENDA ITEM – 1E
MEMORANDUM
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Discussion
The 2017/18 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) includes an item for the replacement of the 2001
dump truck (Unit 116). A copy of the detailed sheet from the CIP is attached (Attachment A).
repair costs for parts and labor between 2003 and 2016 total $16,146. As previously mentioned,
parts for the 16-year-old Sterling chassis are no longer available as Sterling is out of business.
Ramsey County staff has indicated that they are already experiencing trouble getting replacement
parts for some of the units. The County would not recommend that the City purchase any of
their old Sterling units. Their International Trucks will become available in 2021. Staff is
concerned about future repair costs due to the truck’s age and also down-time that would be the
result of such repairs.
The 2017/18 CIP has an estimated budget for the purchase of the new dump truck of $250,000
and a trade in value of $10,000 for a net budget of $240,000 for this purchase. The truck was
initially budgeted over two years due to an 18-month build out process. TowMaster has
indicated that the truck can be completed in 2017 with and estimated delivery date in October.
The pricing quote (Attachment B) shows a purchase price from Nuss Truck & Equipment of
$87,808.40, with the $18,000.00 trade-in of the 2001 truck, and 109,544.00 from TowMaster.
the total purchase price of the unit is $197,352.40 including tax and licensing, well below the
estimated budget. The pricing provided in the quotes are as listed in the Minnesota State
contract.
Attachments
ATTACHMENT A: Equipment CIP
ATTACHMENT B: Quotes from Nuss Truck & Equipment and TowMaster
ATTACHMENT C: Photos of 2001 Sterling dump truck (Unit 116)
Dump Truck – Unit 116