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HomeMy WebLinkAbout80-033 ,--- f ! ---------_.~-_.~- -~-~.-.__.- ., ~,- f . , r t ~. f , I r f r f f r r. i !. f , t f. ~~.;.,..._~-- t "" .. ~ " 'j , STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF ARDEN HILLS RESOLUTION NO. 80-33 RESOLUTION REQUESTING TIME EXTENSION FOR SUBMITTING ARDEN HILLS COMPREHENS I VE PLAN , , , j , j ;1 WHEREAS the City of Arden Hills will be unable to , , ~ ~ " -,1.1 '1 i! complete the Comprehensive Plan In accordance with the require- ments of the Metropolitan Land Planning Act-by the July I, 1980 submittal date established by the Act, and WHE~EAS the Metropolitan Council has adopted policies " , ,1 which wll I allow time extensions for completion and submittal of the Comprehensive PlarrforMetropolltan Council revIew; i ,I i' NOW~ THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that for reasons " attached as E~hlblt A, the City of Arden Hills requests a sIx (6) month time extension to complete the Comprehensive Plan and submit It:to the Metropolitan Council. Passed by the Arden Hills City Council this 9th day of June, 1~80. 1 " ; .' " , i 1 .~ .~ Attest: i ,j ) J 7,: 0~t?1~ Char I ott~ McN I as - Clerk-AdminIstrator , 1 " , , 1 Ii _.__.."__-". ..~~~_______'u__ "-_-". _ _ _ _._.,...__..;~-",:",-.."""",,"-,,,,,,,,,, ___.;::.....,~.. ..........:.;.:....... . __'J '. t r . r, " ~~---~ }.... ~, " I! )! " :: .Ii " , I: .~ '4;~.,if' . I ....~. ~ " " it i; I :1 EXHIBIT A ;I REASONS FOR EXTENSION REQUEST I: I' The!1 extens Ion of the comp I et Ion of the Arden Hill s I, Ii comprel1e!1slve!1 Plan Is requested because the community's planning program Is be,~lnd scl1edule for the following reasons: ji I. ,1 The level of development activity In Arden Hills :i over the past three years has, presented an ex- ii treme Iy l1eavy workload for tl1e PI annlng Commls- islon, the City staff and Its consultants. The 11 lengthy agendas of the regular monthly meetings 1: have not afforded tlllle for discussion of long 1: range planning ISSUEIl.. Interim special meetings rof tl1e Planning Commission scl1e,duled as planning i work sess Ions have frequent I y a Iso l1ad to dea I jiWlth current development cases,' TOe difficulty :: of arranging adequate work sessions for tl1e fPlahnlng Commission has slowed anticipated progress. ~I . ' II . ,! The amount of time requ I red by City sta ff and l!plannlng and engineering consultants to handle Ithe day-to-day work related ~o current development Ii proposals has demanded time programmed for long 'range planning activities. This has also extended Ii tl1e performance' t.l me or I g I na II y estab Ilshed. 2. Ii TOe Planning Commission has engaged In lengthy !idlscusslons regarding 110uslng polley In Arden Hills, jl cons I dered a major po II cy Issue I n the commun I ty. i!Because they felt inadequately Informed about alter- Ii natl ve approaches to tl1ehous I ng I ssue, a sign I f 1- Jcant period of time was lost while the Planning j:Commlsslon, as a, group and Individually, reviewed 1and tour~d existing housing alternatives In otl1er :: metropo II tan commun I tl es . " i! 3. lTl1e controversial nature 6f certain Issues, speclfl- !ically tl1e housing Issue, has, caused difficulty In Ireachlng agreement on policies. Since the Planning l' Comml ss Ion and commun I ty dea It with many of these {same Issues during the prepllratlon of the 1976 ':Comprehenslve Plan, generating add,ltlonal Input Ihas sometimes been difficult. ~l " [: " l' :1 ,~ " " 'I " , , " " j. " " !: 'i Ii " .r ii I: j! :1 " I: II , !I .~i " ----j