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Centerville 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br />The Metropolitan Council requires Centerville to plan for growth to the year <br />2040. Centerville also needs to plan for a community-wide transportation <br />system. Connections need to be made between transportation, transit, <br />pedestrian and bicycle facilities and land uses. The City needs to improve <br />transportation connections and identify transit opportunities. The City must <br />develop transition strategies to increase density and encourage infill <br />development. <br />Also, the Metropolitan Council requires that developing communities <br />conserve, protect, and enhance natural resources by doing the following: <br /> Conduct natural resource inventories <br /> Adopt natural resource conservation techniques <br /> Prepare local stormwater management plans <br /> Include natural resources in the local park system <br /> Implement Best Management Practices <br /> <br />The Metropolitan Council has reviewed the city’s plan to make sure it conforms <br />to all metropolitan system plans, is consistent with requirements of <br />Metropolitan Land Planning Act and is compatible with the plans of adjacent <br />jurisdictions, including school districts. <br />C OMMUNITY C ONTEXT <br />This section of the comprehensive plan provides a picture of the community <br />as it exists today. Looking at the current demographic, social, physical and <br />economic characteristics is an important step in planning for the future. <br />Achieving the desired community vision starts with an understanding of the <br />existing conditions and emerging trends. This section can also be used to help <br />inform daily decision making and policy by staff and public officials by <br />providing a clear understanding of the community. <br />The City of Centerville is in the southeastern section of Anoka County. <br />Centerville consists of roughly 2.5 square miles and lies approximately 25 miles <br />northeast of the Minneapolis Central Business District (CBD) and 20 miles north <br />of the St. Paul CBD. Centerville is unique in that it is completely surrounded by <br />the City of Lino Lakes. Centerville’s closest neighbors outside of Lino Lakes are <br />the City of Hugo to the east and White Bear Township and the City of North <br />Oaks to the south. Interstates 35E and 35 W lie almost directly west and east <br />respectively of Centerville, with Main Street or CSAH 14 providing a direct <br /> Page 5 <br /> <br />