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