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The Introduction After a self-imposed building hiatius of over ten years (since construction of the Fine arts building), Northwestern College is anticipating major construction in the near future. In order to expand its facilities, Northwestern must seek from the city of Arden Hills: 1. Amendment of the zoning ordinance to allow a PUD in an R1 district. 2. Approval of a planned -unit development (PUD). 3. A building permit initially for the Educational Resource Center (library). The College currently finds itself classified as a legal nonconforming use in the city of Arden Hills and as such is prohibited from expansion. After consultation with the city planner and city attorney, the College is requesting to be reclassified as a permitted use in the city of Arden Hills, consistent with the conforming status of Bethel College and also consistent with the uninterrupted use of the property as an educational campus, for 21 years by Northwestern College and some 70 years before that by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese. Reclassifying Northwestern and developing a planned -unit development would also be more consistent with the manner in which the city of Roseville has chosen to deal with the College. The Northwestern College campus is more or less equally divided between the cities of Roseville and Arden Hills. The total campus comprises approximately 95 acres. Entrance to the campus is gained through the Roseville portion. One hundred percent of any vehicular traffic is generated through Roseville. Northwestern currently has no access to Arden Hills' roads, has never requested such access and has no interest in attaining access in the future. Reclassification of the campus and the acceptance of a PUD by Arden Hills will allow Northwestern to prepare a comprehensive plan for the future (see accompanying site plan and land -use plan) which will hopefully satisfy the requirements and needs of both cities and will also allow Northwestern to develop its campus to meet the needs of its students. A comprehensive PUD should assure that all parties can look into the future with mutual confidence and a certain predictability. The Applicant Perhaps a word about Northwestern College itself is in order. Northwestern College, established in Minneapolis in 1902, has been on the Arden Hills/Roseville campus since 1970, a period of almost 21 years. Northwestern is essentially a Christian liberal arts college with a strong religious flavor and curriculum. The largest number of students enrolled in a declared major are in teacher education, followed by business, social science, psychology and communications. Other liberal arts majors include music, art, English literature, and natural science. Approximately 11% of declared majors are enrolled in Bible or Christian education majors. Northwestern is somewhat unique, in that every student is required to take Bible as a second major, in addition to their declared major.