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MAR-18-'92 WED 13:57 ID: METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TEL N0:612 291 6550 #611 P05 • SUPPC~RT~NG ANALYSES Metropoli#an pevelopment and Investment Framework The city of falcon Heights is located in Ramsey County. Cities bordering Falcon Heights include Roseville on the north and cast, St. Foul on the south and Lauderdale on the west. 'i~wo public landowners control approximately two-thirds of the land in Falcon I-Ieights: the University of Minnesota and the State Fairgrounds. The remaining privately-owned land its the city is totally developed. See Attachment Y. The city of Falcon Heights is in the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MU'SA) and is part of the Council's fully developed policy area. Policy 13 (page 2~) of the MriLF says that the Council will support the maintenance and upgrading of development and service facilities in the fully developed area end that reinvestment for maintenance and replacement of metropolitan systems serving eadsting development in the fully developed area will take priority over investment far expenaion in the developing area. As part of the comprehensive plats, the city of Falcon Heights endorses its inclusion in the fully developed area. The glen calls for continuing efforts to maintain the quality oP the city's housing. Yn addition, the plan proposes revitalizing the Snelling and Larpcnteur commercial area. Since Falcon Heights does not have code or ordinance control over the University and State Fairgrounds property, the plan suggests improved coordination and cooperation between these institutions and the city. • TransporW#i+an (Connie KozIak) Falcon Heights is served by transit but there are no metropolitan highway facilities within the airy. Snelling and Larpeateur Avenues, both four-lane divided roads that fuaccion as minor arterials, provide good access tQ adjacent communities as well as within the city. The city has very little vacant land and does not propose any development which will affect the Metropolitan Highway 3yatem. The proposed plan ameadmaat is consistent with the Council's TransQor~atiort Policy Plan. $anitary Sewer (rim Larsen) The city of Falcon Heights receives sanitary sewer service through two major iaterccptors. Interceptor I-SP-224 originates near the intersection of Hemline and Hoyt Avenues and services most of the city. Interceptor i.SP-25S starts near Como and Snelling Avcaues and primarily provides sewer service to the University of Minnesota and the State Fairground properties within rho city, The University of Minnesota and State Fairground properties have internal utility systems that era independent of the city systern. City sanitary sewer flow, exclusive of these two separate systems, cpxnprisad appraxumately 31 percent of the entire flow cram the city during 1991. Total aar~itsry sewer flow from the city exceeded the Council's Wastewater Treatment and Handling Policy Plan Flow range projections for 2010 during each of the Last three calendar years. The University of 4