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<br />The Larpenteur Corridor: Goals and Policies <br />Larpenteur Corridor Goals <br />1. To respect the heritage of open agricultural landscapes along Larpenteur and preserve <br />this community asset as much as possible. <br />2. To encourage the evolution of the Snelling/Larpenteur hub, especially between Arona <br />Street and Fairview Avenue, into an extended "city center" connecting, rather than <br />dividing, the community. <br />3. To promote the redevelopment of properties in a manner that enhances the value and <br />aesthetics of the surrounding community. <br />4. To provide opportunities for forecast housing needs to be met, in proximity to public <br />transportation, commercial services and recreational facilities. <br />5. To encourage the evolution of the Cleveland/Larpenteur hub into awell-designed <br />civic, cultural and recreational precinct and an attractive gateway to both the City of <br />Falcon Heights and the University of Minnesota. <br />Larpenteur Corridor Policies <br />1. Conduct in-depth corridor studies of both Larpenteur and Snelling Avenues in Falcon <br />heights to determine the design priorities for these arteries and to determine the best <br />ways to meet the City's objectives. <br />2. Establish mixed-use overlay districts to encourage infill and redevelopment of <br />existing commercial and multi-family properties along the Larpenteur corridor. Exact <br />location of these districts would be determined by the results of the corridor studies; <br />this plan will be amended to recognize those results. <br />3. Allow flexibility in development standards on Larpenteur to recognize the challenge <br />of redeveloping small properties on a scale similar to surrounding residential <br />development <br />4. Require pedestrian and local traffic connectivity between new development and <br />surrounding portions of the City. Discourage plans that restrict vehicular access to <br />new developments to Larpenteur Avenue only. <br />5. Require appropriate transitional zones of open space between existing single-family <br />neighborhoods and any new development of institutional or agricultural land. <br />6. Employ the health impact assessment and other tools to ensure that new development <br />along Larpenteur Avenue is safe, attractive and walkable and enhances the quality of <br />life for residents of the City. <br />• <br />7. Work with the University of Minnesota to improve the streetscape along Larpenteur • <br />west of Fairview. <br />Falcon Heights Comprehensive Plan 2008 Draft -January, 2008 Part II: Land Use & Housing, Page II-18 <br />