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6. Future Land Use • In summary, the City of Falcon Heights does not expect large scale changes in land use by 2030. Redevelopment will be market-driven and is most likely to be concentrated along Larpenteur Avenue on sites that are presently zoned for either business or multi- family residential use. The map below is based on assumptions that have been outlined in this section. • The University of Minnesota will not convert any of its land to private use and development. • The State Fair will continue to use the full extent of its present land for its institutional purposes. • Owners of residential properties on Tatum Street will combine their back lots north of Lindig street, now designated as "vacant," with their street front parcels, and those parcels will be reclassified as single family residential and kept as a natural area. • The market will encourage redevelopment of larger commercial properties along Larpenteur Avenue. The City will guide this redevelopment toward higher density residential use, including mixed use, of no less than 28 units per acre. • Existing single-family neighborhoods in Falcon Heights will continue to be highly valued places to live. • There will be demand for additional transit-oriented housing close to Larpenteur Avenue. • There will be increasing public demand for redevelopment that supports pedestrian • and non-motorized access to shopping and public amenities in the city. • The City of Falcon Heights will carry out in-depth studies of both the Snelling and Larpenteur Corridors after this plan is adopted and amend the plan, if appropriate. Future land use in Falcon Heights is shown in the following maps and table. • Figure 13: Planned Land Use 2020 from the last Comprehensive Plan • Figure 14: Planned Land Use 2020, revised according to this chapter • Figure 15: Planned Land Use 2030 Figure 16: Planned Land Use, summary map 2008 - 2030 Table 14: Future Land Use In Figures 13, 14 and 15, the following definitions apply: • Low Density Residential: 0 to 8 units per acre, single family homes • Medium Density Residential: 8 to 12 units per acre, including attached single family • Multi-Family Residential: 12 to 30 units per acre. Some existing buildings are higher • Mixed Use Residential: 28 to 50 units per acre, mixed with office/professional or retail use. For other use category descriptions referenced in the maps, please see pages I-26 through • I-28 and pages I-30 through I-34. Falcon Heights Comprehensive Plan 2008 Draft -January, 2008 Part II: Land Use & Housing, Page II-38