HomeMy WebLinkAboutPCAgenda_07Jun26City of Falcon Heights
Planning Commission
City Hall
2077 W. Larpenteur Avenue
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
7:00 p.m.
AGENDA
A. CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 p.m.
B. ROLL CALL: Long Lukermann Mercer-Taylor
Noble Rodich Salzberg
• Watkins Council Liaison Kuettel
City Administrator Miller Staff Liaison Jones
City Attorney
C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Apri124, 2007
D. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
F. ADJOURN to workshop (open to the public)
WORKSHOP: Presentation and discussion: 2008 Comprehensive Plan draft to date
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FALCON HEIGHTS
2077 W.LarpenteurAvenue
Falcon Heights, MN 55113-5594
email: mail@ci.falcon-heights.mn.us
website: www.ci.falcon-heights.mn.us
MEMORANDUM
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To: -Members of the Planning Commission
CC: Justin Miller, City Administrator;
Laura Kuettel, Council Liaison
From: Deb Jones, Staff Liaison
Subject: Planning Commission Meeting on June 26, 2007
Date: June 22, 2007
Phone - (651) 792-7600
Fax - (651) 792-7610
The regular meeting of the Commission will be held this coming Tuesday evening at the
usual time. There are no official agenda items, but we will have a workshop on the draft-
to-date of two major portions of the new Comprehensive Plan. This workshop may be the
best (possibly the "only"- depending on future business that may come up) opportunity
you have as a group to discuss this material in the formative stages of the draft, so it is
important for you to attend.
Your packet contains a copy of the drafts we'd like you to look at and discuss. Please see
the staff report on page 1 of the Comp Plan packet for more details.
At the workshop I will be giving a presentation on some staff thinking about how Falcon
Heights could address the need for additional housing projected by the Metropolitan
Council for our community between now and 2030. I will also pass along information
from Active Living Ramsey County on how we can incorporate good health into our
planning. The rest of the workshop will be an opportunity for you to brainstorm on the
elements of the plan as they are taking shape.
For additional reading on the Comprehensive Plan process and the expectations we have
to meet, I highly recommend the Metropolitan Council website. They have an abundance
of information and tools, including a handbook that has been very helpful to us.
This packet is being sent electronically to everyone, and on paper only to those who
requested it. If you did not confirm that you want a paper packet, but you find you need
one, please contact staff and we'll make sure you get one.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me or Justin at City Hall.
HOME OF THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR AND THE U OF M INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE
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MEMORANDUM
To: Members of the Planning Commission
CC: Justin Miller, City Administrator;
Laura Kuettel, Council Liaison
From: Deb Jones, Staff Liaison
Subject: Planning Commission Meeting on June 26, 2007
Date: June 22, 2007
The regular meeting of the Commission will be held this coming Tuesday evening at the
usual time. There are no official agenda items, but we will have a workshop on the draft-
to-date of two major portions of the new Comprehensive Plan. This workshop may be the
best (possibly the "only"- depending on future business that may come up) opportunity
you have as a group to discuss this material in the formative stages of the draft, so it is
important for you to attend.
Your packet contains a copy of the drafts we'd like you to look at and discuss. Please see
the staff report on page 1 of the Comp Plan packet for more details.
At the workshop I will be giving a presentation on some staff thinking about how Falcon
Heights could address the need for additional housing projected by the Metropolitan
Council for our community between now and 2030. I will also pass along information
from Active Living Ramsey County on how we can incorporate good health into our
planning. The rest of the workshop will be an opportunity for you to brainstorm on the
elements of the plan as they are taking shape.
For additional reading on the Comprehensive Plan process and the expectations we have
to meet, I highly recommend the Metropolitan Council website. They have an abundance
of information and tools, including a handbook that has been very helpful to us.
This packet is being sent electronically to everyone, and on paper only to those who
requested it. If you did not confirm that you want a paper packet, but you find you need
one, please contact staff and we'll make sure you get one.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me or Justin at City Hall.
City of Falcon Heights
• Planning Commission Minutes
Apri124, 2007
PRESENT: Commissioners Rodich, Noble, Salzberg, Watkins. Also present was Staff
Liaison Deb Jones.
ABSENT: Commissioners Lukermann, Long and Mercer-Taylor, Council Member Kuettel,
all with notice.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Rodich at 7:00 p.m. The minutes of the
February 27, 2007, meeting were approved with minor corrections.
PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed amendment to R-1 zoning regarding composting.
Staff Liaison Jones presented background information on this issue. Residents planning the
new community garden are concerned that the language in the code excludes the composting
they would like to do at the community garden and does not represent current "best practice"
for organic gardening. Fruits and vegetables and plant-based kitchen trimmings are excellent
additions to compost, but Falcon Heights excludes these and allows only garden waste.
The proposed amendment to Section 113-174 replaces the phrase "of leaves, grass clippings,
and plant trimmings (not including fruits and vegetables)" with the following: "of plant
• material including leaves, grass clippings, plant trimmings, fruits, vegetables and peels, but
excluding animal derived materials such as bones, eggshells, mean scraps and dairy
products."
The only person to speak at the hearing was Council Member Peter Lindstrom, the Council's
liaison to the Environment Commission. Mr. Lindstrom said he attended a community garden
fair and was surprised to find out that Falcon Heights does not allow kitchen scraps in
compost. He found on the Internet that most cities do (that allow composting), and it is
considered a "best practice" in gardening. He supports the change to the City's code.
Commissioner Noble asked if the size restriction of 5 feet by 5 feet will be large enough for
the community garden. Mr. Lindstrom said they would actually be using a standard compost
bin, which takes a much smaller space. This will be monitored very carefully. These bins
work very- quickly in the summer.
There being no one else present who wished to speak, the public hearing was closed.
DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATION: Proposed amendment on compost
Commissioner Salzberg said that while he understands the desire for simplicity in
differentiating between plant and animal material, he proposes eliminating eggshells from the
list of excluded materials because they are good for composting and not likely to be as much
• of a problem as the other materials specifically excluded. There was a brief discussion, with
the consensus conclusion that simply eliminating the word "eggshells" would keep the
simplicity and not change the intent of the amendment.
City of Falcon Heights -Planning Commission Meeting of Apri124, 2007 -Page 1 of 2
. Commissioner Noble moved, that section 113-174 (d)(11) be amended as proposed with the
exception that the word "eggshells" be deleted from the amendment. The motion was
seconded by Commissioner Salzberg. Approval was unanimous.
INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Ms. Jones gave the Commission a brief update on the progress of the Comprehensive Plan.
The City has received the portion of the plan that was to be drafted by S.E.H., the City's
consultant. The rest is on schedule, with a complete draft expected in May or June.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Deborah Jones, Staff Liaison
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City of Falcon Heights -Planning Commission Meeting of Apri124, 2007 -Page 2 of 2
Planning Commission
6/26/07
Workshop
ITEM: Falcon Heights Comprehensive Plan -New Draft Sections
SUBMITTED BY: Deborah Jones, Planning and Zoning Director
REVIEWED BY: Justin Miller, City Administrator
Summary:
The first draft of the Falcon Heights Comprehensive Plan of 2008 is partially complete. The
transportation, utility and stormwater management portions have been completed by S.E.H. and
turned in to the City. The background and land use sections have been drafted by City staff and
are ready for review and input from the Steering Committee. The Planning Commission is also
invited to read and comment on these drafts and share their ideas with staff. The workshop
following the June 26 Commission meeting will be a first opportunity for discussion and
brainstorming on what has been done so far.
The workshop will begin with a slide presentation on the most significant challenge facing
Falcon Heights land use planning in the next 22 years: where to put the additiona1222
households projected in the Metropolitan Council forecast. As it remains highly unlikely that
• University of Minnesota or State Fair lands will be released for development in this time frame,
the presentation will examine redevelopment potential of existing private property along
Larpenteur Avenue.
Please read the attached drafts and be prepared to ask questions and offer ideas. The italicized
items are places where staff would especially appreciate your discussion and input. Also, please
continue to send your comments to staff in the coming weeks. We will need to receive all your
input by July 13, when we will begin working on the final draft.
A copy of the form the City must submit to the Metropolitan Council with the final report is also
attached to give you an idea of what the requirements are.
ATTACHMENTS:
• 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update Transmittal Form (Metropolitan Council)
• Background Section -Draft 2
• Land Use Section -Draft 1
• Tables from old Comprehensive Plan - updated/replaced
• Community Housing Profile -Falcon Heights (Metropolitan Council)
ACTION REQUESTED:
Review of documents, workshop discussion, input to staff.
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Staff Report for workshop on Comprehensive Plan 2008 drafts Page 1 of 1
Falcon Heights Planning Commission -June 26, 2007
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2008 Comprehensive Plan Upda
This transmittal form serves as a checklist for municipalities to ensure the comprehensive plan
update submittal is complete. The Metropolitan Council's Local Planning Handbook provides
more detailed information about each of these requirements, and in some cases includes
recommended definitions and report formats. All items must be adequately addressed for the
Council to find the comprehensive plan update complete for review. Indicate the page number
where the each item can be found in the comprehensive plan update. Items that are not
applicable to all municipalities are marked "if applicable." Type "NA" in place of a page number
if the item is not applicable.
This form and the Local Planning Handbook are available on the Metropolitan Council's website:
• Handbook: htt~•//www metrocouncil org/planning/LPH/handbook.htm
• Transmittal Form: http_•//www metrocouncil org/planning/assistance/resources.htm
CONTACT INFORMATION
Local Governmental Unit
Contact Name
Contact Title •
Address
City State, and Zip
Telephone Number Fax number
Email Address
HANDBOOK SECTION 1 : PROCESS
Local Approval Requirements
Acted upon by planning commission
Date of Action:
Approved by governing bod
Other Government Unit Review Requirements
scent governmental units:
Date Sent:
School districts:
Other overlapping jurisdictions:
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~ANDBOOK SECTION 2: FOUNDATION htto://www.metrocouncil org/planning/LPH/LPHSect2 pdf
Plan Content Requirements Page(s) where this item
can be found:
Polices and objectives
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Re Tonal Plannin Area desi nations
Po ulation, household and em to ment forecasts
* Based on 2030 Regional Development Framework Growth Strategy Map
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ww.metrocouncil org/planning/LPH/LPHSect3 pdf
Land Use Requirements Page(s) where this item
can be found:
Surface water map
Existing land use map and definition of c
Future land use map and definition of ca
Existin_ and planned land use table
Residential development conforms to rec
ories
Development stagi
Housing plan
Solar access prote~
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Historic reservation
A re ate resource rotection, if a licable
Critical Area Plan, if a licable
HANDBOOK SECTION 4: TRANSPORTATION htto://www.metrocouncil org/planning/LPH/LPHSect4 pdf
Road and Highway Requirements Page(s) where this item
n can be found:
Functional roadway classifications
Forecast allocation to Traffic Analysis Zones
Hi hwa and roadwa ma
Planned hi hwa im rovements
Trans ortation -land use relationshi
Ca acit and safet issues
Access mans ement
Tonal plans
January 2006
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Page(s) where this item •
Bicycle and Pedestrian Requirements can be found•
Bic cle and edestrian olicies and ro rams
Bic cle and edestrian facilities ma
Bicycle and pedestrian connections to transit
Special Traffic Situation Requirements
Page(s) where this item
can be found:
Trans ortation tans fors ecial areas*
Ri ht-of-wa reservation, if a licable
Corridor and sub-area studies, if a licable
*Required for Downtown Minneapolis, Downtown St. Paul, University of Minnesota and MSP area.
Transit Requirements
Page(s) where this item
can be found:
Descri tion and ma of existin and tanned service
Map of existing and planned transit facilities
Aviation Requirements
Page(s) where this item •
can be found:
Airspace protection
Air ort ma s, if a licable
Influence areas* maps, policies and plans, if
a licable
Heli orts
S ecial aviation facilities, if a licable
*Inf luence areas include noise, height, safety, development, operation, infrastructure and environment.
HANDBOOK SECTION 5: WATER RESOURCES http•//www metrocouncil oro/planning/LPH/LPHSect5.pdf
What type of wastewater treatment methods are used within the municipality?
(Check all that apply)
RPninnal Wastewater Treatment
Local/Munici al Owned Wastewater Treatment Plant
Individual Sewage Treatment Systems (ISTS)
Privately Owned/Community Treatment System •
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. Wastewater Plan Requirements Page(s) where this item
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ected sewer flow volume
ement
System capacity descript
Wastewater system map
Infiltration and inflow ma
Septic s stem management
Community treatment systems, if applicable
Local wastewater treatment plant plans, if a
Local Surface Water Management Plan
Required Water Related Plans
icable
Date Date Submitted
Approved/By to Agencies
Water Su I Plan
Stormwater/Erosion Control Ordinance
HANDBOOK SECTION 6: PARKS
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Parks Plan Requirements
Existi
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regional parks & trails map and description
sed regional parks & trails map and description
HANDBOOK SECTION 7: IMPLEMENTATION
Implementation Requirements
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Page(s) where this item
can be found:
Describe official controls
~ ~ Current zoning ordinances and map*
~cneaule for updating official controls
Ca ital Im rovement Pro ram
Housin im lementation ro ram
* Submit two (2) copies of the municipality's updated official controls including zoning and subdivision ordinances
within 9 months.
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htt~//www.metrocouncil org/planning/LPH/LPHSect7 pdf
Page(s) where this item
can be found:
January 2006
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Background: Assembled Draft 2 •
1. Purpose and Scope
2. Vision and Objectives
3. Regional Setting
4. Unique Attributes
5. Historic Resources
6. Assumptions and Projections: Population/Housing/Employment
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Background: Draft 2 FH Comp Plan 2007 Page 1 of 9
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• Purpose and Scope
Because Falcon Heights is part of the seven-county Metropolitan Area, it is required to
update its Comprehensive Plan every ten years in accordance with the Mandatory Land
Planning Act of 1976. This is the third generation plan to be completed by the City since
enactment. The last major update of the Falcon Heights Comprehensive Plan was
completed in 1991; a revision was submitted in 2000.
The purpose of the Comprehensive Plan is to guide the City in all of its decisions relating
to land use, transportation, community facilities, public improvements/investments and
intergovernmental relations. It is a body of public policy that defines and promulgates a
vision for the future, a vision that will be realized only if public policy is consistently and
universally applied.
The Comprehensive Plan is a general statement of policy that can be interpreted rather
broadly. If too loosely interpreted, it loses its value and is subject to legal challenge. It is
dynamic and multidimensional establishing concepts, principals, relationships, patterns
and sequencing, while zoning, with which it is frequently confused, is specific, legal,
rigid, contemporary grid static. Zoning is merely one of many tools available to
implement the City's plans.
This plan was prepared in consultation with the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee
in concert with the Planning Commission and City Council and with assistance from City
• Staff and Consultants. By statute, the Planning Commission is charged with evaluating all
public and private land use, transportation, community facilities and investment proposals
to determine their consistency with the Comprehensive Plan's goals, objectives and
policies. If proposals do not adhere to planning principals as embodied in the adopted
Comprehensive Plan, the Planning Commission may either recommend denial or
consider amending its plan. If it considers an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan, the
burden of proof must fall to the proposer to demonstrate that the amendment will not be
detrimental to the City, the neighborhood or the environment and will not substantially
increase the need for publicly financed improvements.
Perhaps the one thing that needs most to be remembered is that no decision can be made
independently of all others. Since the plan theoretically establishes an optimal balance
between land use intensities, street capacities and other natural and cultural systems, an
amendment maybe far more complex than maybe immediately apparent. These are the
challenges that accrue to a dynamic community and its Planning Commission.
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Background: Draft 2 FH Comp Plan 2007 Page 2 of 9
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Vision and Objectives
[This could be moved to the Community Goals section.]
The City of Falcon Heights' goal is to create and maintain a good high quality of life in a
community that is an aging, inner ring, fully developed suburb adjacent to St. Paul and
within two miles of Minneapolis. The City does this by funding good public services and
investing prudently in rebuilding and maintaining infrastructure. Historically, Falcon
Heights has found it cost effective to contract cooperatively with other municipalities and
with Ramsey County for many of its services.
[Quote to be added]
Maintaining the urban/rural character valued by our residents. Of all responses Falcon
Heights residents made when asked what they value about living in the city, "open space"
was by far the leader. Falcon Heights is uniquely advantaged among fully developed
inner ring Twin Cities suburbs in that it includes a high proportion of open space, thanks
to the University of Minnesota's extensive agricultural research land and golf course.
Future redevelopment should honor this history by finding creative ways to maintain the
rural/urban character of the city while accommodating the expected growth in households
and population.
Becoming a healthier, more livable community. The open agricultural research fields in
Falcon Heights contribute to the community's rural feel that residents have cited as one •
of its most prized qualities. This asset offers high motivation and potential for
implementing a number of healthy community "best practices". On the other hand, two
busy thoroughfares quarter the city: Snelling Avenue, a state highway, and Larpenteur
Avenue, a Ramsey County highway. These roads constitute major obstacles to pedestrian
and bicycle travel and offer a considerable challenge to the city in implementing some
changes that could make the community a healthier place to live.
Maintaining the property tax base. Falcon Heights' geographic boundaries include the
east portion of the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus and the Minnesota
State Fair. This unique land use composition creates an interesting community that is
appreciated by residents and visitors alike. However, it results in 66% of the city's land
area being both tax-exempt and statutorily out of the City's land use control. In addition,
one quadrant of Falcon Heights central commercial core, the Snelling/Larpenteur
business district, was acquired in 2000 by T.I.E.S., a non-profit corporation, taking
another 6.3 acres out of the City's tax base, although city land use controls still apply.
Unlike many university cities, Falcon Heights tax base does not reflect the commercial or
private research facilities that many university communities enjoy. Given the city's
location by the university and within a few minutes of both downtowns, the city is
increasingly attractive to tax exempt property owners. Since maintaining the tax base is
critical to being able to pay for services that continue to make Falcon Heights an
attractive community, the city must evaluate all land use proposals for their relationship •
to the tax base as well as their planning value to the community.
Background: Draft 2 FH Comp Plan 2007 Page 3 of 9
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• Relationship with the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State Fair. The city
works very hard to develop and maintain good communication with its two major
landholders and institutions, the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State Fair.
The City is a participant in the University of Minnesota Master Plan Steering Committee,
which is currently developing a plan for both Twin Cities campuses. The City is also
represented on the Campus Coordinating Committee, which includes members of the
University administration and representatives from Falcon Heights, Lauderdale and St.
Anthony Park. The expected move of the Bell Museum of Natural History to a site across
Larpenteur Avenue from the Gibbs Museum will be an opportunity to promote cultural
and recreational focus in the Larpenteur/Cleveland area, within walking distance of City
Hall and two of the City's parks.
Other possible "visioning" topics:
• Life cycle housing for our aging population and affordable housing for young
families.
• Leveraging technology and cross jurisdictional collaboration to provide better public
service and amenities.
• • Topics to be added by Steering Committee, Planning Commission and Council.
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Background: Draft 2 FH Comp Plan 2007 Page 4 of 9
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Regional Setting •
Located between St. Paul and Roseville, Falcon Heights is within the Developed
Communities area of the metropolitan region. The Developed Communities are the cities
where more than 85% of the land is developed and infrastructure is well established,
according to the Metropolitan Council's 2030 Regional Development framework. Within
this area the Metropolitan Council supports and, in fact, gives priority to, reinvestment,
infill and revitalization to increase the economic competitiveness of these communities
and to enhance their quality of life.
[Map: Location of Falcon Heights within the Metro]
Unique Attributes
Falcon Heights is a very small but truly unique community. It is a city of contrasts. It has
virtually no privately owned buildable vacant land, but, unlike any other first tier suburb,
it has a distinctive rural appearance attributable to the University of Minnesota
Agricultural Research Center (656 acres) and the huge expanses of crop land which
border Larpenteur Avenue. As misleading as it might seem to the casual observer, Falcon
Heights is an urban community very much like its neighbors, St. Paul and Roseville,
except that it has anurban/rural identity, something that is rare or nonexistent among first
tier suburbs. •
Falcon Heights is a suburb with a small town character attributable in part to the
University of Minnesota and the Snelling and Larpenteur retail core. On one hand, it is
residentially fragmented by the separation created by University of Minnesota lands,
Snelling Avenue and elementary school boundaries. On the other, it is a community that
is connected by some of these same factors. It is a stable community where the housing is
excellent and the quality of neighborhood life has undergone only slow, generational
change in the last two decades.
Falcon Heights is the host city for one of the State's largest and most important outdoor
events, the Minnesota State Fair (288 acres), which attracts more than one and one-half
million people per year to the City and inundates City streets and parking lots with a
flood of automobiles for twelve days each summer. Falcon Heights is also home to the
University Golf Course, which frames the western entrance to the City.
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Background: Draft 2 FH Comp Plan 2007 Page 5 of 9
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• Historic Resources
The City of Falcon Heights was originally part of Rose Township, established in 1850 in
Ramsey County and named after early settler Isaac Rose. Rose Township also included
the Cities of Lauderdale, Roseville and parts of Minneapolis, St. Paul and St. Anthony.
Heman Gibbs settled just west of Cleveland Avenue in 1849 on lands situated north and
south of Larpenteur Avenue. There he built a sod house that was replaced in 1854 by the
present Gibbs Farm. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is
currently owned by the Ramsey County Historical Society.
Heman Gibbs also built the first schoolhouse in Rose Township. It operated until 1959
and still occupies the southwest corner of Larpenteur and Cleveland Avenues. Owned by
the University of Minnesota, the old school was extensively remodeled in 1930 by the
WPA. The schoolhouse site is expected to become the home of the Bell Museum of
Natural History in the next ten years. The fate of the schoolhouse building is undecided.
The Minnesota State Fair has occupied the land west of Snelling and north of Como
Avenue since 1885 and draws over two million people to Falcon Heights each year. The
University of Minnesota School of Agriculture, established in 1888 southwest of
Cleveland and Larpenteur, has conducted continuous agricultural experimentation and
research for more than 100 years at this location.
• Once dominated by farms and nurseries, Falcon Heights got its name in the 1930s from a
subdivision that was platted by John Cable and named by and for his real estate agent, a
man named Faulkner. Falcon Heights was incorporated as a village in 1949 and as a city
in 1973 by mandate of the State Legislature. The community grew rapidly after 1940,
reaching a population of nearly 6,000 in 1960.
Commercial development began in the early 1940s at Snelling and Larpenteur Avenues
and on Hamline between Hoyt and Iowa Avenues. In 2003 the aging shopping center at
the southeast corner of Snelling and Larpenteur was razed to make way for the City's
largest development project in many years. The new complex, Falcon Heights Town
Square, provides a mix of commercial and residential space, including owner-occupied
townhomes, senior apartments and affordable apartments for families.
Worthy of note is the University Grove subdivision, developed by the University of
Minnesota beginning in 1929. Each resident owns the structure but leases the lot from the
University. All dwellings, structures additions must be individually architect-designed.
The University reviews all plans and imposes an additional layer of restrictions which
apply only to University Grove.
The 45th parallel runs just north of Falcon Heights in Roseville. A marker at the northeast
corner of Cleveland and Roselawn Avenues denotes its location.
Sources:
• Falcon Heights New Resident Handbook, author unknown.
City of Falcon Heights Comprehensive Plan, October 1991, author unknown
Background: Draft 2 FH Comp Plan 2007 Page 6 of 9
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Demographic Trends •
In progress
[Tables]
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Background: Draft 2 FH Comp Plan 2007 Page 7 of 9
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• Assumptions and Projections: Population/Households/Employment
The City's population will remain relatively stable between 2010 and 2030 following a
slight increase (just under 10%) between 2000 and 2010. A decline in household size will
be offset by an increase in the number of households. In addition to the 189 new units
constructed in Falcon Heights Town Square (and included in the projection for 2010), the
City will need to provide housing for an additional 158 households by 2030.
The only way the City can experience appreciable growth is if the University of
Minnesota substantially increases its supply of student housing or sells some of its
agricultural land for private development. Although both options are considered unlikely,
the City must take them into account when planning future land use in case the
University's plans change.
Due to the lack of vacant land that can be developed, the City will concentrate on the
maintenance of neighborhoods and redevelopment as means to maintain the City as a
viable community. Unless the University or State Fair make part of their land available
for development, the expected need for additional housing units will be accommodated
through redevelopment of existing multi-family and commercial properties along the
Larpenteur Corridor.
Because of the lack of privately owned vacant land for commercial development,
• employment is unlikely to show much net change by 2030. The decrease caused by the
departure of Harvest States and Hewlett Packard will be offset by a slow growth of jobs
on the University campus. Limited employment growth may also occur through
redevelopment or more intense use of the T.I.E.S. and TCCU facilities, which are both
underutilized, and the Hermes nursery site.
Due to the City's relatively small population base and limited resources, it will satisfy
many of its servicing demands through service sharing arrangements with other units and
levels of government. The City will not increase servicing levels appreciably. The City
will take advantage of new technologies to make services more readily available without
staffing increases.
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Background: Draft 2 FH Comp Plan 2007 Page 8 of 9
Forecasts: Falcon Heights
Metropolitan Council, Revised January, 2007
Falcon Heights Population
Year Forecast Change %change
2000 5572
2010 6100 528 9.5%
2020 6100 0 0.0%
2030 6100 0 0.0%
2000-2030 528 9.5%
Falcon Heights Households
Year Forecast Change %change
2000 2103
2010 2350 247 11.7%
2020 2400 50 2.1 %
2030 2500 100 4.2%
.2000-2030 397 1.8.9%
Falcon Heights Employment
Year Forecast Change %change
2000 4190
2010 * 3900 -290 _g.g%
2020 4050 150 3.8%
2030 4200 150 3,7%
2000-2030 10 0.2%
Including FHTS
Falcon Heights Households
Year Forecast Change %change
2000 2103
2007 2279 176
2010 2350 71 3.1
2020 2400 50 2 1
2030 2500 100 4,2%
2007-2030 221 9.7%
:::2000-2030 + 397 18.9%
Including Falcon Heights Town Square 2003-2007
Falcon Heights Town Square has
already added:
• 175 households
• Approximately 350
people
[Chart: Population, Household, Employment projections]
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• Land Use
Draft 1, June 12, 2007
Existing Land Use
Recent Major Changes
Trends and Conclusions
Areas of Potential Change
Future Land Use
Housing/Neighborhoods
Snelling/Larpenteur Commercial Core
The Larpenteur Corridor - to be added
Goals and Policies
Housing and Neighborhoods
CommercialBusiness Areas
Agricultural Research and Institutional
The Larpenteur Corridor - to be added
Existing Land Use
Falcon Heights is a fully developed inner-ring suburb. Over half of the City's land is
occupied by large public institutions that are not subject to the City's land use controls.
The City is otherwise largely residential, with clearly defined neighborhoods and limited
business and commercial areas.
• Approximately two-thirds of Falcon Heights 1,400 acres is comprised of University
of Minnesota lands and the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. A substantial portion (267
acres) of the University's property is used for agricultural research.
• The City of Falcon Heights has no industrial development.
• The City literally contains no lakes, streams, wetlands or protected waters except
those found on University property.
[Existing Land Use Map -Metropolitan Council designations]
[Chart: Falcon Heights Land Use Data: 2000-2005]
Existing Zoning Designations in Falcon Heights
R-1 Sin le Famil Residential
R-2 One and Two Famil Residential
R-4 Residential: Medium Density Multiple Family and Apartment
Buildin s
B-1 Business: Nei hborhood Convenience
B-2 Limited Business
B-3 Snellin L enteur Business District
P-1 Public Land
P-1/R-1 Public Land; R-1 if reused
PUD Planned Unit Develo ment
[Existing Zoning Map]
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• Major Changes Since Falcon Heights' Last Comprehensive Plan
Since the last major update (1991) of the Falcon Heights Comprehensive Plan, the City
has experienced the following land use and employment changes:
A major redevelopment (2003 - 2006) of the block at the southeast corner of Snelling
and Larpenteur Avenues into a mixed use complex incorporating:
0 119 rental apartments, of which are permanently designated affordable
0 57 rental aparhnents for senior citizens
0 14 owner-occupied townhomes
0 12,000 square feet of commercial space. A pediatric clinic is expected to
move in to part of the commercial space in 2008.
• The development of 34 additional owner-occupied townhome units and 1 single
family home
• The construction of the University of Minnesota women's intercollegiate soccer
stadium in 1999
• The relocation of 450 Harvest States employees from Falcon Heights to Cenex
headquarters in Inver Grove Heights in 1999. The facility is now owned by T.I.E.S.,
anon-profit serving school districts, which leases part of the space to other
organizations. Approximately people work in the building.
• • The closing of the Hewlett Packard facility and relocation of _ employees in
,replaced by Twin Cities Cooperative Federal Credit Union's corporate
offices with _ employees.
This list includes changes mentioned in the City's minor update in 2000.
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Trends and Conclusions •
• The most significant change in land use in Falcon Heights in the last 15 years is the
conversion of 13 acres from commercial to mixed use, with the redevelopment of the
southeast corner of Snelling and Larpenteur Avenues. Falcon Heights Town Square is
includes 119 rental apartments, 76 senior rental apartments, 14 owner-occupied
townhomes and 12,000 square feet of commercial space.
• The only significant consumer of vacant land between 1991 and 2005 was
Questwood, asemi-detached residential development of 3.5 acres served by a private
street, built in 1994. With the exception of the parcels referenced below, there is
literally no vacant privately held land remaining in the City for new residential
development.
• While the City has a significant inventory of public vacant land, the volume of private
vacant land has decreased from 9 in 1990 to 4 acres in 2005. That which remains
consists of relatively small disassociated parcels under one acre in size. Most of these
parcels are landlocked, with no street access, and all but one are owned by the owner
of the adjoining residential property.
• Park and playground acreage increased slightly between 1991 and 2005, due to the
closing of a portion of the east Snelling Drive frontage road and the incorporation of
that land into Curtiss Field.
• The City has been given no reason to anticipate that any of the University of •
Minnesota or State Fair land will be made available for private development within
the time frame of this plan. Therefore, the City must plan to accommodate expected
housing, business and community needs by redevelopment on land that is now
privately owned. However, the City must also be prepared to provide for the best use
of what is now public land, in the event some of it does become available.
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• Areas of Potential Change
Except for a few vacant residentially zoned parcels, Falcon Heights is fully developed.
The City's unique composition includes the University of Minnesota's agricultural
research fields. This land is not considered vacant by the City or the University.
Therefore, it is not in new development, but in redevelopment where Falcon Heights will
see changes over the next twenty years.
Vacant land. The only vacant land for development in the city's land use controls is one
vacant lot on Tatum street, zoned R-4, and site of approximately 4 acres that is in a
single-family residential zone [map?]. At the present time, this vacant land is divided into
eight separate parcels, all but one belonging to the adjacent homeowners. None of these
parcels have street access. Although these and other constraints make it unlikely that this
site will be developed in the next ten or even twenty years, the City evaluated this area's
development potential in the past and determined some minimal criteria that must be
addressed by any future developer to guarantee that it would be developed according to
sound land use planning practices. These criteria include developing the site as a whole
rather than on a lot-by-lot basis. It is likely that this would be developed as a planned unit
development with densities being determined at the time of the development.
Redevelopment: The Larpenteur Corridor. As of the last comprehensive plan, the largest
potential site for redevelopment was the southeast corner of Snelling and Larpenteur.
Now that this project has been completed, there are no immediate candidates for
• redevelopment. However, several of the larger commercial properties are underutilized,
and the existing apartment buildings are aging, so it is likely that opportunities for
redevelopment will arise during the next twenty years. Most of these sites are on
Larpenteur Avenue, an important bus transit route, so a chief focus of the City's planning
will be the "Larpenteur Corridor."
Given the unlikelihood of University of Minnesota land being made available for
development, it will be redevelopment of properties in the Larpenteur Corridor that will
provide the additional housing Falcon Heights is expected to need by 2030. It is likely
that any proposed redevelopment will be carried out as planned unit development with a
housing component, densities to be determined at the time of development.
Changes to Public Lands. The construction of a new Bell Museum of Natural History on
the southwest corner of Larpenteur and Cleveland Avenues (scheduled to open in 2010)
will bring many visitors to Falcon Heights. With Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah
Life (Ramsey County Historical Society) across Larpenteur Avenue to the north, and the
proximity to University recreational facilities, two City parks and existing or planned
trails, the Cleveland/Larpenteur area could become the nucleus of a new cultural and
recreational center in Falcon Heights and an important element of the Larpenteur
Corridor. To allow for a proposed expansion of the Gibbs Museum the Public Land
overlay will be extended to the adjacent residential property which the Ramsey county
Historical Society now owns.
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Demand for student housing being very strong, the University has communicated a •
possible need for additional student housing, including corporate housing, south of
Commonwealth Avenue on campus. In the event that any of this housing is built and
operated by private entities, this development could come under the City's land use
jurisdiction, and the City would need to create appropriate land use controls both to meet
the needs of the University and to ensure compatibility with the City's goals and best
interests.
[Future land use map]
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• Housing and Neighborhoods: Trends and Conclusions
• The City is fully developed with single-family housing at net densities ranging from 2
to 6 units per acre. Existing multi-family housing ranges from 12 to 46 units per acre
and is primarily located along Larpenteur Avenue. Overall, Falcon Heights exceeds
the Metropolitan Council's 3 unit per acre benchmark.
• The City's housing mix has remained remarkably stable but home ownership has
decreased from 59.5% in 1990 to 54.0% in 2007, primarily due to the addition of 175
rental apartments in Falcon Heights Town Square.
• The City has a rental unit vacancy rate of % and an overall vacancy rate of
%, which indicates that there is very little housing available in the City. There is
almost no private vacant land available for the development of new housing.
• Housing quality is very good. According to the Ramsey County Department of
Records and Revenue, all housing was rated Average or better in 2006, except for 12
properties which were rated Fair. None were rated Poor.
• Housing values remain strong. In 2000, median value of asingle-family, owner-
occupied home was $161,400 compared to a median value of $126,400 in Ramsey
County. In 2006, the median value was $273,100, with 90% ofowner-occupied
housing valued above $214,500.
• Nearly half of the housing stock (47%) was built between 1950 and 1969. Only 18%
• has been built since 1970. [To be revised]
• Approximately 18% of the City's housing stock (excluding dormitory or group
housing) is located on the University of Minnesota campus in Commonwealth
Terrace. It is entirely under the jurisdiction of the University. Approximately one
third of the City's non-university housing is comprised ofmulti-family units (555).
[To be updated with FHTS]
• The City has eight existing Section 8 subsidized housing units and no public or
subsidized seniors housing. [To be updated]
• Rental housing is skewed toward the University of Minnesota student population with
a predominance of one and two bedroom units. If there are constituencies whose
housing needs are not being met, they are most likely students. [No longer true? To
be updated?]
• Based on accepted rules of thumb for income/housing cost, there are no
constituencies in Falcon Heights whose housing needs are not being met. [Verify]
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Snelling Larpenteur Commercial Core .
The Snelling/Larpenteur commercial core was originally developed in the 1940s and is
the only large retail area in Falcon Heights. By the 1980s, due to outdated design and
amenity standards and access limitations imposed by the high traffic volumes on Snelling
and Larpenteur Avenues, it was functioning poorly in its original use as an auto-oriented
shopping center. The Snelling and Larpenteur thoroughfares impose severe limitations on
the extent to which the area can be made to accommodate pedestrian traffic or function as
an integrated retail center. As a result the four quadrants of the district have evolved
somewhat independently over the last several decades.
The northeast quadrant, known as Falcon Crossing, was redeveloped in the mid 1980s
utilizing tax increment financing for public improvements in support of private
investment. The redevelopment replaced retailer Flower City, which burned in 1982, and
a row of older neighborhood businesses. An aging restaurant was replaced by Dino's
Gyros in 2004 as part of the redevelopment on the southeast corner. Dino's and Falcon
Crossing share parking and access. Falcon Crossing has a history of full occupancy. The
quadrant is expected to remain relatively stable, although traffic, parking and pedestrian
safety will continue to challenge.
The northwest quadrant, occupied by a small shopping center, a restaurant, furniture store
and gas station, underwent some significant cosmetic upgrades in between 2003 and
2006. Since 1990, small businesses catering to neighborhood needs have somewhat given •
way to larger "destination" retailers, though these locally owned businesses are still in
scale with the limited space and parking available on the site. These limits, along with
proximity to a residential neighborhood and access issues imposed by the highways pose
challenges for any future redevelopment. None is anticipated at this time.
The art deco building at the southwest corner of Snelling and Larpenteur, long the home
of Harvest States Cooperative, is now owned by T.I.E.S., a non-profit corporation serving
technological needs of school districts. Although T.I.E.S. leases out space to other
entities for office use, the site is underutilized, and the western portion, still occupied by
the building that once served as Falcon Heights fire station and city hall, is used for little
besides storage and state fair parking. Preserving the original Harvest States building
would be a high priority in any future re-purposing or redevelopment of the southwest
quadrant of the Snelling/Larpenteur core.
Falcon Heights' last Comprehensive Plan characterized the southeast quadrant of the
Snelling/Larpenteur core as the best opportunity for redevelopment. The redevelopment
of this site was accomplished between 2003 and 2007 with the construction of Falcon
Heights Town Square by Sherman Associates, Inc. The new mixed-use development
provides 175 apartments, 56 in a senior apartment building and 119 in amulti-family
building, of which _ are designated affordable. Fourteen owner-occupied town homes
are also part of the complex. The multi-family building contains 12,000 square feet of
commercial space on the first floor. Parking is removed from the streetscape into the •
interior of the block and underground.
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General improvements to the Snelling/Larpenteur commercial district since 2000 include:
• Increase in landscaped area, container plantings and trees
• Elimination of billboards and replacement of unattractive and disorganized signage
by new, less intrusive signage at all three commercial corners
• New bus shelters
• Refurbished street lights
Remaining problems:
• Street and walkway configuration that is hazardous to pedestrians
• Minimal landscaping separating walkways and streets from parking lots
• Visually obtrusive overhead electrical and telephone lines and utility structures
• Difficult vehicle access from public streets due to street improvements that have
improved traffic flow at the expense of retail accessibility.
• High proportion of paved surface contributing to storm water run-off and detracting
from the visual attractiveness of the area.
Based on its size limitations and fragmentation, the Falcon Heights commercial core will
not be able to compete successfully with nearby retail centers in Roseville for specialty
retail and "mall" shopping. Its primary role will be that of satisfying the neighborhood
convenience retail needs of a relatively small market area consisting of Falcon Heights
• and parts of Roseville and St. Paul. Its secondary role will be to function as a specialty
retail/service and office center with particular emphasis given to the retention of existing
businesses at Snelling and Larpenteur. Additional housing should be considered as an
element of any future redevelopment, to take advantage of this location at the intersection
of two important transit routes.
The Larpenteur Corridor - To be added.
• Preserving open space and promoting healthy living
• Transit resources
• Cleveland/Larpenteur cultural and recreational nucleus
• Redevelopment potential for TCCU, Hermes and TIES sites
• Replacement/redevelopment potential for existing R-4
• The future of R-1 east of Snelling, north side and south side
• The future of existing B-1
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Goals and Policies •
Housing and Neighborhoods
Plan Elements
The land use plan establishes ~e four broad categories of residential use as follows:
Traditional Neighborhoods (R-1 and R-2). These areas correlate with established
single-family residential neighborhoods (University Grove, Falcon Woods, Northome,
Northeast and Maple Knoll) where only very limited in-fill residential development is
possible due to the absence of vacant land. These are neighborhood conservation areas
where it is the City's intent to preserve neighborhood values, encourage the continual
upgrading of the housing stock and maintain existing development densities of six or
fewer units per gross acre. At neighborhood edges, only where irreversible blight can be
demonstrated, it is the City's intent to consider compatible residential redevelopment at
higher densities.
Traditional Medium Density Residential (R-4). These long-established multi-family
buildings are generally located along Larpenteur and Snelling Avenues in close proximity
to areas of higher activity such as the Snelling and Larpenteur Commercial Core and to
the two main bus transit routes that cross the City. Densities range from 12 to 40 units per
gross acre. Off-street parking is limited. The City's policy for the last 20 years has been •
to limit new medium density residential development to 12 units per gross acre. As this is
unlikely to meet projected needs for housing by 2030, the City will consider compatible
redevelopment at higher densities, should opportunities arise, especially in the Larpenteur
Corridor.
Transit-Oriented/Mixed-Use Residential (R-M). The new Falcon Heights Town
Square at the southeast Corner of Snelling and Larpenteur Avenues is an example of a
kind of housing that is becoming more common in the inner suburbs of the Twin Cities.
Retail space may occupy the ground floor, while upper floors are residential. Buildings
are set forward toward the street, and parking is moved underground or to the interior of
the property. Falcon Heights Town Square's largest building, and the closest to Snelling,
is one story taller than any other multi-unit building in the city. To meet projected
housing needs, the City intends to consider similar mixed use development, with
increased height limits and housing densities up to 40 [?] units per gross acre, along the
Larpenteur corridor, should any of the larger properties, presently zoned for business or
medium density residential, become available for redevelopment.
Conservation Neighborhoods (R-C). Although it is unlikely that the University of
Minnesota will release any of its agricultural land for private development, it is the City's
responsibility to take that remote possibility into account in its planning. If land should
become available, future neighborhoods in these areas will be designed to conserve
public open land, to include pedestrian and bicycle paths and access to transit, and to •
provide a variety of housing types and prices, including both multi-family and compact
single family residential use. [Hollywood Court example?]
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Nei~hborhoods/Housing Objectives
1. To improve the quality, appearance and maintenance of housing in neighborhoods
and the health of residents.
2. To enhance access and safety for pedestrians and non-motorized transportation.
3. To minimize land use and traffic intrusions that adversely impact established
neighborhoods.
4. To continue the well-maintained residential character of existing neighborhoods.
5. To encourage the availability of housing for a population of diverse ages and income
levels.
6. To protect open space and natural resources, preserving the urban/rural esthetic that
Falcon Heights residents value.
Nei~hborhoods/Housing Policies
1. Adopt and encourage "best practices" to promote public health and encourage an
active lifestyle for residents. Require a health impact assessment for new
development/redevelopment.
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4. Continue to make rental assistance available to residents through the Metropolitan
Housing and Redevelopment Authority Section 8 Program.
5. Encourage home ownership by initiating a community land trust program to keep a
proportion of homes affordable.
6. Monitor and maintain the quality ofnon-owner-occupied single-family housing by
requiring registration and regular inspection of rental housing. [?]
7. Space group homes in residential districts with not less than 1/2 mile between homes,
as allowable by state statutes.
8. Continue to eliminate zoning code violations and nuisance conditions that adversely
affect neighborhoods.
9. Maintain the single-family character of the existing residential neighborhoods and
discourage redevelopment that maybe considered a change in use unless irreversible
blight can be demonstrated.
10. Allow the remodeling of existing residential structures and accessory uses without
• adversely affecting the character of the neighborhood or substantially reducing
required open space.
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11. On transit routes, allow the replacement of existing medium-density multi-family •
structures at equal or higher density, incorporating best practices for conserving green
space and promoting active living.
12. Enhance and upgrade the value of residential properties through street maintenance
and improvement programs that complement and enhance the residential character of
neighborhoods, including the addition of walkways and lighting.
14. Maintain the present mix of housing but consider a variety of housing types and cost
ranges if existing business or multi-family properties are redeveloped or if University
of Minnesota property becomes available. Establish design guidelines and standards
to ensure that any new development promotes good health and preserves public open
space.
15. Permit only compatible businesses adjacent to residential uses and in mixed
commercial-residential development, and place special conditions upon business uses
to assure compatibility when appropriate.
16. Require that any re-subdivision of existing lots on developed blocks in residential
areas conform to other lots within surrounding blocks, and be accessed in a similar
manner. [In existing code]
17. Continue to build the Neighborhood Liaison program, C.E.R.T. and other community •
organizations for communication and security.
18. Encourage neighborhood connectivity by installing sidewalk systems and decorative
street lighting to make streetscapes more welcoming. *
19. Continue to implement an aggressive shade tree program and replace removed trees
as quickly as possible.
20. Encourage landscaping practices that reduce water consumption and minimize runoff.
*
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To be discussed and addressed:
• Mixed-use redevelopment policies
• Multi family replacement /redevelopment policies
• Increased height limits next to Larpenteur
• Conservation development and open land preservation (planning for possible
development of public lands)
• Front porches
• Increased height limits in R-1, R-4 and mixed use zones.
• Surface parking policies -multi family
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• CommerciaUBusiness Areas
Plan Elements
Based on the lack of a vacant land resource and the adequacy of commercial services in
the general market area, the City of Falcon Heights does not intend to create additional
commercial areas. Instead, it intends to improve and redevelop existing commercial
business areas, , in a manner that is
in keeping with competitive contemporary retail/service standards of design and quality
for acommunity-oriented business district while minimizing impacts on adjacent
residential areas. It is also the intent of the plan to create an attractive, easily accessible,
walkable and visually secure commercial area for retail customers. Where appropriate,
the City intends to consider additional housing as an element in any redevelopment of
existing commercial property, in order to meet projected housing needs by 2030.
Given the limited land area for commercial use in the city, 1.8% of the total land use, it is
the intent of the city to attract businesses that serve the people who live and work in
Falcon Heights and nearby, rather than a broader consumer base. The broader consumer
base is served by the larger, more diversified and readily accessible commercial areas in
the adjacent cities of St. Paul and Roseville as well as nearby Minneapolis.
• The plan also intends to include only businesses that are compatible and complementary
to the adjacent residential areas, and to exclude uses that are not fully compatible with
adjacent residential uses or are not consistent with the community focus of the city's
commercial districts. This is especially important because given the limited land supply
and corresponding limited buffer areas all commercial structures are within 270 feet of
residential structures; and many commercial buildings are within 40 to 50 feet of
residential buildings and homes.
The City's existing Land Use Plan establishes three categories of commerciaUbusiness
use including the Snelling/Larpenteur Commercial Core, Neighborhood Convenience and
Limited Business as follows:
Snelling/Larpenteur Commercial Core (B-3). It is the intent of the City to see all four
quadrants of the intersection of Larpenteur and Snelling Avenues maintained and
improved as the community's only major commerciaUshopping center as well as a
junction of vibrant neighborhoods. It is intended that the core maintain its mixed use
character, including transit-oriented housing, that it be upgraded and redeveloped, as
appropriate, to improve its accessibility and its commercial viability as a community
• retail area, while meeting standards of design that are consistent with the City's goals.
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It is the intent of the City that the core continue to provide limited retail trade, business •
services and offices to satisfy the needs of the immediately surrounding community and
complement the adjacent residential areas. Some uses which draw from a larger market
area are permissible provided they do not have the potential for negative impacts on
adjacent residential property. (Warner Stellian Appliances, The Source Comics and
Games and [new clinic] are existing examples of "destination" uses in scale with this
location.)
It is further intended that each individual quadrant of the core be planned and developed
as an integrated unit or cluster of shops, businesses, and -where appropriate -residences
that are capable of functioning as a unit and sharing parking to the maximum degree
possible.
Activities and improvements that will be considered for the Snelling/Larpenteur
Commercial core include:
• .
• Establishment of sign and design guidelines for improvements throughout the
Core. [Was this done?J
• Placement of electrical and telephone utilities underground.
• Planning and implementation of parking, circulation, lighting and landscaping
improvements.
• [Healthy living enhancements to be added to this list)
Neighborhood Convenience Commercial (B-1). Located at the extreme eastern
boundary of the City of Falcon Heights and on small parcels scattered along Larpenteur
Avenue, these existing retail goods and service areas are intended to continue to provide
only limited service to relatively small market areas. They are not intended to expand
beyond their present boundaries and any changes in use are intended to be dealt with on a
case-by-case basis by Conditional Use Permit. [?] These centers generally consist of
freestanding buildings which function independently of one another.
Limited Business (B-Z). These areas are primarily intended to accommodate a limited
array of service establishments including governmental, professional and general office
and studio uses and banks and financial institutions. It is the City's intention to consider
mixed use including housing and neighborhood convenience businesses (as in B-1), in
addition to the present uses, should these areas become available for redevelopment.
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Mixed Use Commercial/Residential: In addition to the existing categories of
commerciaUbusiness use the City intends to establish a new category of mixed
residential and commercial use. Falcon Heights Town Square in the southeast quadrant of
the Snelling/Larpenteur Commercial Core is unlikely to be the only such development in
Falcon Heights. Recognizing the projected need for approximately 160 additional
housing units in Falcon Heights in the next twenty years, it is the City's intent to provide
for additional mixed residential and commercial use if redevelopment is proposed for any •
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• of the larger commercial properties. Any such project will be individually designed,
most likely as a planned unit development.
CommercialBusiness Objectives
1. To allow an appropriate range of businesses that satisfy the convenience goods and
service needs of residents.
2. To insure maximum compatibility with adjacent neighborhoods.
3. To ensure access and safety for pedestrians and those using non-motorized
transportation
4. To improve the image and function of the Larpenteur Corridor and the Commercial
Core at Snelling/Larpenteur.
5. To improve access, traffic circulation and on-site parking for the Commercial Core at
Snelling/Larpenteur.
6. To provide convenient parking in sufficient amounts to meet parking demand.
7. To provide high density mixed use development ;~ ..~,,,.* ~~ r ;,.i.* ~ ~;' -r,.,,,,~;~
(-I~~=} close to bus transit routes when larger sites are redeveloped. [?]
• CommercialBusiness Policies
1. Guide development toward existing neighborhood/ convenience commercial areas in
clusters rather than in strip developments along major streets.
2. Require health impact assessments and environmental impact assessments for new
development or redevelopement. [Traffic impact also?]
3. Require sufficient parking but encourage shared parking with other land uses to
minimize hard surface coverage and improve the visual appearance of parking areas.
4. Promote attractive parking areas and infiltration by requiring landscaped traffic
islands and setback areas.
5. Encourage and facilitate aesthetic improvements to building facades, parking,
signage, landscaping and lighting throughout the Larpenteur Corridor and
Snelling/Larpenteur Commercial Core.
6. Encourage building and sign designs to be in scale with the small town character of
the City.
7. Maximize land use compatibility by requiring buffering, screening and landscaping
between new commercial uses and residential areas and, wherever possible, between
existing commercial uses and residential uses to minimize conflicts.
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9. Require that any redevelopment project that may logically extend beyond the area •
already zoned for commercial use have a straight boundary that generally correlates
with a public street line or the rear lot lines of residences and take all of the property
to the project boundary. Further, where such extension of a project takes place,
extraordinary setbacks and landscaping be required to mitigate neighborhood impacts
and storm water runoff and to conserve open land.
To be discussed and addressed:
• Incorporation of healthy living best practices, including health impact assessment
for new development/redevelopment
• Storm water requirements
• "Green "building practices
• Increased height limits next to Larpenteur
• Surface parking policies (See St. Paul standards)
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• Agricultural Research And Institutional
Plan Elements
Comprising two-thirds of the City's total area, the University of Minnesota St. Paul
campus/golf course and the State Fair are the uses that have the potential to most
influence growth over the next 20 years. Both institutions are autonomous which means
that the City has no regulatory authority so long as land is used for its intended public
purposes. While both institutions provide most of their own services, much needs to be
done to minimize conflict and coordinate public service deliveries. Particular attention
needs to be given to transit and sanitary sewer coordination cooperation.
It is the current policy of the University to retain ownership of all of its land and that of
the State Fair to continue to operate in Falcon Heights. It is the City's intent to encourage
both but, recognizing that circumstances change, the City wishes to influence future
institutional policy directions to reflect the City's best interests. To that end, the City
intends to establish underlying land use designations to guide possible future
development.
State Fair and University of Minnesota Objectives
1. To encourage the State Fair, as it currently operates, to remain in Falcon Heights.
• 2. To encourage the University of Minnesota to retain its agricultural research lands in
Falcon Heights.
3. To continue to communicate and cooperate with University of Minnesota and State
Fairground staff in planning considerations which include traffic and pedestrian
circulation, conflict avoidance with nearby business and residential areas, visual
appearance and drainage considerations.
State Fair and University of Minnesota Policies
1. Work with the University of Minnesota and the State Fairground Staff to keep
informed of any significant changes in long-range development plans.
2. Encourage the University of Minnesota physical plant to expand south of Larpenteur
in areas adjacent to the built campus rather than in agricultural lands and open spaces.
3. Encourage the University of Minnesota to formulate future plans for the
Larpenteur/Cleveland area to be compatible with nearby cultural and recreational
resources, planned and existing.
4. Regulate all non-university development/use of University owned lands.
5. Establish design guidelines and standards for privately owned university group
housing (such as dormitories or fraternities) developed on University owned land that
come into the City's jurisdiction.
• 6. Regulate non-State Fair development on the State Fair property.
The Larpenteur Corridor
To be added
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Table 1 -recreated with update
• Population and Households 1990-2000
1990 2000 CTC census
Households 2016 2103 blocks have a
Vacanc Rate % 2.0 ? total population
Po ulation in Households 4939 ? of 1204 in
Household Size 2.45 2.41 2000.
Po ulation in Grou Housin 441 505
Total Po ulation 5390 5572
From Community Housing Profile
Table 1: Demographics
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Demographic Information 1990 2000 Change % change
Total Po ulation 5,380 5,572 192 3.6%
Number of households 2,016 2,103 87 4.3%
Persons er household 2.45 2.41 -0.04 -1.6%
Number of families 1,434 1,434 0 0.0%
Persons er famil 2.92 2.91 -0.01 -0.3%
Table 2: Demographics
Falcon Hei hts Ramse Coun
Median Famil Income 1999 $51,382 $45,722
Percent Minori 1990 18.7% 8.2%
Percent Minori 2000 22.3% 22.6%
Housin Tenure ~-99~ 2000
Owner Occu ied 57.9% 63.5%
Renter Occu ied 42.1% 36.5%
Median Housin Value
Owner Occu ied X19 2000 $161,400 $126,400
Median A e 2000 30.9 33.7
Table 3: 1990-2000 Age Distribution
A e 1990 2000
Number Percent Number Percent
0-4 444 8.3% 423 7.6%
5-24 1,490 27.2% 1,721 30.9%
25-44 1,961 36.4% 1,786 32.1%
45-54 354 6.6% 629 11.3%
55-64 403 7.5% 336 6.0%
65+ 728 13.5% 677 12.1%
Totals 5380 100% 5572 100%
From Community Housing Profile/Census
Tablet: Population by age
19 90 20 00 Chan e
Age Number % of total Number % of total Number Percent
Under 5 ears 444 8.3% 423 7.6% -21 -4.7%
5 to 9 349 6.5% 351 6.3% 2 0.6%
10 to 14 244 4.5% 271 4.9% 27 11.1
15 to 17 112 2.1 % 153 2.7% 41 36.6%
18 to 21 509 9.5% 673 12.1 % 164 32.2%
22 to 24 276 5.1 % 273 4.9% -3 -1.1
25 to 34 1,173 21.8% 1,024 18.4% -149 -12.7%
35 to 44 788 14.6% 762 13.7% -26 -3.3%
45 to 54 354 6.6% 629 11.3% 275 77.7%
55 to 64 403 7.5% 336 6.0% -67 -16.6%
65 to 74 414 7.7% 303 5.4% -111 -26.8%
75 to 84 258 4.8% 281 5.0% 23 8.9%
85 and older 56 1.0% 93 1.7% 37 66.1
Total o ulation 5,380 100.0% 5,572 100.0% 192 3.6%
Table 4 -recreated with update
Housing Unit Mix 1990-2000
1990 % Total 2000 % Total Increase
Sin le-famil 1143 55%
Multi-Famil 547 27%
U of M Married
Housin 372 18%
TOTALS 2057 100%
Community Housing Profile
Table 8: Occupied housing units by type and tenure
Type of housing and units in 199 0 200 0
structure Owners Renters Owners Renters
Sin le famil ,detached 1,101 35 1,104 52
Sin le famil ,attached 3 47 28 95
Du lexes 2 6 6 23
Buildin s with 3 or 4 units 0 21 0 35
Buildin s with 5 to 19 units 2 526 0 520
Buildin s with 20 or more units 86 179 83 145
Mobile homes 0 0 0 5
Other units 6 2 0 0
Total occu ied housin units 1,200 816 1,221 875
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structure Owners Renters Total Owners Renters Total
Sin le famil ,detached 1,101 35 1,136 1,104 52 1,156
Sin le famil ,attached 3 47 50 28 95 123
Du lexes 2 6 8 6 23 29
Buildin s with 3 or 4 units 0 21 21 0 35 35
Buildin s with 5 to 19 units 2 526 528 0 520 520
Buildin s with 20 or more units 86 179 265 83 145 228
Mobile homes 0 0 0 0 5 5
Other units 6 2 8 0 0 0
Total occu ied housin units 1,200 816 2016 1,221 875 2096
Table 5: Housing Costs -Owner Occupied
Cost # Units Percent
<$50,000 0 0
$50,000 - $99,000 54 4.4%
$100,000 - $149,000 422 34.6%
$150,000 - $199,000 564 46.2%
$200,000 and above 181 14.8%
Median Value $161400
Totals s ecified units 1221 100%
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Table 11: Value ofowner-occupied units, 2000
Value of owner-occu ied units: Number of units
Under $100,000 54
$100,000 - $149,999 422
$150,000 - $174,999 289
$175,000 - $199,999 275
$200,000 - $299,999 166
$300,000 - $299,999 15
$400,000 - $499,999 0
$500,000 or hi her 0
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Table 12: Median value ofowner-occupied units
1990 value $102,700
1990 value in 2000 $'s $131,213
2000 value $161,400
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Table 6: Age of Housing
# Units Percent
Pre 1939 334 14.6%
1940 -1949 468 20.5%
1950 -1959 440 19.3%
1960 -1969 382 16.7%
1970 - 1979 252 11.0%
1980 -1989 179 7.8%
1990 -1999 54 2.4%
2000 and later 189 8.3%
Totals 2285 100.0%
2000 and later =Falcon Heights Town Square
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Table 27: Year structure was built
1999-
Yearstructure was 1939 or 1940- 1950- 1960- 1970- 1980- 1990- 1995- March
built earlier 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1994 1998 2000 Totals
Owner-occu ied 253 398 309 99 23 120 12 7 0 1,221
Renter-occu ied 81 70 131 283 229 59 16 6 0 875
Table 27 with modifications
Year structure was
built
1939 or
earlier
1940-
1949
1950-
1959
1960-
1969
1970-
1979
1980-
1989
1990-
1994
1995-
1998 1999-
March
2007
Totals
Owner-occu ied 253 398 309 99 23 120 12 7 14 1,235
Renter-occu ied 81 70 131 283 229 59 16 6 175 1,050
All 334 476 440 382 252 179 41 13 189 2,285
Percent 14.6% 20.5% 19.3% 16.7% 11.0% 7.8% 1.8% 0.6% 8.3% 100%
Table 7: Housing Tenure
1980 1990 2000 2007
Percent Owner Occu ied 56.4 59.5 58.3 54.0
Percent Renter Occu ied 43.6 40.5 41.7 46.0
Totals 100 100 100 100
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• Table 8: Population, Households, Employment Summary
Year Population Employment Households Group
Housin Household
Size
1970 5,530 3,168 1,766 N/A 2.98
1980 5,291 3,000 1,894 478 2.54
1990 5,380 2,600 2,016 441 2.45
2000 5,572 3698 2,103 505 2.41
Note: number for 1990 Employment does not match what we have been given in 2007. Also Met Council
2000 employment number in projection does not match census.
Met Council Forecasts.
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Falcon Heights Population
Year Forecast Change %change
2000 5572
2010 6100 528 9.5%
2020 6100 0 0.0%
2030 6100 0 0.0%
2000-2030 528 9.5%
Falcon Heig hts Households
Year Forecast Change %change
2000 2103
2010 2350 247 11.7%
2020 2400 50 2.1 %
2030 2500 100 4.2%
2000 2030 397 18.9%
Falcon Heig hts Employment
Year Forecast Change %change
2000 4190
2010 * 3900 -290 _g.g%
2020 4050 150 3,8%
2030 4200 150 3.7%
2000-2030 10 0.2%
Falcon Heights Town Square has already added:
• 176 households
• Approximately 352 people
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Including FHTS:
Falcon Heights Households
Year Forecast Change %change
2000 2103
2007 2279 176
2010 2350 71 3.1
2020 2400 50 2.1
2030 2500 100 4.2%
2007-2030 221 9.7%
2000-2030 + 397 18.9%
Including Falcon Heights Town Square 2003-2007
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Data from 1990 and 2000 U.S. Census except as noted.
Table 1: Demographics
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Demographic information 1990 2000 ~ Change °/o change
Total population 5,380 5,572 192 3.6%
Number of households 2,016 2,103 87 4.3%
Persons per household 2.45 2.41 -0.04 -1.6%
Number of families 1,434 1,434 0 0.0%
Persons per family 2.92 2.91 -0.01 -0.3%
Table 2: Population by age
-1990 2000 Change
Age Number % of total Number % of total Number Percent
Under 5 years 444 8.3% 423 7.6% -21 -4.7%
5 to 9 349 6.5% 351 6.3% 2 0.6%
10 to 14 244 4.5% 271 4.9% 27 11.1
15 to 17 112 2.1 % 153 2.7% 41 36.6%
18 to 21 509 9.5% 673 12.1 % 164 32.2%
22 to 24 276 5.1 % 273 4.9% -3 -1.1
25 to 34 1,173 21.8% 1,024 18.4% -149 -12.7%
35 to 44 788 14.6% 762 13.7% -26 -3.3%
4{sto 54 354 a6:6% X39 91 ~8% 273 -77:T%
55 to 64 403 7.5% 336 6.0% -67 -16.6%
65 to 74 414 7.7% 303 5.4% -111 -26.8%
75 to 84 258 4.8% 281 5.0% 23 8.9%
85 and older 56 1.0% 93 1.7% 37 66.1
Total o ulation 5 380 100.0% 5,572 100.0% 192 3.6%
Table 3: Race/ethnicity by age, 2000
Age
White Black or
--African
American
American
Indian Asian or
Pacific
Islander
Other
race Two or
more
races
Hispanic
or Latino
Under 5 years 262 18 3 87 16 37 33
5 to 17 595 41 5 93 15 26 37
18 to 24 767 43 6 92 14 24 20
25 to 44 1,162 68 9 490 27 30 72
45 to 54 584 8 0 35 1 1 5
55 to 64 299 5 1 29 0 2 4
65 to 74 292 4 0 7 0 0 0
75 and older 366 0 0 7 1 0 1
Total o ulation 4 327 187- 24 840 74 120 172
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Table 4: Households by type
Household type 1990 2000 Change % Change
Family households 1,434 1,434 0 0.0%
Married couples 1,270 1,239 -31 -2.4%
-With related children under age 18 588 569 -19 -3.2%
- No related children under age 18 682 670 -12 -1.8%
Other families 164 195 31 18.9%
Male householder, no wife present 35 43 8 22.9%
-With related children under age 18 7 25 18 257.1
- No related children under age 18 28 18 -10 -35.7%
Female householder, no husband present 129 152 23 17.8%
-With related children underage 18 71 104 33 46.5%
- No related children under age 18 58 48 -10 -17.2%
Non-family households 582 669 87 14.9%
1-person 468 539 71 15.2%
2 or more persons 114 130 16 14.0%
Total 2,016 2,103 87 4.3%
Table 5: Household type by age of householder, 2000
Age of owner householder
Family household
1-person household Other non-family
household
Young adults (15-24 years) 0 0 0
Working-age population (25-64) 664 97 59
Elderl (65 and older 255 146 0
ge of renter householder
Family household
1-person household Other non-family
household
Young adults (15-24 years) 26 24 41
Working-age population (25-64) 482 259 31
Elderly (65 and older) 5 7 0
Table 6: Tenure by age of householder
e of householder 1990 2000 Change
g Owners Renters Owners Renters Owners Renters
15-24 years 2 108 5 155 3 47
25-34 134 422 110 409 -24 -13
35-44 272 176 242 198 -30 22
45-54 157 34 291 66 134 32
55-64 204 17 155 27 -49 10
65-74 237 30 167 9 -70 -21
75 and over 194 29 248 21 54 -8
Total households 1,200 816 1,218 885 18 69
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Table 7: Race/ethnicity by tenure and age of householder, 2000
Owner-occupied units Renter-occupied units
Age of householder
White
Non-white Hispanic
or Latino
White
Non-white Hispanic
or Latino
15-24 years 4 1 0 122 33 6
25-34 101 9 1 194 215 12
35-44 223 19 3 111 87 20
45-54 276 15 3 59 7 1
55-64 146 9 1 21 6 0
65-74 163 4 0 8 1 0
75 and over 246 2 0 21 0 0
Total households 1,159 59 8 536 349 39
Table 8: Occupied housing units by type and tenure
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units in structure Owners Renters Owners Renters
Single family, detached 1,101 35 1,104 52
Single family, attached 3 47 28 95
Duplexes 2 6 6 23
Buildings with 3 or 4 units 0 21 0 35
Buildings with 5 to 19 units 2 526 0 520
Buildings with 20 or more units 86 179 83 145
Mobile homes 0 0 0 5
Other units 6 2 0 0
Total occupied housing units 1,200 816 1 221 875
Table 9: Measures of crowding by tenure, 2000
Measures of crowding Owner households Renter households
1.0 person per room or fewer 1,215 720
More than 1.0 person per room 6 155
Table 10: Value of owner-occupied units, county assessors' data
Value: Number of
units in 2000 Number of units
in 2002
Under $50,000 2 0
$50,000-$74,999 3 1
$75,000-$99,999 19 4
$100,000-$124,999 190 12
$125,000-$149,999 467 49
$150,000-$174,999 310 172
$175,000-$199,999 126 275
$200,000-$249,999 107 558
$250,000-$299,999 38 126
$300,000-$399,999 10 64
$400,000-$499,999 0 18
$500,000 or more 0 0
otal owner units: 1 272 1 279
Source: County Assessors' database.
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Table 11: Value of owner-occupied units, 2000
alue of owner-occupied units: Number of units
Under $100,000 54
$100,000-$149,999 422
$150,000-$174, 999 289
$175,000-$199,999 275
$200,000-$299,999 166
$300,000-$399,999 15
$400,000-$499,999 0
$500,000 or higher 0
Total owner units: 1,221
Table 12: Median value of owner-occupied units
1990 value $102,700
1990 value in 2000 $'s $131,213
2000 value $161,400
Table 13: Monthly housing costs by mortgage status, 2000
Owner-occupied units with a mortgage
Monthly housing costs Owner units
Less than $300 0
$300-$399 0
$400-$499 0
$500-$599 6
$600-$699 6
$700-$799 16
$800-$899 37
$900-$999 49
$1,000-$1,249 240
$1,250-$1,499 172
$1,500 or more 196
Total 722
Owner-occupied units with no mortgage
Monthly housing costs Owner units
Less than $200 0
$200-$299 45
$300-$499 268
$500-$799 71
$800 or more 4
Total 388
Table 14: Median housing costs for owner-occupied units
Median monthly housing costs
by mortgage status 1990 1990 cost in 2000 $'s 2000
With a mortgage $847 $1,082 $1,260
Without a mortgage $280 $358 $396
Table 15: Gross monthly rent paid, 2000 Table 16: Median gross rent
Gross rent Number of units
Less than $200 12
$200-$299 8
$300-$399 126
$400-$499 295
$500-$599 138
$600-$699 148
$700-$799 92
$800-$899 7
$900-$999 11
$1,000-$1,249 4
$1,250 or more 12
1990 $387
1990 in 2000 $'s $494
2000 $494
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Table 17: Gross rents paid by number of bedrooms, 2000
Rent categories Number of bedrooms
None One Two Three or more
With cash rent 51 472 291 39
Less than $200 0 12 0 0
$200-$299 0 6 0 2
$300-$499 34 198 173 16
$500-$749 0 250 107 9
$750-$999 17 6 7 0
$1,000 or more 0 0 4 12
No cash rent 0 12 5 5
Total 51 484 296 44
Table 18: Household income by age of householder, 1999
Income Age of householder
Under 25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75 and over
Less than $10,000 8 68 4 32 0 21 8
$10,000-$14,999 14 64 35 6 0 9 9
$15,000-$19,999 45 38 17 6 0 8 0
$20,000-$24,999 4 33 48 0 0 4 6
$25,000-$29,999 17 40 32 6 6 4 23
$30,000-$34,999 0 81 28 5 6 0 14
$35,000-$39,999 12 15 14 13 11 5 5
$40,000-$44,999 10 24 6 10 12 21 8
$45,000-$49,999 0 11 33 19 4 0 32
$50,000-$59,999 7 18 81 33 28 27 36
$60,000-$74,999 0 42 23 58 19 12 22
$75,000-$99,999 0 36 62 97 32 27 7
$100,000-$124,999 0 29 40 40 12 6 21
$125,000-$149,999 0 5 35 25 15 15 4
$150,000-$199,999 0 7 36 27 27 11 11
$200,000 or more 0 5 5 17 3 14 0
Total households 117 516 499 394 175 184 206
Table 19: Median household income by age, 1999
ge of householder Median
household income
Under 25 years $19,267
25-34 $31,071
35-44 $55,757
45-54 $78,691
55-64 $76,811
65-74 $58,750
75 and older $49,815
II households $51 382
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Table 20: Housing costs as a percent of household income, 2000
1999 income Households paying less than 30%
of income for housing Households paying 30% or more
of income for housing
Owners Renters Owners Renters
Less than $10,000 0 12 13 61
$10,000-$19,999 15 46 13 152
$20,000-$34,999 39 262 16 32
$35,000-$49,999 102 91 41 8
$50,000-$74,999 223 112 17 4
$75,000-$99,999 224 26 5 0
$100,000 or more 398 17 0 0
Table 21: Households paying 35% or more of income for housing costs, 2000
enure Households paying % of household income
for housing
35% - 39.9% 40% - 49.9% 50% or more
Owners 16 23 26
Renters 28 59 110
Table 22: Households paying 30% or more of income for housing
by age of householder, 2000
ge of householder Owner Renter
Under 25 years 0 48
25-34 5 127
35-44 32 54
45-54 17 22
55-64 7 6
65-74 30 0
75 and older 14 0
Table 23: Poverty rates
Poverty rates Below poverty level in 1989 Below poverty level in 1999
Number Percent Number Percent
Individuals 521 10.6% 484 9.6%
Families 119 8.3% 124 8.8%
Households 192 9.6% 171 8.2%
Table 24: Poverty status by age
ge group Persons below poverty level in 1989 Persons below poverty level in 1999
Number Percent Number Percent
Under 5 85 19.5% 97 23.8%
5 19 24.1 % 7 8.8%
6-11 26 7.6% 28 7.9%
12-17 24 8.6% 24 7.5%
18-64 330 10.7% 295 9.1
65-74 21 5.2% 33 10.2%
75 and over 16 5.1 % 0 0.0%
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Table 25: Poverty status by family type, 1999
Family type Number below
poverty level Percent below
poverty level
Married-couple family 103 8.4%
-With related children underage 18 88 14.9%
- No related children under age 18 15 2.4%
Male householder, no wife present 4 6.9%
-With related children under age 18 4 9.8%
- No related children under age 18 0 0.0%
Female householder, no husband present 17 13.5%
-With related children under age 18 13 16.0%
- No related children under age 18 4 8.9%
Table 26: Homeless population by county
Year
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey Scott and
Carver
Washington
Total
2000 259 175 3,592 981 100 176 5,383
2002 289 238 3,659 1,429 53 103 5,824
Source: MN Dept. of Children, Families and Learning Quarterly Shelter Survey.
Table 27: Year structure was built
1999-
Yearstructure 1939 or 1940- 1950- 1960- 1970- 1980- 1990- 1995- March
was built earlier 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1994 1998 2000 Totals
Owner-occupied 253 398 309 99 23 120 12 7 0 1,221
Renter-occupied 81 70 131 283 229 59 16 6 0 875
Table 28: Residential permits issued, 1970 through 2001
Type of residential permits issued N umber of uni ts permitted in:
1970-1979 1980-1989 1990-1994 1995-1999 2000 2001
Single family, detached 23 60 5 1 0 0
ownhouse 2 5 24 6 4 0
Duplex 2 0 0 0 0 0
Multifamily 87 100 0 0 0 0
Total permits 114 165 29 7 4 0
Source: Metropolitan Council Annual Building Permit Survey.
Table 29: Residential demolitions, 1990 through 2001
ype of unit demolished Number of demolitions
Single-family, detached 1
Other residential 0
otal 1
• Source: Metropolitan Council Annual Building Permit Survey.
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Table 30: Job growth
1990 2000 Change % change
Employment 3,180 3,698 518 16.3%
Source: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
(formerly Minnesota Department of Economic Security) and Metropolitan Council.
Table 31: Wage information, 2002
Wage group Jobs`'
Jobs paying $5.15 or less/hr 165
Paying $5.16 to $11.04/hr 733
Paying $11.05 to $18.44/hr 1,050
Paying $18.45 to $29.49/hr 1,040
Paying $29.50 to $36.87/hr 273
Paying over $36.87/hr 672
Total jobs in community 3,932
*Numbers may not add to total due to rounding.
Source: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
(formerly Minnesota Department of Economic Security) and Metropolitan Council.
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