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Anoka County 2019 Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan 130 56B4.4.7 Land Use and Development Trends ANOKA COUNTY Changes in Development – Anoka County continues on a sustainable growth rate as development and re-development continue across the entire county. Each of the jurisdictions has provided updates on the land use and development that has occurred within their jurisdiction. The planning and economic development plans provide a roadmap for the future of Anoka County. The Metropolitan Council and jurisdictions within Anoka County have completed the Thrive MSP 2040, a 30-year vision for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Region. This document serves as the regional comprehensive planning guide. In 2017 Anoka County, business, and development partners completed the Economic Development Business Recruitment Roadmap. The roadmap provides guidance to Anoka County and the development partners to setup Anoka County’s economy for a successful future. One of the goals in Thrive MSP 2040 is have each community identify local mitigation and adaptation strategies and infrastructure resiliency plans to protect against potential negative impacts to local economies, local resources, and infrastructure systems that result from more frequent or severe weather events. An increase in new large multi-floor multi-tenant housing has been identified as a new risk to Anoka County. The fire departments within Anoka County have been mitigating this risk though the acquisition of new firefighting equipment that is capable of responding to multi-floor residential structures to contain and extinguish structure fires. The number of multi-tenant housing permits that have been issued from 2013 to 2018 are included in Section 3.4. The regulatory authority within each jurisdiction is an identified tool that can reduce vulnerability though planning and regulatory controls. Building codes and zoning requirements are some examples of regulatory controls. The tools available to each of the jurisdictions are available in section 5.1.3.1. Geographic location and characteristics - Anoka County is one of the seven metropolitan counties that make up the Twin Cities. It is situated in the northwestern portion of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. Anoka County is located in the eastern part of the State of Minnesota, roughly midway between the state’s northern and southern boundary. It is bounded on the north by Isanti County, on the east by Chisago and Washington Counties, on the south by Ramsey County, on the south and west by Hennepin County, and on the west by Sherburne County. The Mississippi River forms the southwestern boundary between Anoka County and Hennepin County. Anoka County lies on both sides of the Rum River, which enters the county approximately 20 miles north of its confluence with the Mississippi River in the City of Anoka. The Rum River enters Anoka County in the City of St, Francis and flows south through the Cities of Oak Grove, Ramsey, Andover, and finally Anoka. Anoka County has a total surface area of 430 square miles. This includes approximately 320 square miles of land surface, 90 square miles of wetland surface, and 20 square miles of lakes and streams surface. The southern portion of the county is mostly urbanized and the northern portion of the county is rural in nature. During the past several decades, Anoka County has been one of the fastest Multi hazard Requirement §201.6(c)(2)(ii)(C): [The plan should describe vulnerability in terms of] providing a general description of land uses and development trends within the community so that mitigation options can be considered in future land use decisions. A. Does the plan describe land uses and development trends?