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Spring/Summer 2018 City Hall - 3800 Laver ne Avenue Nor th - Lake Elmo, Minnesota 55042 (651) 747-3900 Since the Fall/Winter newsletter, the City has made sig- nificant progress on the draft of its 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update. An Open-house to review the draft was held on April 11th, and the public hearing was May 7th and will continue to May 30th. What are the big changes? • Vision Goals and Strategies. This chapter provides a vi- sion statement, which is a compilation of themes, ideas and messaging that have been shared by residents during the 2040 Comprehensive Plan update process. Additionally, a culmination and synthesis of information collected through various efforts to engage the public, Advisory Panel and staff are shared as goals and strategies within this chapter. • Land Use. ►Urban Reserve. Because of the need to meet the Metro- politan Council’s requirement that areas of the City consid- ered emerging suburban edge and within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) be at a density of 3-5 dwell- ing units per acre and because of the City’s 2015 System Statement, which decreased Lake Elmo’s 2040 population target to 18,200, the Plan proposes a new Urban Reserve land use designation, which identifies land that is currently undeveloped or in a low-density residential or agricultural use but is located within the current MUSA. This land is not planned to be developed until after 2040. ► Old Village. There are new commercial and high densi- ty areas within the Village as well as three separate overlay areas which will consist of an Old Village District, Elmo Sta- tion District, and Civic District. There is no longer a green- belt buffer required around the Old Village as there was in the 2030 Plan. ►South Planning Area. The southern MUSA area now includes Mixed Use Commercial and Mixed Use Business Park areas. ►No MUSA changes are being proposed as part of the 2040 update. ►The only change proposed to rural areas is the com- bination of the Residential Estates and Rural Single Family land use designations into one Rural Single Family land use designation, which allows development at a density of 0.1- 0.2 units per acre. • Balanced Development and Growth. This chapter is provided to describe what types of development patterns exist today, where those patterns are changing and evolv- ing, and where they are likely to stay the same. • Housing. The housing chapter presents important hous- ing principles that underscore the dynamics behind the role and importance of housing as a key element within the Plan; focuses on existing housing stock, summarizing im- portant information regarding the overall number, types, af- fordability, and occupants of housing units; projected need for housing during this planning period; and practical imple- mentation tools to help the City achieve its identified hous- ing goals. • Parks and Trails Chapter. The Parks and Trails chapter focuses on refining and synthesizing information contained within the 2030 Comprehensive Plan and preparing an up- date that is more concise, clear and direct about the City’s goals and objectives for its future in regards to parks and trails. It now functions at a higher level of detail that will fo- cus and more clearly demonstrate the interconnected qual- ity of the Parks and Trails system. • The Transportation, Wastewater, and Surface Water Man- agement Chapters are still being drafted and will include necessary updates needed to address changes and out- standing issues. Article Continued on Page 2 Comprehensive Plan 2040 City Hall - 3800 Laver ne Avenue Nor th - Lake Elmo, Minnesota 55042 (651) 747-3900City Hall - 3880 Laverne Avenue North - Lake Elmo, MN 55042 (651) 747-3900