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Community Background: <br /> • The City of Mounds View is located in the northwest corner of Ramsey County adjoining Anoka <br /> County. The communities of Arden Hills, Shoreview, North Oaks, New Brighton and Mounds <br /> View, as well as portions of Spring Lake Park, St. Anthony Park and Blaine, were all part of the <br /> original Mounds View Township. In 1891, New Brighton became the first village in the township <br /> to incorporate; Arden Hills the second in 1951, followed by North Oaks in 1956 and Shoreview in <br /> 1957. Also in 1957, small portions of the township were annexed by Spring Lake Park, Blaine and <br /> St. Anthony. The remaining four square miles of the township became the Village of Mounds <br /> View on April 2, 1958 with a population of 5,738. <br /> The first Planning Commission was established in 1959 and the first comprehensive plan for <br /> Mounds View was completed in that year. The City adopted a revised comprehensive plan in 1976 <br /> in accordance with the Metropolitan Land Planning Act passed by the Minnesota legislature in <br /> 1976. The current plan was adopted in 1979. <br /> Mounds View is generally flat with slopes that range from zero to six percent. There are few areas <br /> that have slopes in excess of twelve to eighteen percent, a grade that would pose substantial <br /> limitations on development. <br /> Wetlands and ponding areas serve as holding areas for storm runoff, filter ground water supplies, <br /> and provide habitat areas for wildlife. Wetlands have been protected, for the most part, as Mounds <br /> View has developed. The City of Mounds View works cooperatively with Rice Creek Watershed <br /> District to ensure that development does not adversely affect wetlands and drainage. Drainage <br /> systems include ditches, drainageways and storm sewers. Storm water problems are limited to <br /> some local trouble spots. There is no need for major expansion or major alteration to the current <br /> system. New development will be reviewed to ensure that the current system is not adversely <br /> affected. The majority of the soils present in Mounds View offer slight to moderate limitations to <br /> development. <br /> 1 40 <br /> Page 3 <br />