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MOUNDS VIEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE OLD HIGHWAY 10 CORRIDOR PLAN Old Highway 10 Corridor runs the length of the city limits of Mounds View and 1000 feet either side of the center line of the highway. (Districts along the Corridor include: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, and 12; refer to Figure XX. ) The highway serves the community as a major east-west arterial; because of the highway's diagonal arrangement, it also serves as the north-south arterial. The Corridor itself is characterized by a mixture of land uses and has typically lacked organization and identity. Significant vegetation exists along the corridor, intermixed with areas of vacant land and residential uses . However, close examination discloses the difficulty of visually determining where Mounds View begins and ends . Virtually all non-residential development and major vacant parcels of land are located within the Old Highway 10 Corridor. Thus, the opportunities for significant change are focused on. this area. The high level of accessibility has attracted a number of highway and commercial uses . Figure XXX depicts the zoning along the Corridor. As has been noted elsewhere in this document, much of the zoning conflicts with the Comprehensive Plan for this area, particularly in reference to residential housing. The residentially planned areas have commercial zoning overlays or existing commercial use incursions . Highway and commercial zoning districts depicted by the heavy vertical lines in Figure XXX dominate the Corridor, particularly on the north side of the highway. • A significant natural resource base of tree massing, wetland and open water exists within the Corridor. These provide a rein- forcement to the image Mounds View wishes to continue develop- ing. . .a City of Trees. There are several properties within the borders of the Corridor wherein use or setbacks do not conform to present standards . These particular_parcels pr=esent _ - - _ _ _ _ not all of which will reach resolution in the near future. They can only be noted, addressed and planned for future conformity with zoning standards . The diagonal nature of the highway makes it an attractive arteri- al but creates significant parceling difficulties and traffic conflicts with multi-legged or non-right angle intersections and odd-shaped parcels of land. Along with this zoning and develop- ment configuration is an extensive pattern of individual lot 0491-1 (No Revisions)