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<br />City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br />DRAFT September 21, 2020 <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 1: Background | 1-4 <br /> <br />In addition to the April 2018 public opinion survey, public participation <br />included an open house conducted during the Annual Town Hall Meeting, <br />held April 30, 2018 and April 15, 2019. The City Council conducted a Public <br />Hearing on December 9, 2019, reviewing the Draft Comprehensive Plan, <br />directing Staff to forward the Draft onto the Metropolitan Council (Resolution <br />9195). <br /> TCAAP <br />The Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant <br />(TCAAP) was located on 2,370 acres in <br />Arden Hills, adjacent to Mounds View. <br />TCAAP was established in 1941, and <br />decommissioned during the early <br />2000’s. At its height, it employed 26,000 <br />workers. In 2013, Ramsey County <br />purchased 427 acres for “Rice Creek <br />Commons”, a planned mixed-use <br />redevelopment. Though its future is still <br />unknown, Rice Creek Commons could <br />be home to around 4,000 residents, in <br />about 270-520 single-family homes, <br />240-360 townhomes, and 180-240 <br />multi-family units. Rice Creek Commons <br />could additionally accommodate 159 <br />acres of commercial, retail, office and <br />flex space (extrapolated from Arden <br />Hills Comprehensive Plan, Table 6.3 <br />and 7.3). <br />As the project develops, there will likely <br />be residential redevelopment within <br />proximity of the Mounds View <br />Boulevard and County Road H <br />intersection. This area currently <br />consists of a mix of entertainment, <br />hospitality, and service-oriented <br />businesses. There will be additional <br />demand for such land uses not <br />permitted within Rice Creek Commons, <br />such as auto dealers, warehousing, and <br />other uses requiring outside storage. <br />Mounds View will also benefit as an <br />affordable alternative to the higher-end <br />homes planned in Arden Hills. Mounds <br />View neighborhoods will have a closer <br />proximity to TCAAP attractions than <br />many Arden Hills and Shoreview <br />neighborhoods. Additionally, Ramsey <br />County plans major improvements to <br />the Rice Creek North Regional Trail, <br />creating a major regional recreational <br />designation for cross country skiing, <br />single-track mountain biking, and <br />canoeing.