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City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT September 21, 2020 Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-9 INDUSTRIAL Three Industrial designations have been combined into a single category. The previous 2030 update included a Light Industrial, Heavy Industrial, and Light Industrial PUD designation. The 2040 Update streamlines the guide to a single Industrial designation. Industrial guided areas are located around the interchange of Mounds View Boulevard and Interstate-35W and north of State Highway 10 at Xylite Street, as were the cases in the previous Update. Some small changes have been made to guide certain parcels from Regional Commercial to Industrial, and from Industrial to Office or General Commercial. Industrial is intended for light manufacturing, warehousing, office-showroom, and similar uses, in addition to a need for outside storage. Non-traditional uses may be in Industrial areas which have similar needs (e.g. high ceilings and open floor plans). Examples of these alternative uses include indoor sports facilities and trampoline parks. MIXED USE Compared to previous updates, the Mixed-Use designation becomes a more substantial category for guiding land use. The purpose of a Mixed-Use category is to remove barriers for developments that have complementary uses from two or more use categories – for instance a combination of multi- family residential and office/retail uses together on one parcel, or one neighborhood. The Future Land Use map includes two neighborhoods of Mixed Use; (1) Mounds View Blvd & Groveland Rd; and (2) Mounds View Blvd & Co Rd H2. It is the intent – not requirement – that development within the Mixed-Use designation be developed as a Planned Unit Development (PUD). The City anticipates that Mixed Use districts will be redeveloped at 60% residential and 40% commercial. The density minimums and maximums for the residential portion will be as follows: • Mixed Use (MU) residential component: 15 to 30 units per acre4 The City of Mounds View seeks to achieve Mixed Use Districts by: • Allowing development of multiple, complementary uses that support one another. • Promoting a walkable, sustainable development pattern that supports alternative forms of transportation (walking, biking, and transit) while still accommodating the automobile. 4 In the R-4 zoning district (2018), the density = 17 units per acre. The Gray Stone Flats PUD (2020) will = about 30 units per acre. Business, Retention & Expansion Mounds View is home to about 140 businesses of various industries and sizes. City Staff maintain an active Business, Retention & Expansion (BR&E) program, visiting each business on a 3-year cycle. The intent is for City Staff to be aware of the businesses’ activities and needs, and to provide assistance when appropriate, from providing information on sign regulations, to connecting business owners wishing to expand with representatives from MN DEED and Greater MSP. The greatest challenges that local businesses have expressed include; lack of employees; tax & utility rates; and lack of space to expand. By staying knowledgeable of available properties and business needs, the City can connect buyers and sellers. Since the City is built-out, many businesses can only expand by relocating outside of Mounds View. This is a short-term loss for the City but presents opportunities for redevelopment of vacant and underutilized properties.