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City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br />DRAFT September 21, 2020 <br />Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-1 <br />Neighborhood Meeting held for <br />proposed Crossroad Pointe apartments, <br />and Heartland Gun Club & Range (Sept <br />21, 2017). The project evolved into the <br />128-unit Gray Stone Flats, at Mounds <br />View Boulevard and County Road H2, <br />opening fall, 2021. <br />Chapter 2: Land Use <br />INTRODUCTION <br />This element of the Comprehensive Plan steers future development and <br />redevelopment of land across Mounds View. The city continues to face land <br />use challenges of a developed suburban community. This section responds to <br />those challenges in a manner that encourages growth and supports a high <br />quality of life. <br />The intent of the Mounds View Land Use element is to describe the overall <br />land use patterns throughout the city and how it relates to the city’s future <br />needs. State statutes and Metropolitan Council guidelines require specific <br />elements be addressed in the plan. <br />Thrive MSP 2040, adopted by the Metropolitan Council, has designated <br />Mounds View as a “Suburban” community – one that was primarily developed <br />in the 1980’s and into the 1990’s as Baby Boomers established homes. In May <br />2014, the Metropolitan Council estimated that Suburban communities will grow <br />by 159,000 residents, 76,000 households, and 161,000 jobs between 2010 <br />and 2040. This represents growth of 22% in population, 27% in households, <br />and 43% in jobs, regionally. <br />The City of Mounds View intends for this plan to guide development and <br />redevelopment within the city to achieve the stated goals and policies for <br />balanced and efficient land use. Most of the development activity will occur <br />through redevelopment. The City anticipates that most opportunities for <br />redevelopment will occur along the Mounds View Boulevard corridor. As such, <br />much of the corridor is guided for Mixed-Use, with the intent of allowing <br />flexibility of residential and/or commercial redevelopment, at varying densities. <br />The Metropolitan Council encourages growth to occur around new and existing <br />activity centers. This type of land use can create places for people to gather <br />with a mix of retail, higher density residential, parks, and institutional spaces. <br />If properly integrated with the community, these places also help people move <br />around by foot, bicycle, transit, and other modes while diminishing the <br />dependence on the automobile. The City’s land use policies and strategies <br />reflect this regional strategy.