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City of Mounds View Comprehensive Plan ______________________________________________________________________________ 11 History: The City of Mounds View is located in the northwest corner of Ramsey County adjoining Anoka County. The communities of Arden Hills, Shoreview, North Oaks, New Brighton and Mounds View, as well as portions of Spring Lake Park, St. Anthony Park and Blaine, were all part of the original Mounds View Township. The first Township elections were held in May of 1858. The original township was 23,040 acres in size and got its name because of the mounds of sand and gravel which were visible from almost anywhere in the township and from much of Anoka County. Many of these mounds have disappeared over time due to sand and gravel mining and to the development of the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant in Arden Hills. The township’s early residents included loggers, mill hands, trappers, farmers, and truck gardeners. In 1891, New Brighton became the first village in the township to incorporate. The rest of the township remained intact until 1951 when Arden Hills incorporated, followed by North Oaks in 1956 and Shoreview in 1957. Also in 1957, small portions of the township were annexed by Spring Lake Park, Blaine and St. Anthony. The remaining four square miles of the township originally sought to become part of New Brighton but was turned down. This led to the incorporation of the Village of Mounds View on April 2, 1958. The Village of Mounds View had a population of 5,738 at the time of incorporation. In accordance with state law, the Village of Mounds View became the City of Mounds View on January 1, 1974. The first Planning Commission was established in 1959 and the first comprehensive plan for Mounds View was completed in that year. The City adopted a revised comprehensive plan in 1976 in accordance with the Metropolitan Land Planning Act passed by the Minnesota legislature in 1976. The current plan was adopted in 1979. Physical Environment Topography Mounds View is generally flat with slopes that range from zero to six percent. There are few areas that have slopes in excess of twelve to eighteen percent, a grade that would pose substantial limitations on development.