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City of Mounds View Comprehensive Plan <br /> Introduction <br /> The intent and content of Mounds View's land use element is to show the use of land and water <br /> including lakes,wetlands, natural drainage courses, and adjoining land areas that affect natural <br /> water resources for residential, commercial, industrial, and other public and private purposes. <br /> This element will describe the overall land use pattern and how it is related to the community's <br /> future housing needs, environmental conditions and protection, surface water management and <br /> historic preservation as required by state statutes and Metropolitan Council guidelines. <br /> Goals and Policies <br /> The following will be the land use goals and policies for the City of Mounds View: <br /> General Land Use <br /> Goal 1: Maintain a cohesive land use pattern that ensures compatibility and <br /> functional relationships between activities and uses. <br /> Policies: <br /> a. Relate land use development to transportation needs, desired development and community <br /> priorities. <br /> b. Analyze all development proposals on an individual basis from a physical,economic,and a <br /> social standpoint to determine the most appropriate uses within the context of the community <br /> as a whole as well as the specific area of the site. <br /> c. Encourage and maintain a balance of use types. <br /> d. Accomplish transitions between distinctly differing types of land uses in an orderly fashion <br /> that does not create a negative economic, social, or physical impact on adjoining <br /> developments. <br /> e. The City will maintain comprehensive subdivision regulations governing platting <br /> procedures, site design standards, dedication requirements, engineering standards and <br /> specifications,required improvements,and other factors dealing with the proper subdivision <br /> of land. <br /> f. Protect integrated use districts (residential neighborhoods, commercial centers, industrial <br /> parks) from penetration by through traffic. Where through traffic problems are identified, <br /> 22 <br />