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APPROVED BY THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL: November 8, 2000
APPROVED BY THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL: July 23, 2001
Preserving the natural environment in a fully developed suburban setting
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
C OMPREHENSIVE P LAN
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Acknowledgements
City Council
Dan Coughlin, Mayor
Rich Sonterre, Mayor
Gary Quick
Roger Stigney
Rob Marty
Lynn Thomason
Barbara Thomas
Planning Commission
Jerry Peterson
Gary Stevenson
Jean Miller
Greg Johnson
Brian Kaden
Michael Berke
Ordeen Braathen
William Laube
Michael Hegland
Barbara Thomas
Herb Zwirn
Mari Scotch
Economic Development Commission
Cindy Carlson
Rosemary Goff
Tom Field
Wendy Marty
Sean Walther
Julie Olsen
Jerold Kahn
Dr. Gregory Belting
Torri Johnson
Stan McDonald
City Staff
Kathleen Miller, City Clerk/Administrator
Chuck Whiting, City Clerk/Administrator
Bruce Kessel, Finance Director
Mike Ulrich, Public Works Director
Rick Jopke, Community Development Dir.
Jim Ericson, Community Development Dir.
Jim Atkinson, Planning Associate
Steve Dorgan, Housing Inspector
Jeremiah Anderson, Housing Inspector
Kevin Carroll, Economic Dev. Coordinator
Aaron Parrish, Economic Dev. Coordinator
Jim Hess, Engineering Technician
Barb Benesch, Administrative Assistant
GIS Consultant
PlanSight, LLC
Other
North Metro I35W Corridor Coalition
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Table of Contents
Chapter……………………………………………………………………………………… Page
Chapter 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 7-9
Overview.......................................................................................................... 8
Process ........................................................................................................… 9
Organization ................................................................................................... 9
Chapter 2. Community Background ..................................................................................… 10-20
History ............................................................................................................ 11
Physical Environment ..................................................................................... 11
Demographics ................................................................................................. 16
Chapter 3. Land Use................................................................................................................ 21-42
Introduction ..................................................................................................... 22
Goals and Policies ............................................................................................. 22
Existing Land Use …………………………………………………………… 30
Land Use Plan ................................................................................................... 34
Surface Water Management .............................................................................. 41
Historic Site Preservation ................................................................................. 41
Solar Access Protection ................................................................................... 41
Chapter 4. Housing.................................................................................................................. 42-56
Introduction .................................................................................................... 43
Goals and Policies .......................................................................................... 43
Housing Supply ............................................................................................. 45
Future Housing Needs ................................................................................... 54
Housing Programs .......................................................................................... 55
Chapter 5. Public Facilities .................................................................................................... 57-67
Introduction .................................................................................................... 58
Goals and Policies .......................................................................................... 58
Community Facilities ..............................................................................…... 62
Chapter 6. Transportation....................................................................................................... 68-86
Introduction .................................................................................................... 69
Goals and Policies .......................................................................................... 69
Streets ............................................................................................................. 74
Trails ............................................................................................................... 82
Transit ............................................................................................................. 83
Rail .................................................................................................................. 83
Airport ............................................................................................................ 83
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Chapter 7. Economic Development...........................................…..................................… 87-93
Community Economic Development Goals ……………………………… 88
Priorities For Economic Development Decisions ………………………… 89
Resources To Support Economic Development…………………………… 90
Economic Development Challenges ……………………………………… 91
Chapter 8. Intergovernmental Coordination ……………………………………………… 94-96
Goals and Policies ………………………………………………………… 95
Existing Collaborations…………………………………………………… 95
Chapter 9. Implementation ..........................................................................................….... 97- 101
Introduction ……..………………………………………………………… 98
Administration ……………………………………………………………... 98
Future Actions……………………………………………………………… 99
List of Tables...............................................……................................................................ 5
List of Figures...................................................……........................................................... 6
Appendices………………………………………………………………………………. 102
A: Community Forum Summary………………………………………… 103
B: Land Use Plan Changes……………..………………………………. 113
C: Functional Classification Definitions and Criteria…………………… 115
D: Long Term Financial Plan……………………………………………. 118
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List of Tables
Table…………………………………………………………………………………………Page
Table 1: Soil Limitations……………………………………………………………………….. 12
Table 2: Population, Households, and Employment…………………………………………... 16
Table 3: Age and Gender……………………………………………………………………….. 16
Table 4: Household Income…………………………………………………………………….. 17
Table 5: Educational Attainment……………………………………………………………….. 19
Table 6: Employment by Industry……………………………………………………………… 20
Table 7: Occupation of Workers……………………………………………………………….. 20
Table 8: Existing and Future Land Use……………………………………………….. ………. 37
Table 9: Comprehensive Plan / Zoning Compatibility…………………………………………. 40
Table 10: Total Number and Percent of Dwelling Units by Type……………………………… 45
Table 11: Age of Current Housing Stock……………………………………………………….. 46
Table 12: Housing Condition…………………………………………………………………… 47
Table 13: Housing Sales………………………………………………………………………... 47
Table 14: Affordable Housing………………………………………………………………….. 50
Table 15: Housing Indicators…………………………………………………………………… 51
Table 16: Minimum Lot Sizes………………………………………………………………….. 52
Table 17: Metropolitan Council Benchmarks for Mounds View………………………. ……… 54
Table 18: Sewage Flow Projections……………………………………………………………..63
Table 19: Community Facilities…………………………………………………………….…... 64
Table 20: Historical Traffic Volumes……………………………………………………….……80
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List of Figures
Figure………………………………………………………………………………………. Page
Figure 1:Wetlands………………………………………………………………………………. 13
Figure 2: Drainage Districts…………………………………………………………………….. 14
Figure 3: Development Limitations…………………………………………………………….. 15
Figure 4: Median Household Income…………………………………………………………... 18
Figure 5: Existing Land Use……………………………………………………………………. 31
Figure 6: Future Land Use……………………………………………………………………… 32
Figure 7: Existing and Future Land Use Comparison..………………………………………… 33
Figure 8: Year Single Family and Duplexes Built…………………..………………………….. 49
Figure 9: Developable/Redevelopable Residential Land……………………………………….. 53
Figure 10: Community Facilities..……………………………………………………………… 65
Figure 11: Water System……………………………………………………………………….. 66
Figure 12: Sanitary Sewer System……………………………………………………………… 67
Figure 13: Functional Street Classification……………………………………………………... 75
Figure 14: Jurisdiction of Streets……………………………………………………………….. 76
Figure 15: Traffic Accident Distribution……………………………………………………….. 78
Figure 16: 1997 M.S.A.S. and Projected 2020 Traffic Volumes……………………………….. 81
Figure 17: Trails and Sidewalks………………………………………………………………… 85
Figure 18: Transit Routes……………………………………………………………………… 86
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INTRODUCTION
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Introduction
Overview:
This comprehensive plan represents the third official update to Mounds View’s original
comprehensive plan that was prepared in 1959. Previous updates occurred in 1975 and again in 1979
in response to the Metropolitan Land Planning Act of 1976. While the current update is again in
response to a legislative mandate, the City recognizes that comprehensive planning is a continuous
process that must respond to changing conditions both internally and externally.
The Mounds View Comprehensive Plan is a policy document. The term policy is a reflection of the
flexibility intended in the application of the plan. The plan is not to be viewed as a hard and fast
graphic layout of the community. Nor are the goals and policies, presented in written form, to be
viewed as ordinances or law. These are guidelines that typically must be reviewed and applied
individually and collectively to each development, improvement or decision that is presented.
The goals and policies contained in the following chapters form the basic and fundamental plan for
the community. In this regard, they actually serve two functions. First, their purpose is to guide all
public and private actions and development within the community. In addition to this active
function, they also serve the more passive function of establishing evaluation criteria for the
development and change that subsequently occurs. Policies are collective in nature. Although a
single policy may in some cases define a decision or course of action, it is more commonly the case
that several policies apply to a given situation. The community must therefore approach and utilize
the comprehensive plan with this understanding.
To ensure proper understanding and clarification, the terms utilized are defined as follows:
Goals: The desired end products that will ultimately result in achieving the kinds of
living, working, and recreational areas that are desired and which are in accord
with certain accepted policies and standards.
Policies: The means by which to achieve the established goals. Policies involve a general
course of conduct. They are goals translated into legislative action.
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Process:
To assist in the updating of the comprehensive plan, the Mounds View Planning Commission
conducted three community forums. The Planning Commission conducted these forums to help
Mounds View citizens understand what the comprehensive plan is and most importantly to give
citizens a chance to talk about what Mounds View should be like in the future.
During the forums city staff presented information on what a comprehensive plan is, what the
required elements of the comprehensive plan are, what the current comprehensive plan and zoning
designations are, what some of the housing and other issues are, and what the process for updating
the comprehensive plan will be. Following the staff presentations, small group discussions were held
to hear citizen concerns, comments, issues, etc. A Planning Commission member was present in
each of the small groups to listen and to facilitate the discussions. At the end of the forums, each
Planning Commission member summarized the discussions in their groups. A copy of the summary
of the forum results are contained in Appendix A on page 106.
The information received at these forums was used by the Planning Commission and City staff to
review and update the City’s comprehensive plan. The Planning Commission reviewed each section
of the plan. The results of that review were compiled into a discussion draft of the comprehensive
plan. The discussion draft was presented to the community at a community forum and an official
public hearing was conducted. Following the hearing the Planning Commission recommended the
document to the City Council. The City Council, after public input approved the document for
review by adjacent communities and the Metropolitan Council. After review by the Metropolitan
Council the City Council officially adopted the comprehensive plan on July 23, 2001.
Organization:
The Comprehensive Plan Update is organized into ten chapters covering the following topics: an
introduction, community background, land use, housing, public facilities, transportation, economic
development, intergovernmental coordination, and implementation. Each of these chapters includes
a general overview, goals and policies, and background information in terms of maps and tables to
help users understand the current condition of the City as well as the future to which the community
aspires.
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COMMUNITY
BACKGROUND
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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.
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Wetlands and Drainage
Wetlands and ponding areas serve as holding areas for storm runoff, filter ground water supplies,
and provide habitat areas for wildlife. Wetlands have been protected, for the most part, as Mounds
View has developed. Mounds View has wetland protection and flood plain regulations in place. The
City of Mounds View also works cooperatively with Rice Creek Watershed District to ensure that
development does not adversely affect wetlands and drainage. Figure 1 on page 13 generally shows
the existing wetlands in the community.
Figure 2 on page 14 illustrates the six city drainage districts that have been designated. District
boundaries were determined by the direction of drainage flow and the watercourse the drainage
flows to. Drainage systems include ditches, drainageways, and storm sewers. Storm water problems
are limited to some local trouble spots. There is no need for major expansion or major alteration to
the current system. New development will be reviewed to ensure that the current system is not
adversely affected.
Soils
The majority of the soils present in Mounds View offer slight to moderate limitations to
development. Potential development limitations are shown in Table 1 below and Figure 3 on page
15.
TABLE 1: Soil Limitations
Soil Type Description Slight Moderate Severe
Limitation Limitation Limitation
158 B,C,D: Zimmerman Well drained loamy fine sand X
161: Isanti Poorly drained loamy fine sand X
162: Lino Somewhat poorly drained loamy fine sand X
265: Soderville Somewhat poorly drained loamy fine sand X
540: Seelyville Muck Very poorly drained muck X
543: Markey Muck Very poorly drained muck X
859 B: Urban Land-Zimmerman Complex Excessively drained loamy fine sand X
863: Urban Land-Lino Complex Somewhat poorly drained loamy fine sand X
1027: Udorthents, Wet Substratum Heterogeneous earthy fill material X
1039: Urban Land Developed areas with 90% impervious surface X
1055: Aquolls and Histosols, Ponded Very poorly drained mineral and organic soils X
Source: Ramsey County Soil Survey
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Demographics
Population
TABLE 2: Population, Households, and Employment
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Estimated 2020 Estimated
Population 6,431 10,599 12,583 12,541 12,738 12,200 12,200
Households 2,777 4,248 4,885 5,018 5,200 5,500
Employment 660 2,866 3,142 5,000 (est) 6,300 6,950
Source: Metropolitan Council, US Census
The first census taken in Mounds View was in 1960. As can be seen by Table 2, Mounds View’s
population has grown from 6413 in 1960 to 12,738 in 2000. The Metropolitan Council estimates that
Mounds View’s population will decrease to 12,200 in 2010 and 2020. Table 3 shows that the
population of Mounds View is aging. The median age of the population has increased from 20.9 in
1970 to 33.5 in 2000.
Age and Gender
TABLE 3: Age and Gender
Age Group 1970 1980 1990 2000
Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
Under 5 1,296 695 591 1,152 535 617 1,084 570 514 962
5 to 9 1,410 695 715 1,131 536 595 879 461 418 935
10 to 14 1,174 606 568 1,186 585 601 824 446 378 874
15 to 19 942 489 453 1,220 593 627 876 450 426 850
20 to 24 958 426 532 1,426 745 681 1,143 533 610 1,009
25 to 34 1,794 912 882 2,633 1,345 1,288 2,637 1,376 1,261 2,008
35 to 44 1,084 546 538 1,665 825 840 1,972 971 1,001 2,114
45 to 54 823 426 397 1,065 535 530 1,493 736 757 1,715
55 to 64 370 193 177 747 376 371 871 419 452 1,133
65 to 74 115 61 54 262 127 135 565 251 314 660
75 + 32 17 15 106 59 47 197 84 113 478
Median Age 20.9 25.6 30 33.5
Source: US Census Bureau
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Income
TABLE 4: Household Income
Municipality % < % $10,000 % $25,000 % $50,000 % > Median
$10,000 to to to $100,000 Household
$24,999 $49,999 $99,999 Income
Arden Hills 3.6 13.7 31.8 36.2 14.5 $50,660
Falcon Heights 11.7 28.3 27.7 24.3 8.1 $31,661
Gem Lake 1.9 18.4 26.9 42.7 9.9 $52,091
Lauderdale 10.4 31.3 37.2 18.6 2.5 $30,000
Little Canada 6.1 24.8 44.3 22.5 2.3 $34,015
Maplewood 8.9 20.2 40.6 27.4 3.4 $37,856
Mounds View 5.9 21.8 45.2 25 1.8 $37,117
New Brighton 7.2 20 36.4 29.9 6.5 $40,324
North Oaks 2.1 1.2 8.1 29.8 59.1 $114,470
North St. Paul 10.4 22.7 35.5 28.8 2.7 $37,617
Roseville 6.5 23.2 35.2 29.4 5.7 $37,862
St. Paul 17.7 29.5 34.2 16.2 2.5 $26,498
Shoreview 3 12.6 35.9 39.9 8.4 $48,828
Vadnais Heights 3.4 16.2 39.8 35.5 5.4 $43,929
White Bear Lake 5.7 19.5 41.3 29.4 4 $39,062
White Bear Township 3.4 9.9 42.6 37.7 6.4 $46,798
Source: Ramsey County Policy Analysis Division
Table 4 illustrates that according to Ramsey County Mounds View ranked twelfth out of the sixteen
communities in the county in median household income. Only St. Paul, Lauderdale, Falcon Heights,
and Little Canada had a lower median household income than Mounds View.
The educational attainment of Mounds View residents is shown in Table 5 on page 19. When
compared to other communities in Ramsey County, Mounds View residents have a high rate of high
school graduation but a low rate of college graduation.
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Education
TABLE 5: Educational Attainment
Municipality % Not High School % High School % Some College or % Bachelor Degree or
Graduate Graduate Associate Degree Higher
Arden Hills 9.5 18 26.9 45.5
Falcon Heights 4.4 11.9 21.5 62.2
Gem Lake 12.7 27.6 34.7 25
Lauderdale 8 17.4 22.3 52.3
Little Canada 11 33.8 26.8 28.9
Maplewood 14.6 36.8 28.3 20.3
Mounds View 12.2 40.2 29.6 18.1
New Brighton 9.6 28.3 28.5 33.6
North Oaks 2.1 12.2 18 68
North St. Paul 11.3 39.8 31.3 17.7
Roseville 11.4 27.1 27 34.5
St. Paul 18.9 30 24.5 26.5
Shoreview 5 23 29.9 42.1
Vadnais Heights 6.8 32.3 31.2 29.7
White Bear Lake 9.8 30.9 31.3 28
White Bear Township 8.6 30.9 33.1 27.4
Source: Ramsey County Policy Analysis Division
Employment
Tables 6 and 7 on page 20 show the employment of Mounds View residents by industry and the
occupation of workers according to the 1990 Census. (Employment data from the 2000 Census had
not yet been released at the time this document was prepared.) The two industries that the most
Mounds View residents are employed in are durable manufactured goods (20.3%) and retail
(16.9%). The top two occupations of Mounds View residents are administrative support and
precision production, craft, and repair.
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TABLE 6: Employment by Industry
Industry Persons Percent
Farming, fisheries, forestry, and mining 44 0.6
Construction 390 5.4
Manufactured Goods
Nondurable 564 7.8
Durable 1,478 20.3
Transportation 295 4.1
Communication and public utilities 129 1.8
Wholesale trade 492 6.7
Retail 1,235 16.9
Finance, insurance, and real estate 383 5.3
Business and repair services 311 4.3
Personal and entertainment recreation services 296 4
Professional and related services
Health 606 8.3
Education 436 6
Other professional related services 474 6.5
Public Administration 149 2
Total 7282 100
Source: Minnesota Planning; 1990 Census
TABLE 7: Occupation of Workers
Industry Persons Percent
Managerial and professional specialty
Executive, administrative, and managerial 785 10.8
Professional specialty occupations 950 13
Administrative, support, sales, clerical, and technical
Technical related support jobs 373 5.1
Sales occupation 697 9.6
Administrative support 1,236 17
Service occupations
Private household 33 0.5
Protective services 120 1.6
Other services 790 10.8
Farming, fisheries, forestry, and mining 27 0.4
Precision, production, craft, and repair 1,011 13.9
Operators, fabricators, laborer, machine operator, assemblers, and inspection 653 9
Movers and transporters 312 4.3
Handlers, laborers, equipment cleaners, and helpers 295 4
Total 7282 100
Source: Minnesota Planning: 1990 Census
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LAND USE ELEMENT
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Introduction
The intent and content of Mounds View’s land use element is to show the use of land and water
including lakes, wetlands, natural drainage courses, and adjoining land areas that affect natural
water resources for residential, commercial, industrial, and other public and private purposes.
This element will describe the overall land use pattern and how it is related to the community’s
future housing needs, environmental conditions and protection, surface water management and
historic preservation as required by state statutes and Metropolitan Council guidelines.
Goals and Policies
The following will be the land use goals and policies for the City of Mounds View:
General Land Use
Goal 1: Maintain a cohesive land use pattern that ensures compatibility and
functional relationships between activities and uses.
Policies:
a. Relate land use development to transportation needs, desired development and community
priorities.
b. Analyze all development proposals on an individual basis from a physical, economic, and a
social standpoint to determine the most appropriate uses within the context of the community
as a whole as well as the specific area of the site.
c. Encourage and maintain a balance of use types.
d. Accomplish transitions between distinctly differing types of land uses in an orderly fashion
that does not create a negative economic, social, or physical impact on adjoining
developments.
e. The City will maintain comprehensive subdivision regulations governing platting
procedures, site design standards, dedication requirements, engineering standards and
specifications, required improvements, and other factors dealing with the proper subdivision
of land.
f. Protect integrated use districts (residential neighborhoods, commercial centers, industrial
parks) from penetration by through traffic. Where through traffic problems are identified,
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correct such problems as opportunities arise.
Goal 2: Preserve and protect property values.
Policy:
a. The City will work to improve or redevelop blighted properties to enhance the tax base of
individual sites and to protect and improve the tax base of the surrounding area.
Goal 3: Ensure that community development is compatible with features of
the natural environment and is accommodated without destroying
desirable environmental features and natural amenities.
Policies:
a. Development on wetlands, flood plains, shorelands and other natural features that perform
important public protection functions in their natural state shall be restricted.
b. Where desirable and practical, natural features such as wetlands, flood plains and shorelands
shall be maintained in a condition appropriate for passive recreational uses.
c. Development must respect the natural hydrology and unique features of the land to the
maximum extent.
d. The preservation of trees and natural vegetation shall be encouraged wherever possible.
Goal 4: Prevent development that is not accompanied by a sufficient level of
supportive and service facilities (utilities, parking, access, etc.).
Policies:
a. Ensure that intensification of land use activity and development is accompanied by sufficient
corresponding increase in related supportive and service facilities such as parks, off-street
parking, surface water management, etc.
b. Ensure that high-density development has reasonable, but not necessarily direct access to
major thoroughfares.
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Residential
Goal 1: Preserve the identity and improve the quality and appearance of existing
neighborhoods.
Policies:
a. High-density housing shall be located within easy access of a major thoroughfare so as to not
introduce an excessive amount of vehicular traffic onto residential streets.
b. A major consideration for approval or denial of any proposed multiple-family dwelling
project will be its compatibility with surrounding land uses.
c. High-density housing shall not be placed or utilized specifically as a buffer or use capable of
absorbing negative impacts.
d. Medium-density single-family attached housing may be used in transitional areas between
single-family detached residential neighborhoods and high-density residential development.
e. The existing character of low-density neighborhoods shall be maintained and preserved by
preventing encroachment from higher use types and by buffering the neighborhoods from
other types of land use. Some redevelopment of low-density uses on the fringe of these
neighborhoods may be used to provide buffering.
f. Consider subdivision of existing large lot single-family residential lots on a case-by-case
basis to ensure development is consistent with community needs and compatible with
surrounding development.
g. Substandard housing shall be rehabilitated or redeveloped through private means and/or
public assistance.
h. Substandard housing shall be removed when it is judged not economically feasible to correct
deficiencies.
i. Residential amenities required by zoning and subdivision regulations shall be properly
maintained.
j. The housing maintenance code shall be uniformly enforced in order to protect the health and
safety of occupants and ensure the ongoing stability of residential neighborhoods.
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k. Protect residential neighborhoods from penetration by through traffic.
l. Protect residential developments from adverse, environmental impacts, including noise, air,
and visual pollution.
m. Prohibit commercial development within designated residential areas.
Goal 2: Provide safe, healthy, and attractive residential environments that offer a
broad and full choice of housing opportunities to meet the needs of all
segments of the population.
Policies:
a. The amount of affordable housing in Mounds View exceeds the benchmarks established by
the Metropolitan Council. The City will review proposals for new and replacement housing
to ensure that affordable housing levels remain within the Metropolitan Council benchmark
ranges.
b. Housing for low and moderate-income families and individuals should not be concentrated
within a single project or area.
c. When providing low and moderate-income housing, priority should be given to Mounds
View residents to the extent possible.
d. Utilize the City newsletter, local news media, and the city website to inform residents of
housing program availability.
e. Minimize administrative costs of housing programs through utilization of non-city staff (i.e.
state and regional agency staff, private institution staff, etc.)
f. Consider the development of additional single-family attached homes to supplement
conventional single-family detached homes, mobile homes, and apartments.
g. Confine higher density, apartment type housing in proximity to areas which offer a wide
range of existing supportive service; major service and commercial centers, parks,
playgrounds, schools and other similar uses.
h. Ensure that all new housing, including housing affordable to low and moderate-income
families and individuals, adheres to the highest community design, planning, construction
standards.
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Goal 3: Encourage a creative approach to the use of land and related residential
development.
Policies:
a. Encourage design and planning innovations in both housing and land development and
redevelopment.
b. All types of housing will be considered, provided each is properly located according to the
Comprehensive Plan and the site plans and structural quality are in accordance with the
applicable City codes.
c. The City will encourage the upgrade and expansion of homes by providing flexible standards
to address the unique problems of expanding existing dwellings.
Goal 4: Protect residential land uses that are impacted by noise in the
vicinity of the Anoka County-Blaine Airport.
Policy:
a. Develop close and continuing liaison with the Minnesota Legislature, Metropolitan Council,
and Metropolitan Airports Commission in the planning process for the Anoka County-Blaine
Airport to provide mitigation of noise impacts through adjustment of flight patterns,
operational changes, and the sound proofing of residential homes.
b. Support continued compliance with the Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release entered
into on May 15, 2000, by, and between the City of Mounds View, Metropolitan Airports
Commission, and the Metropolitan Council that limits the runway length of the north-south
runway to its current length of 4,855 feet and prohibits the installation or operation of an
Instrument Landing System or Microwave Landing System on the north-south runway.
c. Support continued classification by the Minnesota Legislature of the Anoka County-Blaine
Airport as a “minor use airport” and oppose any proposals to expand the definition or
characteristics of a “minor use airport”, including but not limited to runway length, of minor
use airports.
Commercial
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Goal 1: Commercial development along County Highway 10 shall be considered
in order to provide a broad tax base and expanded employment base in
Mounds View.
Policies:
a. Continue to maintain and expand the City’s commercial tax base to assist in paying for
needed services and in reducing tax impact on housing costs.
b. Cooperate with commercial developers to ensure that commercial development is a
community asset and meets the standards established by the City.
c. Identify commercial activities complementary to existing activities and promote and
facilitate the development of such commercial activities within Mounds View.
d. Develop a design theme for County Highway 10.
e. Ensure that development that occurs along Highway 10 is consistent with and helps
implement the approved design theme.
Goal 2: Provide safe, convenient, attractive, and accessible commercial
development within Mounds View.
Policies:
a. Develop commercial and service centers as cohesive interrelated units with off street
parking.
b. Commercial developments should be concentrated in compact, integrated business centers.
c. Ensure that all service and commercial uses are adequately and appropriately landscaped
according to City requirements.
d. Ensure that all service and commercial uses are adequately screened and buffered from any
adjacent residential developments.
e. Buffers such as screen plantings, fences, and public and semi-public use areas will be
provided to eliminate conflicts between commercial activities and adjacent residential
development.
f. The location of commercial uses shall take into consideration the neighborhood, land use,
and circulation pattern.
g. Access to all major commercial centers will be designed to facilitate traffic flow along major
roadways.
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h. Safe and convenient pedestrian access shall be provided to and within service and
commercial centers.
i. The City will cooperate with existing and potential commercial developers in creating site
plans with emphasis on access and egress, parking areas, landscaping and adherence to an
architectural theme.
j. Enact and uniformly enforce a commercial/industrial maintenance code to help ensure that
commercial and industrial properties reflect community attributes on an ongoing basis.
k. Commercial development on wetlands, shore lands, flood plains, and other natural features
that perform important public functions in their natural state shall be restricted.
Goal 3: Major retail sales and services will be developed in planned and
concentrated centers.
Policies:
a. Commercial development must adequately provide for storm water drainage.
b. No area shall be rezoned to commercial use unless it is properly located in accordance with
the Comprehensive Plan.
c. Major commercial activity shall be concentrated within the City Center and along County
Highway 10.
Goal 4: Maintain small neighborhood commercial areas, located in accordance
with the comprehensive plan in locations that will best serve residential
areas.
Policies:
a. Excellence of design and compatibility with the surrounding neighborhoods shall be
encouraged in the development of neighborhood commercial facilities.
b. Promote joint utilization of parking and other related supportive services in the service and
commercial districts.
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Industrial
Goal 1: Industrial development shall be considered in order to provide a broad
tax base and an expanded employment base within Mounds View.
Policies:
a. Continue to maintain and expand the City’s industrial and commercial tax base.
b. Cooperate with industrial developers to ensure that industrial development is a community
asset and meets the standards established by the City.
c. Investigate alternative incentives to attract new desired industries to Mounds View.
d. Identify industrial activities complementary to existing activities and promote and facilitate
the development of such industries in Mounds View.
Goal 2: Ensure that industrial development is compatible with adjacent land uses
and is accommodated without destroying desirable environmental
features and natural amenities.
Policies:
a. Industrial development must adequately provide for storm water drainage.
b. Introduce buffering to better protect adjacent residential neighborhoods.
c. Give due consideration to all potential physical implications and services and facility
demands (i.e. traffic generation, sewer and water demands, etc.) when considering industrial
development.
d. Develop and use performance standards to judge industrial proposals.
e. Industrial uses shall be consolidated in compact and functional districts.
f. Industrial uses shall be located within easy access of arterial streets to minimize impact
on local streets.
g. Industrial development on wetlands, flood plains, shore land, and other natural features
that perform important public protection functions in their natural state shall be restricted.
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Existing Land Use
Table 8 on page 37 and Figures 5, 6, and 7 on pages 31, 32, and 33 illustrate the amount of and the
location of the various existing and future general land use types in Mounds View. With the
completion of the projects that have been approved and/or are under construction, ninety nine per
cent of the developable land in Mounds View will be developed. Residential land use is the
predominant land use in the community (50.36%) followed by utilities and streets (21.94%), open
space/recreation/wetlands (11.69%), industrial (7.01%), institutional (3.40%), and commercial/office
land (2.90%).
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Land Use Plan
Figure 6 on page 32 illustrates the proposed future land use plan for the City of Mounds View. The
land use plan acknowledges that Mounds View is a fully developed community and emphasizes the
need to maintain and enhance the existing land use pattern. It must be emphasized that this plan is
general in nature and that each specific development proposal should be reviewed by the community
to ensure compatibility with surrounding development and with the City’s goals and policies.
Definitions
The following definitions, as developed by the North Metro I 35W Corridor Coalition, help describe
each land use category:
SFD: Single-Family, Detached: Land containing a residential building with not more than one
dwelling unit entirely surrounded by open space on the same lot. Examples include single-family
dwellings and platted lots.
SFA: Single-Family, Attached: Land containing one or more buildings with two or more dwelling
units, each of which has primary ground floor access to the outside and which are attached to each
other by party walls without openings. Examples include two family dwellings, three family
dwellings, town homes, and town home outlots.
MF: Multifamily: Land containing one or more buildings with three or more dwelling units, one or
more of which does not have primary access to the outside and which are attached to each other by
party walls without openings. Examples include fourplexes, apartments, cooperatives, and
condominiums.
MHP: Manufactured Housing Park: Land under single ownership that has been planned and
improved for the placement of manufactured housing for dwelling purposes; or land that has been
planned, improved, and subdivided for the placement of manufactured housing for dwelling
purposes.
NC: Neighborhood Commercial: Land use primarily engaged in the provision of goods and services
with a primary service radius of 1 to 1.5 miles. Neighborhood commercial uses would typically be
located in a predominantly residential area. Examples would include small, detached retail
establishments (under 10,000 square feet), neighborhood shopping centers, convenience grocery
stores (not supermarket), laundromat (self service washing and drying), professional offices, day
care centers, and barber/beauty shops.
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CC: Community Commercial: Land use principally engaged in the provision of goods or services
with a primary service to the community. Community commercial uses would typically be located in
a small commercial/retail center. Examples would include community shopping center, retail,
service oriented businesses, funeral homes, banks, savings and loans, restaurants and/or bars,
veterinary clinics, and day care centers.
RC: Regional Commercial: Land use principally engaged in the provision of goods and services with
a primary service area of 10 or more miles. Regional commercial uses would typically be located in
or near a large commercial/retail center. Examples would include nurseries, full line department
stores, supermarkets, regional shopping centers, parking structures and lots, theaters, lodge halls,
restaurants, hotels and motels, and amusement parks, and sport/public assembly facilities.
HC: Highway Commercial: Land use principally engaged in the provision of goods and services that
primarily services customers attracted from a nearby major transportation arterial. Examples include
hotels, motels, drive-in/fast food restaurants, gas stations, car washes, and automotive service
stations.
OFC: Office: Land use predominantly involved in administrative, professional, or clerical services.
Examples include office buildings, medical clinics and offices, and dental offices.
MU-PUD: Mixed Use - Planned Unit Development: Land containing a building or buildings with
significant amounts of residential uses in combination with commercial and/or office uses. Sites with
this designation should be developed as planned unit developments to provide flexibility to ensure
that integrated efficient and well-planned development occurs. Examples include projects that could
provide for a mix of residential and commercial uses within single or multiple structures.
LI: Light Industrial: Land used primarily in the manufacture, processing, fabrication, assembly,
packaging, incidental storage, sales, and distribution of predominantly previously prepared
materials, finished products or parts. Light industrial uses would typically have all processing within
buildings, require limited exterior storage, generate limited amounts of truck traffic, and be free of
hazardous or objectionable elements such as noise, odor, dust, smoke, glare or other pollutants.
Examples include greenhouses, food and drink processing plants and storage, light manufacturing
and assembly, small machine and tool and die shops, flex industrial centers, mini-warehouses, and
research and development facilities.
IN: Institutional: Land used primarily for religious, governmental, educational, social or health care
facilities excluding clinics. Examples include nursing homes, private hospitals, tax exempt
properties owned by federal, state, county, city or school districts, fire stations, libraries, private
schools, churches, cemeteries, and monuments.
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HI: Heavy Industrial: Land used primarily in the manufacture and/or processing of products from
large bulky predominantly raw, extracted, or hazardous materials; or use engaged in the storage of
flammable, explosive, or other materials that may pose a threat to public health or safety. Heavy
industrial uses may require exterior storage of large equipment or material, be engaged in outside
processing or assembly, generate significant amounts of truck or rail traffic, or emit limited amounts
of objectionable elements such as noise, odor, dust, smoke, glare, or other pollutants. Examples
would include foundries and heavy manufacturing plants, grain elevators, and commercial
warehouses.
SRO: Sport/Recreational; Outdoor: Land used primarily for public recreation activities improved
with playing fields, playground or exercise equipment and associated structures. Examples include
baseball/softball fields, football/soccer fields, golf courses, golf driving ranges, and playground
equipment.
SRI: Sport/Recreational; Indoor: Land containing a building or buildings developed, used, and
maintained primarily for recreational activities. Examples include ice/hockey arenas, indoor soccer
fields, domed recreational facilities, large scale health/fitness clubs, indoor swimming pools,
sport/public assembly facility.
OSN: Open Space; Natural: Predominantly undeveloped or unaltered land preserved in its natural
state for environmental or aesthetic purposes. Examples include wetlands, timber or forest lands, and
nature preserves.
OSP: Open Space; Passive: Land used and maintained for resource protection, amenity, or buffer,
which supports unorganized public recreational activities and which may contain trails, picnic areas,
and public fishing/boating docks.
ROW: Right-of-Way: An area or strip of land, either public or private, on which an irrevocable
right-of-passage has been recorded for the use of vehicles or pedestrians or both. Examples would
include skyways, street right-of-way, sidewalks, paths, and trails.
RR: Railway: An area or strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a railroad or other
similar use. Railroad right-of-way would be an example of this type of use.
UTL: Utility: An area or strip of land, either public or private, occupied by a power plant or
substation, electric transmission line, oil or gas pipeline, water tower, municipal well, reservoir,
pumping station, water treatment facility, communications tower, or similar use.
VAC: Vacant: Land not currently used for any defined purpose that may or may not contain
buildings or other structures.
WAT: Open Water: Permanently flooded open water not including wetlands, or periodically flooded
areas. Examples would include lakes, streams, creeks, rivers, and ponds.
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Future Land Use
Table 8 compares the amount of the proposed future general land use types with the amount of
existing general land use types.
TABLE 8 Existing and Future Land Use
Existing Future Change
Land Use Category Acres Percent Acres Percent Acres Percent
Residential 1,327.87 50.36% 1318.86 50.01% -9.01 -0.34%
Commercial 76.38 2.90% 112.69 4.27% 36.31 1.38%
Industrial 184.97 7.01% 223.52 8.48% 38.55 1.46%
Institutional 89.57 3.40% 89.45 3.39% -0.12 0.00%
Recreational and Open Space 308.28 11.69% 313.87 11.90% 5.59 0.21%
Utilities and Streets 578.57 21.94% 578.57 21.94% 0 0.00%
Vacant 71.32 2.70% 0.00 0.00% -71.32 -2.70%
TOTAL 2,636.96 100.00% 2636.96 100.00% 0.00 0.00%
Source: Mounds View Community Development Dept.
In general, a slight decrease in residential uses and a slight increase in the amount of commercial and
industrial uses are being proposed.
The text that follows outlines and describes each major general land use category.
Residential Uses
Residential development will continue to be the primary type of land use in Mounds View. The
established residential land use pattern should be maintained and enhanced to provide a quality
environment for all density conditions and for all housing types. Within this context, low-density
single-family detached neighborhoods are to be preserved. However, in order to provide additional
housing opportunities and to ensure environmental quality, medium-density single-family attached
housing should be introduced to provide a transition between these neighborhoods and existing or
new higher intensity multifamily or commercial uses. This should be done in appropriate areas
through redevelopment of individual parcels or through larger mixed use planned unit developments.
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All new larger scale residential development should be undertaken on a planned unit development
basis. This should be done not only to help ensure that the type of high quality development desired
by the community occurs, but to take maximum advantage of the limited amount of vacant land
remaining in the community. In areas that contain land of marginal development quality, cluster type
development should be utilized to reduce site work and prevent destruction of sensitive areas.
In all cases, residential development should be adequately buffered from adjacent commercial
development. This does not preclude the possible removal of a limited number of existing residential
uses which are inconsistent with the adopted future land use plan to provide for better transitions
between residential and commercial uses. Development standards should be strictly enforced for all
use types to ensure that a satisfactory environment is created.
Commercial Uses
Mounds View has a relatively low percentage of commercial development. The commercial tax base
of the city should be expanded to provide additional desirable commercial uses in Mounds View to
provide products and services to Mounds View citizens. The County Highway 10 corridor is the
most appropriate place for commercial tax base expansion to occur.
A City Center should be established which incorporates a mix of commercial, public, medium and
high-density housing, and open space uses to serve as the central identifying focal point for the
community.
The Mounds View land use plan establishes a hierarchy of four commercial land use types. The
lowest intensity commercial land use designation is neighborhood commercial. Neighborhood
commercial uses are intended to serve the daily convenience shopping needs of individual
neighborhoods. These types of uses should be located on the periphery of neighborhoods along
collector and arterial roadways. They should also be carefully buffered from adjacent residential
uses. It is anticipated that there will be little expansion of neighborhood commercial uses in Mounds
View.
The next level of commercial land use is community commercial. Community commercial uses
provide products and services to the community as a whole. Again these types of commercial uses
should be located along collector and arterial roadways.
Regional commercial uses provide products and services to customers beyond the City’s boundaries
as well as to the community as a whole. These types of commercial uses should be located on
arterial roadways.
The fourth commercial land use type is the highway commercial land use designation. These uses
are primarily oriented to the auto user and include fast food restaurants, gas stations, and auto
accessory stores. They typically generate relatively high traffic levels and should be located along
arterial roadways.
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Office Uses
There is a very limited number of pure office uses in Mounds View. Office uses are typically found
in light industrial business park buildings. Existing office uses are small one story professional
buildings. Additional office buildings could be an important way to expand the City’s tax base and
provide additional high quality jobs with potentially less impact on adjacent neighborhoods and
roadways than with commercial uses.
Industrial Uses
The primary industrial area in Mounds View is located in the southeast corner of the City generally
in the area of the intersection of County Highway 10 and Interstate 35W. The Mounds View
Business Park provides a major portion of the industrial uses in the community. The business park is
developed with the exception of a site on County Highway 10 at the west end of the business park
which is projected for a future building expansion. In addition there are vacant sites and single
family residential uses at the southwest quadrant of the intersection of County Highway 10 and
Woodale Drive where future business park expansion could occur. Redevelopment of older
industrial and commercial buildings along the north side of County Road H west of County Highway
10 for light industrial use should also be considered. Long term future industrial expansion should
also be considered for the current Townsedge Terrace Manufactured Home Park and the adjacent
Skyline Motel site along Old Highway 8.
Land Uses Map Changes
No land use plan map designation changes are proposed for a vast majority of the community that
would change future land use. Some change to certain land use designation titles and definitions
have been made to standardize land use designations in communities which are part of the North
Metro I 35W Corridor Coalition. Appendix B on page 116 shows the parcels where land use
designation changes are proposed and describes the proposed changes by parcel.
Interim Uses
Existing uses that were permitted at the time they were constructed in areas designated for future
redevelopment shall be allowed to be continue and be maintained. It is not the intent of this plan to
force people to move but to guide future usage of property when property owners decide to
redevelop their property.
Comprehensive Plan / Zoning Compatibility
Table 9 on page 40 shows the zoning districts that are compatible with the various comprehensive
plan land use designations.
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TABLE 9: Comprehensive Plan / Zoning Compatibility
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation Compatible Zoning Districts
SFD: Single-Family, Detached R-1: Single-Family Residential
PUD: Planned Unit Development
SFA: Single-Family, Attached R-1: Single-Family Residential
R-2: Single and Two Family Residential
R-3: Medium Density Residential
PUD: Planned Unit Development
R-5: Mobile Home
MF: Multifamily R-3: Medium Density Residential
R-4: High Density Residential
PUD: Planned Unit Development
R-O: Residential Office
MHP: Manufactured Housing Park R-5: Mobile Home
NC: Neighborhood Commercial B-1 Neighborhood Business
PUD: Planned Unit Development
R-O: Residential Office
CC: Community Commercial B-2: Limited Business
B-3: Highway Business
PUD: Planned Unit Development
R-O: Residential Office
RC: Regional Commercial B-4: Regional Business
PUD: Planned Unit Development
HC: Highway Commercial B-3: Highway Business
B-4: Regional Business
PUD: Planned Unit Development
OFC: Office B-2: Limited Business
B-3: Highway Business
B-4: Regional Business
R-O: Residential Office
PUD: Planned Unit Development
MU-PUD: Mixed Use Planned Unit Development PUD: Planned Unit Development
LI: Light Industrial I-1: Industrial
PUD: Planned Unit Development
HI: Heavy Industrial I-1: Industrial
PUD: Planned Unit Development
IN: Institutional R-1: Single-Family Residential
R-4: High Density Residential
PF: Public Facilities
SRO: Sport/Recreational; Outdoor PF: Public Facilities
SRI: Sport/Recreation; Indoor CRP: Conservancy, Recreation, and Preservation
OSN: Open Space; Natural
OSP: Open Space; Passive
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Surface Water Management
The City of Mounds View adopted a Surface Water Management Plan in 1992 and is updating it
in 1999. The City is completely within the Rice Creek Watershed District. The watershed district
adopted an overall plan for water management in 1994 and updated its plan in 1997 in
accordance with the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) second-generation criteria. The
BWSR approved the second-generation plan in September of 1997 and it was adopted by the
RCWD in October of 1997.These documents were submitted to and approved by the
Metropolitan Council. The City continues to use these documents to supplement city planning
and to guide site-specific detailed analysis.
Historic Site Preservation
There are no historically significant or potentially historically significant sites in Mounds View.
Therefore there is no need for any special measures to ensure the protection of historically
significant properties. The City will consider this issue during the normal development review
process.
Solar Access Protection
The City of Mounds View acknowledges the importance of the concept of the protection and
development of access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. The City of Mounds View is a
fully developed community with established buildings, setbacks, and mature trees and therefore
there are limited opportunities to impact the existing development. The City will be doing a
major review and update of its zoning ordinance as part of its implementation strategy of its
updated Comprehensive Plan. The issue of solar access protection will be considered when
reviewing and revising the zoning ordinance.
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Introduction
The City of Mounds View is a fully developed suburban community in the northern Twin Cities
metropolitan area. Residential land uses are and will continue to be the principal land uses in
Mounds View. The intent and content of Mounds View’s housing element therefore is directed
towards maintaining and improving the quality and diversity of the existing housing stock and
providing infill housing where possible. The housing element looks at four areas as required by
Metropolitan Council guidelines. These include housing goals and policies, existing housing supply,
future housing needs, and housing programs that have and/or will be used to achieve the goals.
Goals and Policies
The following are the housing goals and policies for the City of Mounds View:
Goal 1: Maintain a broad and full choice of housing opportunities.
Policies:
a. Provide sufficient housing and sufficient housing sizes, types and styles to meet the needs of
all segments of the population, notably groups with specialized housing needs, such as low
and moderate income and the elderly.
b. The development and preservation of owner-occupied housing for low and moderate income
households shall be encouraged.
c. Housing for low and moderate-income families and individuals should not be concentrated
within a single project or area.
d. When providing low and moderate-income housing, priority should be given to Mounds
View residents to the extent possible.
e. Consider the development of additional medium density single-family attached homes to
supplement conventional single-family detached homes, mobile homes, and apartments.
f. Encourage Αlife cycle≅ housing to provide various housing options.
g. Encourage the development of Αmove up≅ housing opportunities.
h. Promotion of first-time home buyers and closing cost/down payment assistance programs.
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Goal 2: Maintain and upgrade the existing housing stock of the City.
Policies:
a. Promote rehabilitation and redevelopment of housing.
b. Substandard housing shall be removed when it is judged to be not economically feasible to
correct deficiencies.
c. Uniformly enforce the City Code as a tool to encourage the maintenance of the City’s
housing stock.
d. Routinely survey housing to identify housing in need of rehabilitation.
e. Encourage and assist multi-family property owners to apply for housing rehabilitation
assistance.
f. Continue to explore funding possibilities, both loans and grants, which the City could use for
single-family or multi-family housing rehabilitation projects.
g. Establish a revolving loan fund for citizens of Mounds View to use for single-family housing
rehabilitation.
h. Sponsor remodeling fairs to encourage housing rehabilitation.
i. Explore the benefits and drawbacks of a Point-of-Sale or Truth-in-Housing program.
j. Continue to promote and encourage participation in the Property Manager’s Coalition.
k. Consider ordinances that allow for easier expansion or upgrading of existing
residences.
l. Continue the Rental Housing Inspection Program
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Goal 3: Administer housing programs in an efficient and cost effective manner.
Policies:
a. Utilize the City newsletter, local news media, and the city website to inform residents of
housing program availability.
b. Minimize administrative costs of housing programs through utilization of non-city staff
(i.e. state and regional agency staff, private institution staff, etc.)
Goal 4: Utilize housing projects where appropriate to promote economic
development and tax base expansion.
Housing Supply
Housing Type
TABLE 10: Total Number and Percent of Dwelling Units by Type.
Dwelling Type Homestead Nonhomestead Total Dwelling Percentage
Single Family 2,731 41 2,772 55%
Duplexes 43 79 122 2%
Fourplexes 8 108 116 2%
Apartments 0 1,244 1,244 25%
Condos 185 0 185 4%
Manufactured 585 0 585 12%
Total 3,552 (71%) 1472 (29%) 5024 100%
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There are 5024 dwelling units in Mounds View. The majority of Mounds View’s housing stock is
owner-occupied single-family dwellings (55%). Apartments make up 25% of the housing stock.
Manufactured homes comprise 12% of the total dwelling units, which exceeds the overall Ramsey
County percentage of 3%. Overall, 71% of the housing in Mounds View is owner-occupied while
29% is rental.
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Housing Value
According to 1998 Ramsey County Assessor’s office data, the values for owner-occupied single-
family homes and duplexes range from $31,800 to $238,100. The average value is $96,465 and the
median value is $91,400.
Rental Rates
A survey of multi-family rental properties completed by the Mounds View Community
Development Department staff in 1998 indicated that the average rental rates were $498 for a one-
bedroom apartment, $591 for a two-bedroom apartment, and $768 for a three-bedroom apartment.
The average rent for one and two bedroom apartments was $542, which is up from $459 in 1990.
Age of Housing Stock
Figure 8 on page 50 illustrates the location and age of single and two family residential properties in
Mounds View.
TABLE 11: Age of Current Housing Stock
Year Single Family Duplex Total Percent
Before 1940 66 0 66 2%
1940 to 1949 324 4 328 12%
1950 to 1959 891 4 895 32%
1960 to 1969 379 70 449 16%
1970 to 1979 789 12 801 28%
1980 to 1989 181 32 213 8%
1990 to Present 49 0 49 2%
TOTAL 2679 122 2801 100%
Source: 1990 Census; Mounds View Community Development Department
Sixty-two percent of Mounds View’s housing stock is at least 30 years old.
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Housing Condition
TABLE 12: Housing Condition (Single Family and Duplexes)
Condition Units Percent
Excellent 1 0%
Very Good 59 2%
Good 1,458 52%
Average 1,257 45%
Fair 26 1%
Poor 0 0%
Very Poor 0 0%
Unsound 0 0%
TOTAL 2801 100%
Source: 1998 Ramsey County assessor’s Data
Approximately one percent (26 units) of the single-family homes and duplexes are rated fair by the
Ramsey County Assessor’s office. All other such units are rated average to excellent.
Housing Sales
TABLE 13: Housing Sales.
Year Single Family Median Sale Average Sale
2000 191 $150,000
1999 198 $131,500
1998 207 $119,900
1997 124 $109,900 $111,067
1996 99 $95,000 $100,998
1995 108 $94,000 $99,700
1994 120 $91,900 $96,700
1993 107 $87,300 $90,400
Source: St. Paul Area Association of Realtors
The median sale price of single-family homes increased by 72 percent from 1993 to 2000.
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Vacancy Rates
Vacancy rates are low. There is one vacant four-plex and no vacant single-family
dwellings. The multiple family vacancy rate is approximately 1.5%.
Subsidized Housing
There are currently 241 subsidized rental units in Mounds View. Subsidized units comprise 16
percent of the total rental units in Mounds View. The following is a listing and type of the
subsidized units in Mounds View:
Housing Assistance
Section 8 Vouchers: 75 multi and single family Metro HRA Section 8 Units (city wide)
Housing Development
Low Income Housing Tax Credits
Silver Lake Pointe: 76 unit senior housing complex
Silver Lake Commons: 50 Apartment/Townhome units
Section 202
Wildwood Manor: 40 unit senior housing complex.
Affordable Housing
As can be seen from Table 14 on page 51, 31 % of the housing units in Mounds View are affordable
according to the 1990 Census. Mounds View has the fifth highest ranking of all the communities in
Ramsey County. Mounds View’s percentage of affordable units is higher than the region as a whole
but less than Ramsey County as a whole.
Table 15 on page 52 shows statistics provided by the Metropolitan Council relating to several
housing indicators. The table compares Mounds View to the fully developed area as well as the
suburban communities in the sector north of St. Paul. These statistics show that Mounds View
exceeds the fully developed area and the sector for percentage of housing affordable to low income
families, percentage of homestead valuations under $115,000, and for percentage of rental units with
gross rents under $500 a month.
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TABLE 14: Affordable Housing
Ramsey County
Communities
Regional Rank
Percent Total
Units
Affordable
Total
Affordable
Units
Units With
Gross Rent <
$500
Owner
Occupied Units
With Values
< $60,000
Arden Hills
102
18 %
514
165
349
Falcon Heights
35
37 %
719
686
33
Gem Lake
152
6 %
7
0
7
Lauderdale
24
44 %
506
396
110
Little Canada
47
32 %
1220
582
638
Maplewood
76
23 %
2551
1270
1281
Mounds View
48
31 %
1437
720
717
New Brighton
61
26 %
2180
1638
542
North Oaks
180
2 %
17
12
5
North St. Paul
76
23 %
999
723
276
Roseville
95
19 %
2463
2004
459
St. Paul
16
47 %
48509
34497
14012
Shoreview
123
12 %
1134
514
620
Vadnais
Heights
95
19 %
800
188
612
White Bear
Township
134
9 %
297
38
259
White Bear
Lake
117
15 %
1336
978
358
Ramsey County
NA
36 %
65187
44840
20347
Total Region
27 %
225040
149540
75500
Source: 1990 Census
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TABLE 15: Housing Indicators
Housing Indicators Mounds View Region Suburbs
Fully Developed Area North of St. Paul
Affordable to Low Income Families
% Rented 30.3 26.5 13.8
% Owned 24.8 4.1 3.6
Homestead Valuations
% Under $72,000 28.2 26.3 20.1
% $72,000 to $115,000 61.7 53.2 50.5
% Above $115,000 10.1 20.5 29.5
Gross Rents
% Under $300 3.7 6.9 5.6
% $300 to $499 50.4 37.7 42.5
% Above $500 45.9 55.4 51.9
Publicly Assisted Housing
% Fed. Assisted Rental 1.7 3.6 1.6
% Fed. Assisted Non-elderly Rental 0.7 1.8 0.8
% All Public Assisted 2.4 4.1 2
Housing Diversity
% Not Single Family Detached 43.3 41.1 35.8
% Rented 33.4 35.6 25.9
Age of Owned Housing
% Built Before 1950 12.6 20.5 10.3
% Built !950 to 1959 25.9 36.5 21.6
% Built 1960 to 1969 12.8 21.4 14.2
Age of Rental Housing
% Built Before 1960 8.6 18.6 14.9
% Built 1960 to 1969 22.3 31.6 28.8
% Built 1970 to 1979 47.4 29.9 39.2
Age of Head of Household
% Age 15 to 24 7.3 5.1 4.4
% Age 55 to 64 10.9 14.8 12.6
% Age 65 and Over 10.4 22.5 15.8
Multifamily Density 11.8 15.3 12.4
Land Availability
% Undeveloped Within City 13.7 9.4 34
Source: Metropolitan Council
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Land Available for Development / Redevelopment
Figure 9 on page 54 shows land potentially available for residential development and/or
redevelopment.
There is a limited supply of land that can be developed for additional housing in Mounds View.
Potential sources include vacant single-family residentially zoned lots, subdivision of large existing
single-family lots, and redevelopment. Soil and water table constraints limit the development of a
number of existing single-family lots. Redevelopment possibilities include manufactured home parks
and single-family lots adjacent to commercial and high density residential properties.
Permitted Densities
TABLE 16: Minimum Lot Sizes
Zoning District/Type of Lot Minimum Lot Size Minimum Lot Area Maximum Density
(Square Feet) Per Dwelling Unit (Dwelling Units Per Acre)
(Square Feet)
R-1 Interior Lot 11,000 11,000 3.96
Single Family Detached
R-1 Corner Lot 12,500 12,500 3.48
Single Family Attached
R-2 6,250 For Each Half of a Divided Lot 6,250 6.97
Two Family Attached 12,500 for Undivided Lot
R-3 and R-4 Dependent on the Total Number of Units Townhouse: 6,500 Townhouse: 6.7
Townhouses, Condos, Multifamily All Other: 2,500 All Other: 17.42
Source: Mounds View Community Development Department
Mounds View’s current zoning ordinance permits single family residential development up to 3.96
dwelling units per acre and multifamily densities up to 17.42 units per acre. Higher densities could
occur under the City’s planned unit development ordinance.
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Future Housing Needs
Metropolitan Livable Communities Act Program
The City of Mounds View participates in the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act Local Housing
Incentives Account. To carry out the principles of this program, the City of Mounds View agrees to
use the benchmark indicators for communities of similar location and stage of development as
affordable and life-cycle housing goals for the period to 2010. The City will make its best efforts,
given market conditions and resource availability, to maintain an index within benchmark ranges for
affordability, life-cycle and density. Table 17 illustrates where Mounds View stands in relation to
Metropolitan Council benchmarks. The City of Mounds View currently meets or exceeds all goals
expected by the Metropolitan Council.
TABLE 17: Metropolitan Council Benchmarks for Mounds View
CITY INDEX BENCHMARK GOAL
AFFORDABILITY
Ownership 89% 69 to 87% *
Rental 54% 35 to 59% *
LIFE-CYCLE
Type (non-single family detached) 43% 33 to 35% *
Owner/Rental Mix 67 / 33% 75 / 25% *
DENSITY
Single-family Detached 2.3 / acre 1.9 to 2.3 / acre *
Multifamily 12 / acre 10 to 13 / acre *
* Benchmarks met or exceeded
It is a goal of Mounds View to maintain its housing stock within these benchmarks while attempting
to improve the overall housing quality of the City. With an aging housing stock, lower valued
homes, and lower income families the City will continue to have to address substandard housing. It
is the goal of the City to address housing issues now before they become a bigger problem.
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HOUSING PROGRAMS
The following housing programs have been, are, or will be used to address housing problems within
the city.
Housing Assistance
The following programs are offered to Mounds View residents to provide renter assistance and
below-market rate home mortgage.
Section 8 Vouchers: In 1998, 75 families receive Section 8 vouchers or certificates.
Minnesota Cities Participation Program: The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA) offers
low-interest mortgage programs to assist low to moderate income families in securing a mortgage
for their first home. The City of Mounds View participated in 1995-1997 and beginning again in
2000.
Housing Developments
Programs used in Mounds View which expand or preserve the community’s stock of affordable
housing through new construction or rehabilitation.
Holman Units/Low Income Housing Tax Credits: Silver Lake Commons, construction of 10
townhouse units and rehabilitation of 40 apartment units. There are also 10 Holman units in the
project.
Low Income Housing Tax Credits: Silver Lake Pointe, an 83-unit senior housing complex.
Section 202: Wildwood Manor, 40-unit senior housing complex.
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Housing Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Redevelopment
This area is the one that Mounds View is promoting the most. The following programs are available
to Mounds View.
Ramsey County Rental Rehabilitation Program: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
funded program.
Ramsey County Deferred Loan Program: (CDBG)
Home Energy Loans: (Energy and Environmental Resource Center)
Tax Increment Financing (TIF): Housing Replacement Program
Housing Maintenance Code/Licensing: City inspects 25% of rental units each year
Manufactured Housing: Three manufactured home parks with a total of 585 mobile homes. The
manufactured home parks provide a substantial portion of the city’s affordable housing.
Livable Communities Housing Initiatives Fund: Metropolitan Council
MHFA Community Fix Up Fund: The City of Mounds View was approved to participate in the
program in 1998. Program funds will be targeted to homeowners with homes built before 1965.
Local Initiatives
Economic Development Authority (EDA): One of the objectives of the EDA is to provide housing
opportunities for residents.
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PUBLIC FACILITIES
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Introduction
The public facilities of a city include those lands, buildings, services and systems that are provided
on a public and semipublic basis in the interest of, or as a benefit to its residents. The importance of
these facilities should not be underestimated because they enhance the image and quality of life of a
community. Mounds View’s public facilities are in place. The focus of the public facilities element
is on the maintenance and improvement of the existing facilities in Mounds View.
Goals and Policies
The following will be the public facilities goals and policies for the City of Mounds View:
Goal 1: Plan public facilities and services in a coordinated and economic manner
on a basis that is consistent with the nature of development within the
community.
Policies:
a. All public facilities needed shall be developed according to generally accepted standards.
b. Adequately screen, landscape, and buffer public facilities in order to minimize their impact
on surrounding uses and enhance the community and the area in which they are located.
c. Future development and redevelopment in the City will provide adequate water, sanitary
sewer and storm sewer or holding areas and connect to the existing system at a point where
adequate service can be supplied.
d. The City shall work with Xcel Energy to encourage underground installation of all new
electrical service and conversion of existing overhead systems to underground.
Goal 2: Ensure the provision and maintenance of facilities and services necessary
to meet the needs and interests of the community.
Policies:
a. Public facilities and services shall be maintained according to generally accepted standards
of performance.
b. The existing utility systems will be monitored, maintained and improved as required to
provide adequate services, including fire protection (hydrants).
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c. The direct discharge of untreated domestic or industrial waste into any water body, water
course or storm sewer system shall be prohibited.
d. The direct discharge of untreated storm water into flowing channels (Rice Creek, Judicial
Ditches) shall be minimized.
e. Runoff shall be managed to protect surrounding areas and ground water recharge areas.
f. Protect and preserve soil types associated with drainageways in order to channel flowage
and control erosion.
Goal 3: Cooperate with other units of government to provide facilities that are
complementary to each other.
Policy:
a. Coordinate the planning of public facilities with adjacent communities, the school district,
the county, the Metropolitan Council and other governmental agencies.
Goal 4: Ensure adequate distribution of and provide for safe, easy access to all
facilities and services within the community.
Policies:
a. Locate public facilities and services so as to offer convenient access and minimal response
time.
b. Locate easements for utility systems according to uniform standards to provide access to
maintain and repair the systems and to minimize disruption of other activities or areas.
Goal 5: Minimize public investments in storm drainage, water supply, and
sanitary sewer.
Policies:
a. Preserve natural drainage to the extent possible in order to minimize storm water
management costs.
b. Continually implement and maintain the City of Mounds View and the Rice Creek storm
water management plans to protect existing ponding areas/wetlands.
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c. Maintain separate sanitary and storm water management systems.
d. Ensure coordination among all utility improvement programs.
e. Ensure the full utilization of public facilities and services prior to making new public
investments.
f. Minimize the impact of required utility facilities and services on surrounding uses.
Goal 6: Improve, maintain and redevelop parks and open space to serve
neighborhood and community needs.
Policies:
a. Classify and make improvements to parks and open space in accordance with
metropolitan standards.
b. Program recreation open space improvements with a capital improvement program and
update it on an annual basis as provided by the City Charter.
c. Develop an extensive and varied year round recreation program that is suited to the needs of
all age groups within the community.
d. Parks and open space shall be developed and improved to take maximum advantage of
natural features such as Spring Lake and Rice Creek.
e. If economically feasible, tax forfeited and state trust land shall be acquired for public use as
they become available.
f. Both active and passive recreation areas will be maintained throughout the community.
g. Parks and open space shall be equitably distributed and maintained throughout the
community, taking care that sufficient facilities are available and tailored to meet the life
cycle needs of the neighborhoods they serve.
h. Private developers will be required to set aside a portion of their land for public use. Where
this is not feasible or desirable, developers will be required to contribute cash in lieu of land
to be used for the purchase and/or development of recreational open space or facilities.
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i. Design and maintain parks with proper lighting, landscaping, shelter design, etc. to ensure a
high degree of public and property safety.
j. Ensure continual citizen participation in the planning, development and operation of
recreational open space.
k. Design, develop and maintain the City’s park and open space system in accordance with the
adopted master plan and the Park Facilities Replacement Plan.
l. Provide safe and convenient pedestrian and bicycle access to recreational facilities.
m. Study trail systems which provide for separation of motorized and non-motorized
recreational activities.
n. Provide trail and pedestrian connections to community facilities in Mounds View as well as
to county facilities and facilities in adjacent communities.
o. Coordinate Mounds View trail and pedestrian systems with the trail and pedestrian systems
in adjacent communities.
p. Ensure the provision of adequate parking to serve major park and recreational facilities.
q. Where necessary, screen, fence and/or buffer parks and open space areas for the safety and
protection of the user.
r. Park and open space facilities shall be planned and developed in cooperation with similar
services of surrounding communities and the metropolitan area as a whole.
s. Joint use and programming of City parks and school recreation facilities shall be encouraged
and promoted to maximize the benefits to both the residents and students alike.
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Community Facilities
The term community facilities includes a wide range of buildings and facilities which are provided
by the City or other governmental agencies as a service to citizens. Community facilities include
parks and open space, public buildings, public utilities, and schools. These facilities are in place. No
new facilities are anticipated. Some redevelopment and expansion of existing facilities may occur as
facilities and equipment age in the future.
Parks and Open Space
Parks and open space areas in Mounds View include municipally owned and operated neighborhood
and community parks and special use facilities. There are nine neighborhood parks, three community
parks, and one special use park. Figure 10 on page 66 shows the location of parks and Table 18 on
page 64 illustrates the facilities present at the various parks in Mounds View. The City of Mounds
View also owns and operates a nine-hole public golf course and driving range.
Public Buildings
Mounds View public buildings include City Hall which includes the city administrative offices and
the police department, the public works maintenance facility, the community center, the golf course
club house, and park shelters. Figure 10 on page 66 shows the location of the Mounds View public
buildings.
Public Utilities
The City’s water system includes one 500,000 gallon elevated storage tank, a two million gallon
reservoir, and six wells. Mounds View pumps an average of 1.5 million gallons of water per day.
The system has adequate capacity to handle its needs into the foreseeable future. Figure 11 on page
67 shows the water system.
There are two regional sewer interceptor sewer lines and a lift station operated by the Metropolitan
Council. Treatment occurs at the Metropolitan Waste Water Treatment Plant. The Mounds View
sanitary sewer system consists of municipal sewer mains, force mains and four lift stations.
According to Metropolitan Council estimates total sewer flows will rise from current flows of 535
million gallons per year to between 579 and 767 million gallons per year. The system has adequate
capacity to handle existing and potential future development. Figure 12 on page 65 shows the
sanitary sewer system.
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TABLE 18 Sewage Flow Projections
Sewershed Connection Point Flows (in million gallons)
(See Figure 12) (See Figure 12) 2000 Projected Increase 2010 2020
(Estimate) to Ultimate (Projected) (Projected)
Development
1 A 125 8.3 129 133
2 B 70 4.8 72 75
3 C 55 7.1 59 62
4 and 5 D 260 24.7 272 285
Total 510 44.9 532 555
Source: SEH
The City of Mounds View has an active program to reduce excessive inflow and infiltration (I/I)of
its sanitary sewer system. The City’s Public Works Department annually performs cleaning and
televised inspection of approximately one quarter of the wastewater system. Noted during these
inspections are offset joints, cracks in pipes, and leaking manholes. At least $30,000 is budgeted
annually to seal these leaks. It is anticipated that future street reconstruction projects will result in
either new sanitary sewer mains the installation of in-place linings. The City Council has reviewed a
sump pump inspection program and will likely initiate a project in the near future.
Schools
Mounds View is part of Independent School District No. 621. Independent School District No. 621
has two school facilities in Mounds View. These include the Pinewood Elementary School and
Edgewood Middle School. Figure 10 on page 66 shows the location of the schools.
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TRANSPORTATION
ELEMENT
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Introduction
The roadway system in Mounds View is in place. The system consists of state and county roads that
function as principal and minor arterials and county and city roads which function as collector and
local roads. County Highway 10 runs diagonally through the middle of Mounds View and has
historically been viewed as a barrier in the community. The jurisdiction of County Highway 10 was
turned back from the state (MnDOT) to Ramsey County in 2000. While the City of Mounds View
acknowledges the importance of the County Highway 10 corridor for moving traffic, the City has
determined that there is an excessive amount of right-of-way being maintained for County Highway
10. The City will develop a design theme to enhance the image of the County Highway 10 corridor
and work with the county to implement it. The City will also work with Ramsey County to develop
a plan that makes more efficient use of the right-of-way in the future when County Highway 10 is
reconstructed. The emphasis in the future on local roads will be on road maintenance and
replacement as necessary. Emphasis will also be placed on minimizing traffic levels as necessary in
residential neighborhoods.
The trail and pathway system is incomplete. The City will need to identify preferred future trail and
pathway locations and construct them over time to provide recreational opportunities and a safe
alternative travel mode to the automobile.
Goals and Policies
The following are the transportation goals and policies for the City of Mounds View:
Goal 1: Develop a balanced surface transportation system giving attention to all
modes and related facilities.
Policies:
a. Treat all modes of transportation and facilities related to each as one system to be
coordinated and related on a comprehensive basis.
b. The system will facilitate transportation to and from centers of activity within the
community.
c. Minimize unnecessary traffic flow in residential neighborhoods.
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Goal 2: Identify needed improvements to the various elements of the
transportation system to provide for safe and convenient movement by
all modes.
Policies:
a. Maintain transportation facilities to function in a manner compatible with adjacent land uses.
When the function of a transportation facility has changed over time to become incompatible
with adjacent land uses, a program to eliminate this incompatibility should be established.
b. Hazardous and poorly designed and controlled intersections shall be improved on a phased
basis to increase the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists alike.
c. Street safety shall be improved when appropriate, economically feasible and desirable by the
community utilizing improved street lighting, visibility improvements, sign controls,
elevated pedestrian walkways, traffic calming, and other methods.
d. Public signage shall be related to the overall system of street function and control.
e. Parking shall be limited or prohibited along principal and minor arterial roadways.
f. Establish and enforce standards and controls for business and advertising signage and
lighting in order to prevent driver distraction and potential hazards.
g. Encourage compliance with traffic laws by all modes of transportation.
Goal 3: Provide sufficient off-street parking to meet normal demands of all types
of land use.
Policies:
a. Parking facilities shall be developed so as to conserve land, promote joint use and
minimize conflicts with vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
b. Minimize and reduce the demand and resulting requirements for parking through the
adequate provision of pedestrian and bicycle facilities and through land use development
coordination.
c. Parking requirements imposed by the City shall be constantly reviewed to ensure supply is
reflective of demand.
d. Minimize parking lot access to public streets to the functional minimum.
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Goal 4: Support the development of a transit system that provides a broad range
of transit service options to provide an alternative to individual
automobile travel.
Policies:
a. Sufficient mobility shall be promoted for all persons, giving special consideration to those
who must rely on modes of transportation other than the automobile.
b. Adequate transit rider conveniences, such as bus shelters, park and ride lots, and free parking
areas, shall be incorporated into centers of activity and areas of high transit usage.
c. Additional transit service during off-peak hours to destinations outside the community
should be encouraged.
d. The City will work with the Metropolitan Council Transit Organization (MCTO) and other
agencies and organizations to provide more and better transit service for the community
within reasonable walking distance to every resident of the community and to provide
increased ridership.
e. Encourage MCTO to implement an intra-suburban transit plan.
Goal 5: Plan, implement, and maintain a comprehensive trail system to provide
safe and convenient pedestrian and bicycle circulation and to provide
recreational opportunities for Mounds View residents.
Policies:
a. Pedestrian/bicycle corridors shall be considered on minor arterial and collector roadways
including the County Highway 10 corridor to ensure safe pedestrian travel.
b. Safe and convenient pedestrian circulation shall be promoted within and to and from centers
of activity, separated when feasible from vehicular circulation. Where possible bicycle and
pedestrian right-of-ways should be separated.
c. Develop a trail system suitable for short and long distance recreational use that connects with
existing and future trail systems.
d. Accommodations will be made to facilitate safe pedestrian and bicycle crossings at major
intersections through the use of clearly marked crosswalks, adequate lighting, and proper
timing of traffic signals.
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e. Special provisions for pedestrian and bicycle access and circulation shall be planned in areas
adjoining schools, parks, churches, service centers, industrial centers, and commercial
centers.
f. Provide facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists in conjunction with street improvement
projects when economically feasible and desirable by the community.
g. Establish a signage standard for trail use that minimizes potential conflicts among users.
h. Encourage the development of secure bicycle parking opportunities at existing and future
commercial and industrial developments.
i. Promote environmental and ecological consideration in the development of the trail way
system.
Goal 6: Coordinate all City transportation planning with County, Metropolitan
Council, State, Federal, the North Metro I 35W Corridor Coalition, and
other local transportation plans.
Policies:
a. Maintain and improve the existing line of communication with county and state highway
officials in order to ensure that planned improvements are consistent with the goals and
objectives of the community.
b. The City will consider the use of its resources to assist in the resolution of metropolitan
transportation problems. Participate in and help implement the transportation objectives of
the North Metro I 35W Corridor Coalition.
c. Coordinate pathway system with Ramsey County, Anoka County, and adjacent communities.
Goal 7: All elements of the street system shall be planned, improved, and
maintained according to the most appropriate standards, giving due
consideration to both land use and transportation goals and policies.
Policies:
a. Design transportation facilities to conserve natural resources to maintain neighborhood
character and minimize on-going public investment. Balance initial investment with ongoing
maintenance.
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b. Major traffic flow shall be properly channeled to collector and or arterial streets.
c. Facilitate traffic movement on arterial streets by regulating the number and location of
vehicular access points and through utilization of appropriate traffic control methods and
devices.
d. Local or residential streets shall be designed so as to prevent penetration by through traffic.
Traffic calming devices should be used where appropriate.
e. Existing residential streets shall be protected from reclassification to more intense use; e.g.,
collector or minor arterial.
f. Maintain streets in the City through a Pavement Management Program.
g. Maintain an appropriate citizen review process to develop and implement City street,
sidewalk, and trailway design and assessment policies.
Goal 8: Develop and implement a County Highway 10 corridor design theme to
present Mounds View as an attractive and desirable community.
Policies:
a. Work with state and county officials to implement various elements of the approved plan.
b. Develop ordinance standards to require that private development that occurs along County
Highway 10 incorporates elements of the approved design theme where possible.
c. Identify and pursue state, federal, county, and other funding sources to fund implementation
of the approved design theme.
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Streets
A rectangular grid street system has been established in Mounds View. The major exception to this
grid system is County Highway 10 that cuts through the city on a diagonal from the northwest to the
southeast. This results in angled intersections on County Highway 10. The City of Mounds View
will work with Ramsey County to ensure that when County Highway 10 is reconstructed in the
future that more efficient use of the right-of-way will occur. No major street expansion projects are
necessary or anticipated in the future. Some street extensions may occur to allow subdivision and
development of existing large deep lots. Some street reconfigurations and traffic calming
installations may also occur to manage traffic. On-going street maintenance and reconstruction will
be required.
Functional Classification:
Functional classification is a system to establish the hierarchy of streets that collect and distribute
traffic from residential neighborhoods to the metropolitan roadway system. The Metropolitan
Council has established a functional classification system for the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Classifications of streets in Mounds View include principal arterials, A minor arterials, collector
roadways, and local streets. The major characteristics of each of these classifications are summarized
in Appendix C on page 116. The functional classification of roadways in Mounds View is shown in
Figure 13 on page 76. In Mounds View there are two roadways classified as principal arterials.
These are Interstate 35W and State Highway 10 (former US Trunk Highway 118). A- minor arterials
include County Highway 10, Old Highway 8, and Silver Lake Road. Collector roadways include
County Roads H, H2, and I, Long Lake Road, and the portion of Red Oak Drive north of County
Highway 10. The remaining roads are classified as local streets.
Jurisdiction:
Roadways are also defined by the jurisdiction that has responsibility for the roadway. Figure 14 on
page 77 shows the current jurisdiction of the roadways in Mounds View. In recent years functional
jurisdiction of roadways has changed as street functions have been reevaluated. Portions of County
Road H-2, County Road I, and Spring Lake Road will change from county roads to city streets in
1999. In 2000 the jurisdiction of Highway 10 in Mounds View changed from the Minnesota
Department of Transportation to Ramsey County.
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Traffic Accident Data:
Figure 15 on page 80 shows the locations of the recorded accidents during the years 1995 to 1997.
During this three-year period there were a total of 514 accidents reported by either state, county or
local enforcement agencies within Mounds View’s municipal boundaries. Most of these accidents
occurred on County Highway 10 (233, or 45 percent), State Highway 10--formerly U.S. Trunk
Highway 118 (47, or 9 percent) or along the county roads, such as County Road I (58, or 11.3
percent), Silver Lake Road (24, or 4.7 percent), or Long Lake Road (16, or 3.1 percent). The
remaining 124 accidents were spread throughout the City.
The majority of the accidents occurred at the intersections of roadways. The Intersections having
the highest frequency of accidents were all on County Highway 10: County Highway 10 and County
Road H (42), County Highway 10 and County Road I (34), County Highway 10 and Long Lake
Road (21), County Highway 10 and Woodale (19) and County Highway 10 and Groveland Road
(19). All of these intersections are fully controlled, with the exception of County Highway 10 and
Groveland Road. Other areas of high accident frequency occurred at the junction of State Highway
10 and Interstate 35W (24) and the convergence of the southbound exit ramp from 35W and County
Highway 10 (19), which is almost half of the reported accidents on County Highway 10 south of
County Road H to the southern boundary of the City. Regarding intersections not involving County
Highway 10, County Road I figured in five of the seven intersections having six or more reported
accidents during the reporting period: County Road I and Quincy Street (13), County Road I and
Adams Street (12), County Road I and Jackson Drive (9), Old Highway 8 and County Road H (9),
County Road I and Long Lake Road (8), County Road I and Silver Lake Road (8), and County Road
H2 and Long Lake Road (6). While all intersections and accident areas are of a concern to the City
in terms of public safety of both motorists and pedestrians, Pinewood Elementary School is located
at the corner of County Road I and Quincy Street, an intersection having a higher than average
traffic flow in all directions. Special precaution should be taken to reduce accidents and to protect
the safety of children in this area.
While most reported accidents involved some type of vehicle to vehicle collision, 90 accidents--or
18 percent--involved only one vehicle. Of these, 41 involved the striking of a fixed object, such as a
sign post or traffic signal, 21 were roll-overs, 13 involved a deer, 8 involved a bicycle and 6
involved pedestrians. Of the 514 accidents reported in Mounds View, only one was fatal, while
seven involved injuries considered incapacitating and 73 considered non-incapacitating.
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Existing Traffic Volumes:
Table 20 on page 82 shows traffic volumes for various years between 1987 and 1997 as provided by
Minnesota Department of Transportation.
The largest increases in traffic volume between 1987 and 1997 occurred on I 35W, State Highway
10 (formerly State Highway 118), Groveland Road at County Road J, County Road J, and Quincy
Street. Increases on I 35W ranged from 35 to 67 percent. There was an increase of 264 percent on
State Highway 10. There was also an increase of 107 percent on Groveland Road at County Road J
and the increases on County Road J ranged from 32 to 48 percent. There were increases of 13 to 38
percent on Quincy Street. The change of traffic volume on other county and local roads varied
greatly with some locations having decreases while others having increases.
Future Traffic Volume Forecast:
Figure 16 on page 83 shows the projected future traffic levels for the collector and arterial roadways
in the year 2020. Traffic volumes on County Highway 10 dropped due to the opening of the 610
connection to State Highway 10. According to Ramsey County, traffic levels on County Highway 10
are expected to build back up to 1997 levels by 2020. MnDOT projections indicate that County
Highway 10 traffic volumes in 2020 would exceed 1997 levels. Because Mounds View is fully
developed traffic levels are expected to remain stable on local roads.
Highway Noise
As traffic levels increase on State Highway 10 (formerly 118) and I 35W noise levels should be
monitored in adjacent residential areas. If state noise limits are exceeded the City of Mounds View
will work with the State of Minnesota to construct noise walls to mitigate noise impacts on residents.
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Table 20 Historical Traffic Volumes
CHANGE 1987 to 1997STREET 1987 1991 1993 1997
#%
1989
I 35W at: County Rd. J to State Hwy 10 (118) 46,500 42,000 51,000 53,000 63,000 16,500 35%
State Hwy 10 (118) to County Rd I 51,500 53,000 68,000 74,000 82,000 30,500 59%
County Rd. I to County Highway 10 52,250 58,000 74,000 79,000 87,000 34,750 67%
County Highway 10 59,000 64,000 71,000 76,000 84,000 25,000 42%
State Highway 10 (118): 6,600 12,000 18,500 11,000 24,000 17,400 264%
County Rd 10 at: Spring Lake Rd 39,400 33,000 41,000 37,500 41,000 1,600 4%
Long Lake Rd. 37,900 31,000 41,000 37,500 41,000 3,100 8%
I 35W 35,500 32,000 44,000 39,000 41,000 5,500 15%
County Rd J/ Spring Lake Rd. 13,300 7,000 10,600 10,500 12,400 -900 -7%
85th Ave at: State Highway 10 (118) 9,400 10,500 11,300 11,000 12,400 3,000 32%
Coral Sea St. 8,000 11,500 9,500 11,000 11,800 3,800 48%
East of I 35W 11,000 NC 12,500 NC 15,500 4,500 41%
County Rd I at: Knollwood Dr. 3,500 3,900 4,200 4,600 4,300 800 23%
County Highway 10 5,000 6,000 4,800 5,900 4,700 -300 -6%
Edgewood Dr. 4,500 6,300 6,900 7,600 7,500 3,000 67%
Quincy St. 6,700 7,500 8,300 9,000 8,900 2,200 33%
East of I 35W 5,700 NC 6,900 NC 6,400 700 12%
County Rd H-2 at: Spring Lake Rd. 4,100 4,100 4,100 4,100 3,900 -200 -5%
Sunnyside Rd. 4,700 4,800 4,800 4,600 4,000 -700 -15%
Irondale Rd. 4,200 4,000 4,000 3,900 3,600 -600 -14%
Jackson St. NC 3,675 1,900 2,450 2,000 -1,675 -46%
Quincy St. NC 2,250 1,200 1,300 1,150 -1,100 -49%
County Rd H at: Spring Lake Rd. 3,200 3,200 3,200 3,400 3,600 400 13%
Brighton Ln. 5,400 5,600 5,600 5,600 4,300 -1,100 -20%
Edgewood Dr. 6,700 6,700 6,700 7,600 6,000 -700 -10%
County Highway 10 9,800 7,800 10,300 10,000 8,500 -1,300 -13%
Old Highway 8 at: County Rd. H 4,400 7,500 4,500 4,000 4,400 0 0%
Mustang Dr. 6,400 NC 6,000 6,700 8,400 2,000 31%
Silver Lake Rd at: County Highway10 5,550 5,600 5,200 5,200 5,200 -350 -6%
Bronson Dr. 6,700 6,900 6,900 7,000 6,700 0 0%
Woodale Dr.7,800 8,200 8,300 8,500 8,500 700 9%
Long Lake Rd at: Ardan Ave. 850 950 950 950 1,100 250 29%
Hillview Rd. 1,350 1,500 1,400 1,300 1,500 150 11%
County Rd. I 2,000 2,500 2,200 2,000 2,500 500 25%
County Highway 10 2,500 2,650 2,750 2,750 3,200 700 28%
County Rd. H-2 2,700 3,200 3,200 2,700 2,650 -50 -2%
Woodale Dr. 3,600 3,600 3,600 3,200 3,550 -50 -1%
Rd. at: South of County Hwy 10 1,000 1,160 1,000 1,000 600 -400 -40%
Groveland Rd. at: County Rd. J/85th NC 460 440 400 950 490 107%
County Highway 10 NC 1,050 1,200 1,200 1,250 200 8%
Red Oak Dr.. at: County Rd. J/85th NC 760 1,050 400 1,050 290 38%
Hillview Rd. NC 1,880 2,100 1,200 1,900 20 1%
County Highway 10 NC 4,850 3,300 2,500 3,250 -1,600 -33%
Edgewood Dr. at: County Rd. I NC 1,800 1,300 1,450 1,150 -650 -36%
County Highway 10 NC 2,620 2,100 2,550 2,150 -470 -18%
County Rd. H NC 2,460 1,000 1,200 1,000 -1,460 -59%
Quincy St. at: North of County Rd. I NC 1,900 1,950 2,400 2,150 250 13%
South of County Rd. I NC 1,450 1,450 1,750 2,000 550 38%
County Rd. H-2 NC 2,850 1,150 1,400 1,600 -1,250 -44%
Hillview Rd. at: Greenwood Dr. NC 2,160 1,500 1,100 1,050 -1,250 -58%
Woodlawn Dr. NC 2,350 1,250 1,050 1,000 -1,350 -57%
Jackson St. NC 2,150 1,600 1,900 1,200 -950 -44%
Mounds View Dr. at: County Rd. I NC 1,700 1,000 1,500 950 -750 -44%
Long Lake Rd. NC 2,150 1,700 600 1,200 -950 -44%
Source: MnDOT NC = No Count
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Trails
In 1992, the City adopted a resolution establishing a comprehensive trailways system policy to help
promote safe bicycling in the city and to provide a trailway system that connects recreational
opportunities within the community and provides a link between Ramsey and Anoka counties and to
neighboring cities’ trail systems.
An important regional trailway system that Mounds View has an opportunity to link to is the Rice
Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Corridor. This corridor includes trailways through Centerville,
Circle Pines, Shoreview, Arden Hills, Mounds View, New Brighton, Fridley, and finally connects to
the Mississippi River Trail. The Rice Creek Trail is a joint effort between Anoka and Ramsey
Counties. Mounds View lies in the middle of this corridor. Upon completion Mounds View would
have access to the Centerville chain of lakes in one direction and the Mississippi River Trail in the
other direction. The portion that is in Mounds View lies along Rice Creek and provides a link from
the TCAAP (arsenal) property in Arden Hills to the Long Lake Regional Park in New Brighton.
Ramsey County trailway connections include a route to downtown St. Paul through the City of
Shoreview. The link to this trailway is on County Road I. Mounds View also has the opportunity to
connect with trailways leading to downtown Minneapolis via Silver Lake Road. Mounds View
connections to this trailway would include Long lake Road/County Road H or a
Groveland/Knollwood/Pleasant View Dr. route.
Existing or proposed connections to adjacent communities include County Road I and County Road
J connections to Shoreview, Long Lake Road, Silver Lake Road, and Old Highway 8 connections to
New Brighton, and County Road H, County Road H2 and County Road I connections to Fridley.
Figure 17 on page 87 shows the existing and proposed trails in Mounds View.
The proposed Mounds View trailway system consists of a combination of on-street or off-street
arteries and connectors. County Roads H, H2, I, and J, Silver Lake Road, Long Lake Road, and
Groveland Road (continuing with Knollwood Rd. south of County Highway 10) serve as arteries for
connecting streets and links to other trailway systems. Connectors include Ardan Avenue, Hillview
Road, Bronson Drive, Edgewood Drive, Woodale Drive, Quincy Street, Mounds View Drive, and
Pleasant View Drive. Trailways are not provided on every street. The trailways system is intended to
provide accessibility to all areas of the City, making special provisions to provide access to schools,
parks, business areas and the City Hall/ Community Center area.
Trailway priorities established in 1992 include:
1. Stripe and mark one or both sides of City roads with sufficient width to provide on-
street trails consistent with the trailways plan.
2. Pursue all applicable grants and funding sources for the development of trailways in
the City of Mounds View.
3. Advocate for the development of trailways during all street reconstruction and
improvements.
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Transit
Transit services in the City of Mounds View are presently provided by the Metropolitan Council
Transit Organization (MCTO), which is the major provider of service for the seven county Twin
Cities metropolitan area. Figure 18 on page 88 shows the current bus routes serving Mounds View.
There are express routes to downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis and two regular bus routes that
serve Mounds View. In addition to the fixed route bus service, MCTO operates the Metro Mobility
program that provides door-to-door transportation service for people with disabilities. MCTO also
provides other services through the Metro Commuter program. The Metro Commuter program
provides such services as ride matching, preferential parking for van or carpools, guaranteed ride
programs, park and ride lots and other services. It is anticipated that Metro Transit will continue to
provide mass transit, Metro Mobility, and Metro Commuter services in the future.
The City of Mounds View supports affordable reliable public transit as a viable alternative to the
automobile. The City will cooperate with MCTO and other agencies responsible for providing public
transit services in the area.
Rail
There currently are no rail lines within Mounds View.
Airport
The Anoka County-Blaine Airport is located just north of Mounds View in the City of Blaine. The
Anoka County-Blaine airport is classified as a minor airport and as a regional system reliever airport
in the Metropolitan Council’s Aviation Policy Plan. The airport is the second busiest reliever airport
in the metropolitan area.
Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release entered into on May 15,
2000, by and between the City of Mounds View, Metropolitan Airports Commission, and
Metropolitan Council, the runway length of the north-south runway is limited to its current length of
4,855 feet until December 31, 2020 unless preempted by a future act of the Minnesota legislature.
Under current law, the east-west runway may be extended to a length not to exceed 5000 feet. The
classification of the Anoka County-Blaine Airport remains a “minor use” airport as defined by law.
These planning criteria shall be incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan.
Portions of the northern third of Mounds View lie within the safety zones of the north-south
runways. Under federal and state regulations, these zones are established around public airports to
assure safety of aircraft operations. Land uses in these zones must be consistent with Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) and Minnesota Department of Transportation Aeronautics rules.
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Uses are restricted as to a maximum height of 200 feet and there can be no interference with
electronic communications, airport lighting and impairment of visibility. There currently are no
structures in Mounds View which exceed 200 feet or which pose a safety hazard to air navigation.
Mounds View is almost fully developed and the land use pattern is established within the safety
zones. Some infill development of residential uses may occur as larger lots are subdivided in the
future. The City of Mounds View has enacted a Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Ordinance
that governs the height of towers, among other things. Under the terms of the ordinance, the
maximum height of a tower is 150 feet in an industrial area subject to certain conditions.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ELEMENT
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COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
GOALS
Mounds View’s future economic development will be governed and directed by a set of basic goals,
principles and assumptions. The most important of these are set forth below.
The redevelopment or expansion of an existing business, new commercial or industrial development,
or residential housing will be considered even if it involves the possible acquisition, demolition or
relocation of an existing business or residential homes.
The redevelopment or expansion of an existing business, or new commercial or industrial
development, or residential housing will be considered if a reasonable opportunity for public input
has been provided, particularly by those business owners and homeowners who could potentially be
affected. Whether or not such parties support (or, at a minimum, do not oppose) any proposed
redevelopment, expansion, new development or new project will be one of the more important
factors in determining the City’s position with respect to any such proposal. In the final analysis, the
City’s goal will be to determine whether the actual or potential benefits to the City (from any such
proposal) outweigh the actual or potential negative impacts on individuals, businesses or the
community as a whole.
The City will actively market itself to selected target audiences as a prime location for specific types
of businesses and industries. In order to continuously refine and review its objectives as economic
conditions and realities change, the City (through the EDC and/or the EDA) will annually update its
list of targeted businesses and industries. Although the City will respond in a timely and businesslike
manner to all requests for information about the City’s suitability as a business location, City staff
members will focus their attention on those requests that come from businesses of the type that
appear on the City’s target list.
In light of the increasing mobility of businesses in general, the City’s future economic development
efforts will focus on retaining existing businesses and industries in the community, in some cases by
helping to create circumstances under which they can expand to meet their customers needs and/or
their own desire to grow and prosper financially. Given the fact that the City is almost fully
developed, and in order to improve the City’s tax base and improve the City’s visual aesthetics, the
City also intends to devote significant attention to redeveloping aging, obsolete, blighted or
otherwise underdeveloped structures. Additionally, the City will explore the opportunities that are
presented by the few remaining parcels of undeveloped property. In some cases this may involve
assisting the owners of such parcels with the marketing of their properties to prospective developers.
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The City recognizes that the maintenance of an adequate workforce will be one of the most serious
challenges that will face business and industry for much of the foreseeable future, and that the
private sector and/or educational institutions will be primarily responsible for addressing and
resolving workforce issues. However, the City is prepared to assist with such efforts by working
collaboratively with others who are concerned about such issues. The nature of the City’s assistance
may include having City representatives serve on local and regional committees, commissions and
agencies devoted to this important topic.
PRIORITIES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DECISIONS
In order to expand the City’s tax base and thereby provide property tax relief for homeowners, the
City of Mounds View’s economic development priorities and objectives are, in general, as follows:
! Retain existing businesses that make positive contributions to the local economy.
! Provide a reasonable and prudent level of assistance (financial or otherwise) to enable
existing businesses to expand their operations and/or facilities in Mounds View.
! Attract new commercial and industrial development.
! Encourage the development of new office space, warehouse space and retail operations that
will enable Mounds View to offer services, facilities and goods that are not presently
available in the community, or that are unavailable in sufficient quantity or quality.
! Pursue the redevelopment of parcels and sites that are aesthetically displeasing,
contaminated, blighted, abandoned, or otherwise underdeveloped.
! Facilitate communications between and among the City, Ramsey County, local businesses,
the Chamber of Commerce, local educational institutions, and any other parties or entities
having a direct or indirect interest in the continued economic prosperity of Mounds View.
! The City will continually develop and review more specific priorities in order to provide
guidance to City staff, business owners, developers, and residents with respect to intended
areas of concentration (geographic and otherwise).
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RESOURCES TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
Resources to support economic development can be defined as any facts, programs or circumstances
that enhance Mounds View’s ability to attract new businesses, retain and expand existing businesses,
or assist in the preservation of a vibrant, diverse local economy. Such resources currently include
the following:
! Close proximity to Interstate 35-W, allowing relatively quick and easy access to the
downtown areas of Minneapolis and St. Paul, and to other portions of the Twin Cities
metropolitan area.
! Good internal traffic circulation.
! Successful, attractive business parks.
! Visible evidence of new commercial activity, storefront improvements, remodeling, and
other indications of local economic health.
! Ongoing efforts to enhance the appearance of, and to better coordinate planning for the
further development of, the County Highway 10 corridor and the community at large.
! Local business owners who are interested in expanding their operations and improving the
appearance of their properties.
! The potential availability of City assistance for appropriate development or redevelopment
projects.
Χ Tax increment financing is a type of assistance that has been provided by the City in
the past, and City-assisted funding for cosmetic and operational improvements has
been provided through the Business Improvement Partnership Loan program.
Χ These types of City assistance have been, and will continue to be, provided in a
manner consistent with the City’s written policies regarding such assistance, and will
generally be limited to situations in which their use will enable the City to attract a
new business, retain or expand an existing business, provide new employment
opportunities, enhance the City’s tax base, or otherwise improve the appearance or
vitality of the local business economy.
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Χ The City will continually monitor and periodically evaluate its programs and policies
regarding development and redevelopment assistance in order to make certain that
they are helping the City meet its economic development goals, priorities and
objectives.
! Parcels of land that are suitable for development or redevelopment.
! An active local Chamber of Commerce.
! A coordinated approach to local planning and development issues, as evidenced by the
ongoing work of the I-35W Corridor Coalition.
! A plentiful supply of life-cycle housing to accommodate a wide range of incomes.
! Easy access to mass transit for workers who need or prefer to use such methods of
transportation.
! The proximity of the Anoka County Airport in Blaine.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES
The effectiveness of local economic development can be enhanced by continuously assessing, and
attempting to address, any circumstances that might negatively impact the local business climate.
Such circumstances may include those that might:
a. make a developer or business owner less inclined to establish a new business in
Mounds View; or
b. make a developer or business owner less inclined to relocate an existing business to
Mounds View; or
c. make an existing Mounds View business less inclined to expand its operation in
Mounds View; or
d. make an existing Mounds View business consider moving its operation to another
community; or
e. adversely affect, in some other way, the ability of an existing Mounds View business
to achieve economic success.
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The preceding circumstances are, to varying degrees, mitigated by the presence of financial and
other incentives that encourage or allow economic development. Successful economic development
will continue to require the careful monitoring of these existing and developing challenges so that
realistic and timely efforts can be made to emphasize Mounds View’s many positive attributes in
order to effectively minimize or counteract negative perceptions or circumstances. Examples of such
future efforts may include the following:
! In order to address the relative scarcity of raw land suitable for new construction, and in
light of the small size of the few remaining parcels of undeveloped land,
Χ Prepare and periodically update an inventory of undeveloped land,
Χ List undeveloped parcels on the City web site with the knowledge and consent of
their owners/agent,
Χ Acquire and/or clear underdeveloped sites suitable for new construction,
Χ Focus development efforts on businesses suitable for smaller lots, and investigate the
possibility of combining adjoining lots to accommodate larger businesses.
! In situations involving unrealistic price expectations on the part of those who own
undeveloped parcels of land (i.e., asking prices well in excess of actual market value),
Χ Wait for the market to catch up with currently excessive asking prices and
Χ Investigate options that might reduce those prices (offering relocation assistance,
etc.).
! In cases involving actual or perceived neighborhood opposition to commercial development
of certain types in certain areas,
Χ Survey nearby residents to determine their preferences and/or
Χ Arrange neighborhood meetings or public hearings in connection with proposed
commercial development(s).
! In situations where owners of underdeveloped parcels (especially residential homeowners
and owners of old or obsolete commercial structures) are unwilling to sell, thereby delaying
or preventing the development of those properties to their highest and best use,
Χ Arrange meetings with the owners,
Χ Provide current information to them regarding the potential market value of their
properties,
Χ Develop or refine City relocation policies, or
Χ Consider the use of eminent domain only as a last resort.
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! In order to strengthen Mounds View’s identity,
Χ Continue work on the development and improvement of County Highway 10,
Χ Maintain a high profile within the local and regional business communities,
Χ Attempt to develop a greater sense of community, and
Χ Handle business climate inquiries promptly and professionally.
! Given the scarcity of attractive office space and rental warehouse/office space, encourage
new construction to meet these needs.
! Due to the potentially high cost of some of the available methods of aggressively recruiting
the most attractive new business prospects and/or marketing Mounds View as a business
location, investigate and use the more cost-effective and/or more carefully targeted
recruitment/marketing techniques.
! Inasmuch as limited funds are available for the funding of business incubator programs,
enterprise facilitation projects or other initiatives designed to help new businesses get
started locally,
Χ Pursue grants to fund such programs,
Χ Establish collaborations with other governmental entities and non-profit
organizations, and
Χ Serve as a clearinghouse for information about assistance (financial and otherwise)
that may be available from sources other than the City.
! In light of the limited selection of tools that are available to the City to finance or promote
economic development, monitor developments affecting economic development and (where
appropriate) make recommendations regarding alternative, new or improved methods of
providing advice, assistance or encouragement.
! Due to the high cost of redeveloping property vs. developing property, participate in seeking
creative solutions to the financing challenges inherent in potential redevelopment projects.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL
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COORDINATION ELEMENT
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Goal and Policies
The following are the intergovernmental cooperation goals and policies for the City of Mounds
View:
Goal 1: Maintain effective communication with other governmental agencies
including the State of Minnesota, Ramsey County, other cities, the
Mounds View school district, and the Rice Creek Watershed District.
Policies:
a. Work with other agencies to improve communication.
b. Support collaborative planning for issues that cross jurisdictional boundaries.
c. Continue to support and participate in the North Metro I 35W Corridor Coalition.
d. Work with the Mounds View school district to provide cost effective services to Mounds
View residents.
e. Work with the Rice Creek Watershed District to effectively manage surface water in Mounds
View.
f. Continue to work with other communities to jointly provide services such as fire protection.
Existing Collaborations
North Metro I 35W Corridor Coalition
The North Metro I 35W Corridor Coalition is comprised of seven cities that have entered into a joint
powers agreement to create a unique collaborative effort to address housing, transportation,
economic development, and land use issues throughout the member cities. The group has focused on
the I-35W corridor, minor arterials and community collector streets that connect the communities.
The seven member communities are Arden Hills, Blaine, Circle Pines, Mounds View, New
Brighton, Roseville, and Shoreview. Together the cities encompass 83 square miles with a total
population of over 155,000. There are 55,000 households and 4,000 businesses with 85,000 jobs.
The goal of the coalition is to develop a sub-regional set of policies and strategies which improve the
quality of life for residents, enhance the economic climate and sustain the environmental and
recreational resources throughout the communities, consistent with the Metropolitan Council
Blueprint.
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The initial focus of the Coalition is to create a comprehensive and uniform database and geographic
information system (GIS) related to land use, socio-economic and demographic data, housing, and
transportation. The Coalition will identify opportunities where communities can work together to
formulate and implement programs to address mutual concerns such as coordinated land use
planning along community borders, economic development promotion, housing maintenance and
affordable housing issues, and transportation and transit issues. The Coalition is also involving
school districts and counties to address issues that impact their interests as well as the Coalition’s.
Ramsey County
Ramsey County provides a variety of services to residents of Mounds View. The most visible of
these are the Ramsey County library, the county road system and the parks and open space system.
Residents also benefit from social service, public safety and waste management programs
administered by Ramsey County. The facilities and services provided by Ramsey County contribute
to the quality of life enjoyed by Mounds View residents and businesses. The City of Mounds View
desires to work closely with Ramsey County to provide an efficient transportation system that
minimizes adverse impacts on the residential areas of the community.
Ramsey County GIS Users Group
The Ramsey County GIS Users Group is an alliance of current and future users of Geographic
Information Systems (GIS). The users within the group include municipalities, police and fire
departments, school districts, soil and water conservation districts, the Ramsey County Sheriff’s
Department, and several economic development partnerships. The group was formed in May of 1995
and has since grown to include some sixteen organizations. Five of the cities within the group are
also members of the North Metro I35W Corridor Coalition. Among the goals of the group are
providing information to elected officials to make more informed decisions, to provide cities and the
county with access to up-to-date and accurate information in a cost effective manner, and to
introduce communities to GIS technology and get them up and running quickly and cheaply.
School District
Independent School District No. 621 serves the residents of a number of cities in the area including
Mounds View. The City of Mounds View does and will continue to work with the school district to
jointly use facilities and provide programs to best serve the residents of the community.
Spring Lake Park-Blaine-Mounds View Fire Department
The cities of Spring Lake Park, Blaine, and Mounds View have jointly contracted with a non-profit
corporation known as Spring Lake Park-Blaine-Mounds View Fire Department, Inc. for fire
protection and related services. This collaboration allows the three cities to provide the necessary
fire services in a more cost effective manner.
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IMPLEMENTATION
ELEMENT
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Introduction
The Mounds View Comprehensive Plan is a policy document. The plan is not a law or ordinance but
is meant to be a flexible guide. For this plan to be effective, an implementation plan must be
developed to outline specific actions that the City will take to reach the goals and achieve the vision
that the plan sets out for the City. The following outlines the actions the City will take to implement
this plan.
Administration
The City of Mounds View currently has many tools and programs in place that can be used to
implement the plan. These programs will be reviewed and modified as necessary to ensure that
future actions that the City takes are consistent with the adopted comprehensive plan. These tools
and programs include the following:
1. Zoning, Subdivision, Housing, and other City Codes
2. Zoning Map
3. Economic Development Plan
4. Annual City Budget and Long Term Financial Plan
5. Streets Policy
6. Storm Water Management Plan
7. Park Dedication Capital Purchase Plan
8. Housing Replacement Program
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Future Actions
The City will take the following actions:
Land Use
1. The City will review its current zoning map to determine if inconsistencies exist with
the adopted comprehensive plan map. The City will process rezonings as necessary
to remove inconsistencies.
2. The City will also review its City codes including zoning, subdivision, and housing
codes to address inconsistencies with the comprehensive plan and to assist in its
implementation.
3. Develop and adopt a specific land use plan for the County Highway 10 corridor.
4. Update, adopt, and implement a second-generation storm water management
(watershed) plan.
Housing
1. Continue existing housing programs and develop new programs to improve all
aspects of the housing stock in Mounds View.
2. Work with the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency and other funding agencies to
fund programs to maintain existing housing stock and provide new housing.
3. Maintain the housing stock within Metropolitan Council Livable Community
benchmarks.
4. Continue to work with the North Metro I-35W Corridor Coalition on housing issues.
5. Explore opportunities for providing “move up” and life-cycle housing.
6. Work with the Metropolitan Airports Commission to provide noise attenuation for
residences impacted by airplane noise.
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Public Facilities
1. Maintain existing facilities.
2. Continually evaluate programs to insure that they meet the needs of Mounds View
citizens.
3. Maintain water and sanitary sewer system infrastructure.
Transportation
1. Maintain and reconstruct streets as necessary and consistent with the City’s streets
policy.
2. Work with Ramsey County to develop a plan for the future reconstruction of County
Highway 10.
3. Work with the Metropolitan Council Transit Organization to improve transit service
in Mounds View.
4. Encourage the use of transit and travel demand management techniques within the
community.
5. Implement the City’s trailways plan.
6. Support compliance with the Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release entered into
on May 15, 2000, by and between the City of Mounds View, Metropolitan Airports
Commission, and Metropolitan Council that limits the runway length of the north-
south runway to its current length of 4855 feet and prohibits the installation or
operation of an Instrument Landing System or Microwave Landing System on the
north-south runway. Support continued classification by the Minnesota Legislature
of the Anoka County-Blaine Airport as a “minor use airport” and oppose any
proposals to expand the definition or characteristics of a “minor use airport”,
including but not limited to runway length, of minor use airports.
Economic Development
1. Update and implement the City’s Economic Development Plan.
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Intergovernmental Coordination
1. Continue to work with other governmental agencies and private companies to more
efficiently and cost effectively provide desired city services.
2. Continue to participate in the North Metro I-35W Corridor Coalition.
Other
1. Annually assess progress in implementing the comprehensive plan and to identify
any issues that may require plan amendments.
2. Formally review the comprehensive plan every five years to ensure that it remains
current.
3. Develop more effective methods of communicating with Mounds View residents
and businesses.
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APPENDICES
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Appendix A
1998 Mounds View
Comprehensive Plan Update
Community Forums
Prepared by: The Mounds View Planning Commission And the City of Mounds View Community
Development Staff
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Table of Contents
Background ....................................................................................................................................1
Forum No. 1 ....................................................................................................................................2
Forum No. 2 ....................................................................................................................................4
Forum No. 3 ....................................................................................................................................6
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Background
To assist in the updating of the comprehensive plan, the Mounds View Planning
Commission conducted three community forums. The Planning Commission conducted
these forums to help Mounds View citizens understand what the comprehensive plan is
and most importantly to give citizens a chance to talk about what Mounds View should
be like in the future. Forums were held on February 11, 1998 for people who live north of
Highway 10, on March 11, 1998 for the Highway 10 corridor, and on April 8, 1998 for
people who live south of Highway 10.
Notices of the forums were mailed to all property owners in the in the City. Notices were
distributed to apartments and to mobile home parks. Additional notice was provided
through articles in newspapers and in the Mounds View Matters. Nineteen citizens
attended the first forum, thirty-eight citizens attended the second forum, and twenty-eight
citizens attended the third forum.
During the forums city staff presented information on what a comprehensive plan is,
what the required elements of the comprehensive plan are, what the current
comprehensive plan and zoning designations are, what some of the housing and other
issues are, and what the process for updating the comprehensive plan will be. Following
the staff presentations, small group discussions were held to hear citizen concerns,
comments, issues, etc. A Planning Commission member was present in each of the small
groups to listen and to facilitate the discussions. At the end of the forums, each Planning
Commission member summarized the discussions in their groups.
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Forum No. 1
The following is a summary of the citizen concerns and comments grouped by major
area:
Housing
1. Improve housing stock without subdividing large lots. Provide incentives to
maintain large lots especially for those with outdated homes.
2. Additional information on the condition of housing stock needed.
3. Low cost remodeling loans are needed to encourage housing maintenance and
improvement.
4. Citizens need information on remodeling possibilities.
5. Homeowners need to know how to protect their properties from neighborhood
blight.
6. Code enforcement is necessary.
7. Truth-in-housing regulations are needed to require houses to be brought up to code.
Land Use
1. Expansion of commercial along County Highway 10 will add problems for
Mounds View.
2. No more apartment buildings are needed.
3. The homogeneous mix of uses along County Highway 10 should be continued.
4. Rezonings that create nonconforming classifications within an existing district
should be prohibited.
5. A mini-storage use should be developed on the city-owned property at County
Road I and Eastwood.
6. Do not rezone residential to commercial or business.
7. No more strip commercial is needed.
8. The property on the north side of Hillview from Quincy to 35W should be zoned
medium density.
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9. Golf Course should be designated CRP.
10. The Industrial area adjacent to the golf course should stay.
11. No new developments along State Highway 10 (118). The park and tree buffers
should remain.
12. If manufactured home parks are redeveloped, they should be only replaced with
low and medium density homes.
Transportation
1. No sidewalks should be required.
2. Trail system is inadequate because of County Highway 10. The trail system should
connect to Shoreview, Fridley, New Brighton, and along County Highway 10. The
trail system should be designated in the comprehensive plan.
3. Keep MTC bus service as is.
4. Street maintenance is adequate.
5. Better speed limit enforcement is necessary.
6. Do not upgrade Anoka County airport.
7. Flight paths should be defined.
8. Any future vacation of County Highway 10 right-of -way should be reserved for
public use.
9. Does the City plan to extend Woodlawn to the north. Several lots currently do not
have street access.
10. The Long Lake Road County Highway 10 intersection should be reconfigured to
have one left turn lane, 1 thru lane, and 1 right turn lane in each direction on Long
Lake Road.
11. City streets should not be widened.
Miscellaneous
1. Don’t use city tax dollars to buy real estate.
2. Consideration needs to be given to correction of problem areas in the City’s
surface water management plan.
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Forum No. 2
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The following is a summary of the citizen concerns and comments grouped by major
area:
Housing
1. There is a good mix of housing stock.
2. The City needs townhome developments like have been developed in the New
Brighton downtown area and at Mississippi and University area in Fridley. This
could possibly occur at the two northerly manufactured home parks.
Land Use
1. Houses along the south side of County Highway 10 just west of the Mounds View
Business Park should be designated for industrial use.
2. Family restaurants are needed.
3. Business/shopping center development should include hardware, grocery store,
coffee shop, health clinic, and office type uses. They should be located along
County Highway 10 from Amoco station to Groveland and across from the
proposed theater.
4. The Towns Edge Terrace manufactured home park could be redeveloped as
industrial.
5. Buffer residential land use from commercial land use. Stepped land use buffers
should be considered.
6. Physical buffers including berms, sound barriers and landscaping should be
provided by developers between residential and commercial uses when
redevelopment occurs.
7. Land usage along county roads should stay as is with the exception of a limited
amount of neighborhood commercial uses with architectural standards.
Transportation
1. Make County Highway 10 more pedestrian friendly especially with new
development. Crossing County Highway 10 is a problem.
2. Pedestrian/bike path issues along County Highway 10 need to be addressed. Bike
paths should be provided between the County Highway 10 ditch and the
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commercial uses.
3. Connect the two sides of County Highway 10 with a pedestrian bridge.
4. Do not expand Anoka County airport.
5. Scrap the ring road concept.
6. A circulator type transit system would be helpful.
7. Provide a tunnel to provide a passage from the theater to the community center
area.
Miscellaneous
1. Regulate business hours.
2. The City should require utilities to be under ground.
3. The City should maintain consistency of policy.
4. The City should work to create a sense of identity for the community that could
include a continuity of appearance of new construction along County Highway 10.
5. The City should consider a code amendment to limit parking of campers, boats,
etc.
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Forum No. 3
The following is a summary of the citizen concerns and comments grouped by major
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area:
Housing
1. There needs to be a unified plan on how to handle redevelopment of older
residential areas and properties. There are problems with non compliance now.
2. Housing needs to be upgraded and maintained.
3. There is too much rental housing.
4. Large lots should be subdivided and Spring Lake Road should be extended south to
provide access. Incentives should be provided to encourage subdivision.
5. Large lots should not be subdivided.
6. Point of sale requirements should be instituted to disclose code deficiencies but not
require correction.
7. Loans and grants and other programs should be provided to upgrade housing.
8. Residents need to clean up their properties.
Land Use
1. When the opportunity arises Towns Edge Terrace should be redeveloped as
industrial.
2. There should be no residential fronting County Highway 10.
3. The theater property should have a higher fence and/or a landscaped berm with
conifers.
4. Residential developers should keep as many trees as possible when developing
new or redeveloping old housing.
5. R-2 uses acceptable along County Road H2 at Long Lake Road but not for
properties away from H2.
6. Commercial developments should blend in with the community instead of
providing blank brick walls towards community. Landscaped berms and a more
residential design and feel should be provided.
7. Harstad property on the Long Lake Road wetland should not be developed. The
type and number of homes which could be developed can not be determined until
the extent of the wetland is determined. Drainage problems could occur along
Louisa, Clearview, and Ridge Lane if the property is developed. Increased traffic
would cause safety concerns.
8. Harstad property should remain zoned R-1.
9. Controls of adult businesses need to be put in place.
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10. If more commercial is to developed it should be along County Highway 10.
11. Highway 10 should be main downtown area.
12. Any rezoning from residential to commercial should be considered on a case by
case basis.
Transportation
1. A unified trail system should be provided joining both sides of County Highway 10
including a pedestrian bridge across County Highway 10.
2. Sidewalks should be provided along County Highway 10.
3. There should be no realignment of city streets, specifically Louisa and Clearview.
4. There should be no expansion of Anoka County airport because of noise, safety,
and pollution issues. Low and loud planes are a problem even in the southern part
of Mounds View.
5. A design theme is necessary for County Highway 10.
6. Sidewalks should be provided on the north side of County Road I from Silver Lake
Road to Fridley and on the north side of County Road H2 from Edgewood to Silver
Lake Road.
7. Create a boulevard effect on County Highway 10 with low retaining walls and
landscaping.
8. There should be sidewalks and bike paths along County Highway 10 and Silver
Lake Road to match with New Brighton.
9. Traffic is too fast on Woodcrest.
10. There is too much commercial truck traffic in residential areas (e.g. Edgewood
Dr.).
11. Existing trails should be maintained.
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Miscellaneous
1. Deteriorating conditions of properties and infrastructure is a problem. Problems
should be worked on now before it gets worse.
2. There are surface water issues along County Road I. County Road I needs to be
regraded so water drains properly and to prevent erosion and flooding.
3. The school system is great.
4. Roberts Off 10 needs some work.
5. Nuisance properties should be marketed to developers before city considers buying
the properties.
6. More enforcement of codes is needed.
7. Flooding at Woodcrest Park needs to be addressed.
8. Planning Commission meetings should be televised.
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City of Mounds View Comprehensive Plan ________________________________________________________________________ 114 Appendix B: Proposed Land Use Designation Changes Map Number Existing Designation Proposed Designation Map Number Existing Designation Proposed Designation 1 LD SFA 35 MU-PUD MF 2 LD SFA 36 MU-PUD IN 3 IND OSP 37 MU-PUD MF 4 IND SRO 38 MU-PUD SFA 5 MD/T SFA 39 MU-PUD RC-PUD 6 MD/T MF 40 HD SFA 7 MD MF 41 HD SFA 8 LD OSN 42 MD SFD 9 LD UTL 43 HC,MD SRI 10 LD SFA 44 CC,HC,MD CC-PUD 11 LD SFA 45 MD OSP 12 LD SFA 46 MD/T SFA 13 HD,LD MU-PUD 47 HC/IND CC 14 HD,MD MU-PUD 48 HC/IND CC 15 MD,S CC 49 MD/T LI-PUD 16 LD,MD MU-PUD 50 HC RC-PUD 17 LD SFA 51 HC LI 18 LD SRO 52 MD,HD LI-PUD 19 MD SFD 53 P HI 20 LD NC 54 LD UTL 21 LD SFA 55 LD SFA 22 P SFD 56 P SFD 23 LD,MD SFA 57 LD LD,OSN 24 LD,MD,NC MU-PUD 58 LD SFA 25 MU-PUD HC 59 NC SFA 26 MU-PUD OFC 60 LD OSN 27 MU-PUD MF 61 HD SFD 28 LD SFA 62 LD MF 29 LD SFA 63 LD IN 30 LD UTL 64 C SFD 31 LD SFA 65 NC SFD,SFA 32 MU-PUD HC 66 LD SFA 33 MU-PUD CC 67 LD OSN 34 MU-PUD SFA
City of Mounds View Comprehensive Plan ________________________________________________________________________ 115 Appendix C: Functional Classification Definitions Classification Definition Principal Arterial High volume roadways designed accommodate longer length trips between regional centers and business concentrations. “A" Minor Arterial Relievers Minor arterials that provide direct relief for traffic on major metropolitan highways. These roads include the closest routes parallel to the principal arterials. These roadways are proposed to accommodate medium-length trips (less than 8 miles) as well as provide relief to congested principal arterials. Improvements focus on providing additional capacity for through traffic. Expanders Routes that provide a way to make connections between developing areas outside the interstate ring or beltway. These routes are located circumferentially beyond the area reasonably served by the beltway. These roadways are proposed to serve medium to long suburb-to-suburb trips. Improvements focus on preserving or obtaining right-of-way. Connectors Roads that provide good, safe connections among town centers in the urban reserve, urban staging and rural areas within and near the seven county twin cities metropolitan area. Improvements focus on safety and load-carrying capacity. Augmenters Roads that augment principal arterials within the interstate ring or beltway. The network of principal arterials is in place but is not in all cases sufficient relative to the density of development that the network serves. In these situations, these key minor arterials serve many long-range trips. Improvements focus on providing additional capacity for through traffic. Collector Streets that connect neighborhoods and connect neighborhoods to regional business concentrations. Local Streets Streets that provide land access. Source: Metropolitan Council
City of Mounds View Comprehensive Plan ________________________________________________________________________ 116 Appendix C: Functional Classification Criteria CRITERION PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL FREEWAY PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL OTHER “A” MINOR ARTERIAL COLLECTOR LOCAL Place Connections Interconnect metro centers and regional business concentrations, important transportation terminals and large institutional facilities within the MUSA. Interconnect metro centers and regional business concentrations, important transportation terminals and large institutional facilities within the MUSA. Provide supplementary connection to metro centers and regional business concentrations within the MUSA. Interconnect major traffic generators within metro centers and regional business concentrations Interconnect neighborhoods and minor business concentrations within the MUSA. Supplemental interconnection of major traffic generators within metro centers and regional business concentrations Interconnect blocks within residential neighborhoods and land parcels within commercial/industrial developments Spacing Fully developed area: 2 – 3 miles Developing area: 3 – 6 miles Fully developed area: 2 – 3 miles Developing area: 3 – 6 miles Metro centers and regional business concentrations: ¼ - ¾ mile. Fully developed area: ½ mile.Developing area: 1 –2 miles Metro centers and regional business concentrations: 1/8 - ½ miles. Fully developed area: ¼ - ¾ mile. Developing area: ½ - 1 mile As needed to access land uses Management Maintain at least 40 mph average speed during peak traffic periods Maintain at least 40 mph average speed during peak traffic periods Maintain minimum average speeds during peak traffic periods of: 15 mph in metro centers and regional business concentrations, 20 mph in fully developed areas, and 30 mph in developing areas No standard No standard System Connections and Access Spacing To other interstate freeways, other principal arterials and selected minor arterials. Nonstop connections between principal arterials. Access distances of 1 – 2 miles To interstate freeways, other principal arterials, selected minor arterials and selected collectors. Nonstop connections between principal arterials. Minimum intersection spacing of ½ mile with 1 – 2 miles desired To most interstate freeways and other principal arterials, other minor arterials and collectors and some local streets Sometimes to interstate freeways and other principal arterials. To minor arterials, other collectors, and local streets To a few minor arterials. To collectors and other local streets Trip Length Greater than 8 miles with at least 5 continuous miles on principal arterials. Express transit trips. Greater than 8 miles with at least 5 continuous miles on principal arterials. Express transit trips. Medium to short trips (2 – 6 miles) at moderate speeds. Longer trips to access principal arterials. Local and limited-stop transit trips. Short trips (1 – 4 miles) at low to moderate speeds. Longer trips to access arterials. Short trips (under 2 miles) at low speeds. Longer trips to access collectors and arterials. Mobility vs. Land Access Emphasis on mobility. No direct land access should be allowed. Greater emphasis on mobility. Little or no direct land access. Emphasis on mobility. Direct land access restricted to concentrations of commercial/industrial uses Equal emphasis on mobility and land access. Direct land access to development concentrations. Emphasis on land access. Direct land access to residential uses. Intersections Grade separated Grade separated desirable. At minimum high-capacity controlled at-gradeTraffic signals and cross street stops Four-way stops and some traffic signals As required
City of Mounds View Comprehensive Plan ________________________________________________________________________ 117 CRITERION PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL FREEWAY PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL OTHER “A” MINOR ARTERIAL COLLECTOR LOCAL intersections Parking None None Restricted as necessary Restricted as necessary Permitted as necessary Large Trucks No restrictions No restrictions Restricted as necessary Restricted as necessary Permitted as necessary Management Tools Ramp metering, Transit preferential treatment, and interchange spacing Ramp metering, transit preferential treatment, access control, median barriers, traffic signal progression, reconstruction staging, and intersection spacing Traffic signal progression and spacing, land access management/control, and transit preferential treatment Number of lanes, traffic signal timing and land access management Intersection control, Cul-de-sacs, and diverters Vehicles Carried 25,000 – 200,000 15,000 – 100,000 5,000 – 30,000 1000 – 15,000 Less than 1000 Posted Speed Limit 45 – 65 mph 40 – 50 mph 35 – 45 mph 30 – 40 mph Maximum 30 mph Right-of-way 300 feet 100 – 300 feet 60 – 150 feet 60 – 100 feet 50 – 80 feet Transit Accommodations Priority access and movement in peak periods where needed Priority access and movement in peak periods where possible and needed Preferential treatment where needed Cross sections and geometrics designed for use by regular route buses. Normally used as bus routes only in non-residential areas Source: Metropolitan Council
City of Mounds View Comprehensive Plan ________________________________________________________________________ 118 Appendix D: Long Term Financial Plan