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11 <br />0 <br />3. Updates to the 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br />The results of community feedback indicated that the community is on track and that no major <br />updates to the 2040 Comprehensive Plan are required. However, there are several items to note: <br />• The document was updated to include more tables and graphic components to make the <br />document easier to read. <br />• Interactive links are being developed for the document, making navigation easier <br />• Guiding Principles and Objectives were moved from Chapter 3 of the 2030 Comprehensive <br />Plan to corresponding chapters. This should make it easier to relate the content to the <br />objectives. <br />• The Parks, Trails, and Open Space Chapter was re -organized and developed to emphasize <br />more specific locational criteria. <br />• Neighborhood Park Service Areas were evaluated and re -defined to correspond more <br />accurately to future land use populations. <br />• The Housing Chapter was updated to reflect the required affordable housing goals. <br />• A Resiliency Chapter was added to the Comprehensive Plan. <br />• The Water Supply Chapter was updated to reflect the current water systems. <br />• The Transportation Chapter was updated to ensure consistency with the Parks, Trails, and <br />Open Space plan as well as reviewed to ensure that roads would serve the future population. <br />Land use categories and associated densities did not change in this update, except that the Mixed <br />Use category is required to have a minimum and maximum density to ensure that goals for <br />affordable housing and overall minimum density goals for the City are met. Staff reviewed key study <br />areas to determine if changes were necessary. The following is a summary of the study areas <br />reviewed and discussed at the August 10, 2017 Planning Commission Meeting: <br />Mixed Use District <br />The 2030 Comprehensive Plan identified three distinctive Mixed Use District areas, however, <br />it did not provide distinctions on the types of development that the City would like to see in <br />each district. <br />• Update: Staff updated the text to provide more direction about the type of <br />development that is desirable for each district. Text focuses on creating gateways for <br />the City, emphasizes contextual transitions between land uses and surrounding <br />districts, and responds to the transportation characteristics of each District. <br />Metropolitan Council requires that development occur at an average density of 3 units per <br />acre within the MUSA. As part of the update, staff reviewed densities to ensure that this <br />requirement was met. <br />Update: The Metropolitan Council requires that communities define minimum and <br />maximum densities and the mix of residential, commercial, and industrial <br />development within Mixed Use Districts. These parameters were not explicitly defined <br />in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. Staff reviewed several land use scenarios to <br />determine how to best meet the affordable housing and average density goals <br />City Council - 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update <br />February 5, 2018 <br />