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Andover Planning and Zoning Commission
Work Meeting Agenda
July 24, 2018
Andover City Hall
6:00 — 8:00 p.m.
1. Call to Order
2. Discussion of 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update
• Land Use Discussion
3. Other Business
4. Adjournment
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TO: Planning and Zoning Commission Members
FROM: Stephanie L. Hanson, City Planner
SUBJECT: Work Session — Discuss Comprehensive Plan Chapter Two: Land Use
DATE: July 24, 2018
DISCUSSION
In May 2014, Metropolitan (Met) Council adopted Thrive MSP 2040. Following the adoption of
Thrive, the Council adopted the 2040 plans for Transportation, Parks, Water Resources and
Housing Policies for the metropolitan area. Each community is issued System Statements for
each of the categories. I have attached the Andover System Statements for the City of Andover.
It is the obligation of each city to meet the requirements of the issued System Statement for that
individual community. This is completed through the required Comprehensive Plan Update
process. As for Andover, City staff has completed all the Comprehensive Plan chapters except
for Land Use. The work sessions are designed to review the changes to the Plan prior to the
scheduling of the Public Open House and required public hearing. A different element of the
plan will be discussed at each of the work sessions.
Land Use Changes
The biggest changes to the land use chapter will be the update to the 2040 community forecasts
and the affordable housing need allocation for Andover, both of which are provided by Met
Council.
Forecasts
Met Council uses the forecasts developed as part of Thrive to plan for regional systems
(transportation, housing, parks and water resources). Andover is to base the planning work on
these forecasts. Given the nature of long-range forecasts like changes in growth trends, Met
Council and staff work closely together and on an on-going basis to monitor the forecasts.
Met Council forecasts are as follows:
2010 (actual)
2014 (actual)
2020
2030
2040
Population 30,598
31,874
34,000
38,200
41,900
Households 9,811
10,273
11,400
13,500
15,400
Employment 4,669
5,051
5,400
5,800
6,200
Housine
Met Council understands the housing challenges for the metro area are greater than any one city
or county can tackle; therefore, communities must include a housing element and
implementation program to address the existing and projected housing needs.
Met Council also determines the regional need for low and moderate -income housing. Andover
has been allocated the following:
Affordable Housing Need Allocation for Andover
At or below 30% AMI
278
31 to 50% AMI
188
51 to 80% AMI
17
Total Units
483
Andover's share of the region's need for low and moderate -income housing is 483 new units
affordable to households earning 80% of area median income (AMI) or below. Of these new
units, the need is for 278 affordable to households earning at or below 30% of AMI, 188
affordable to households earning 31 % to 50% of AMI, and 17 affordable to households earning
51 % to 80% of AMI.
The housing component is another portion that can change based on growth trends, cost of
developable lands and infrastructure. Met Council and staff continuously work together to
address the needs of the community.
ACTION REQUESTED
The Commission is requested to review and provide comments to staff regarding proposed
changes to Chapter 2: Land Use.
Res ect s miffed,
Steph ie L. Hanson
City Planner
Attachments
City of Andover System Statements
Chapter Two: Land Use
2015 SYSTEM STATEMENT FOR
CITY OF ANDOVER
September 17, 2015
Regional Development Plan Adoption
In May 2014, the Metropolitan Council adopted Thrive MSP 2040. Following adoption of Thrive, the
Council adopted the 2040 Transportation Policy Plan, the 2040 Regional Parks Policy Plan, the 2040
Water Resources Policy Plan, and the 2040 Housing Policy Plan. The Metropolitan Council is now
issuing system statements pursuant to State statute.
Receipt of this system statement and the metropolitan system plans triggers a community's obligation
to review and, as necessary, amend its comprehensive plan within the next three years, by the end of
2018. The complete text of Thrive MSP 2040 as well as complete copies of the recently adopted
metropolitan system and policy plans are available for viewing and downloading at
http✓/www.metrocouncil.oro/Communities/Plannina.asax. Paper copies are available by calling the
Council's Data Center at 651-602-1140.
System Statement Definition
Metropolitan system plans are long-range comprehensive plans for the regional systems — transit,
highways, and airports; wastewater services; and parks and open space — along with the capital
budgets for metropolitan wastewater services, transportation, and regional recreation open space.
System statements explain the implications of metropolitan system plans for each individual community
in the metropolitan area. They are intended to help communities prepare or update their comprehensive
plan, as required by the Metropolitan Land Planning Act:
Within nine months after receiving a system statement for an amendment to a metropolitan
system plan, and within three years after receiving a system statement issued in conjunction
with the decennial review required under section 473.864. subdivision 2, each affected local
governmental unit shall review its comprehensive plan to determine if an amendment is
necessary to ensure continued conformity with metropolitan system plans. If an amendment is
necessary, the governmental unit shall prepare the amendment and submit it to the council
for review.
Local comprehensive plans, and amendments thereto, will be reviewed by the Council for conformance
to metropolitan system plans, consistency with Council policies, and compatibility with adjacent and
affected governmental units. Updated local comprehensive plans are due to the Council for review by
December 31, 2018.
What is in this System Statement
The system statement includes information specific to your community, including:
• your community designation or designation(s);
• forecasted population, households, and employment through the year 2040;
• guidance on appropriate densities to ensure that regional services and costly regional
infrastructure can be provided as efficiently as possible.
• affordable housing need allocation;
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In the following sections, this system statement contains an overview of each of the system plan
updates and specific system changes that affect your community. The sections are:
• Transportation, including metropolitan highways, aviation, and transit
• Water Resources, including wastewater, surface water, and water supply planning
• Regional parks and trails
Dispute Process
If your community disagrees with elements of this system statement, or has any questions about this
system statement, please contact your Sector Representative, Eric Wojchik, at 651-602-1330, to review
and discuss potential issues or concerns.
The Council and local government units and districts have usually resolved issues relating to the
system statement through discussion.
Request for Hearing
If a local governmental unit and the Council are unable to resolve disagreements over the content of a
system statement, the unit or district may, by resolution, request that a hearing be conducted by the
Council's Land Use Advisory Committee or by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the
purpose of considering amendments to the system statement. According to Minnesota Statutes section
473.857, the request shall be made by the local governmental unit or school district within 60 days after
receipt of the system statement. If no request for a hearing is received by the Council within 60 days,
the statement becomes final.
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Regional Development Guide
The Council adopted Thrive MSP 2040 as the new regional
development guide on May 28, 2014. Thrive identifies five outcomes !�
that set the policy direction for the region's system and policy plans. 2040
Building on our region's history of effective stewardship of our
resources, Thrive envisions a prosperous, equitable, and livable ThrivellsP
region that is sustainable for today and generations to come. The
Council is directing its operations, plans, policies, programs, and
resources toward achieving this shared long-term vision.
Three principles define the Council's approach to implementing regional policy: integration,
collaboration, and accountability. These principles reflect the Council's roles in integrating policy
areas, supporting local governments and regional partners, and promoting and implementing the
regional vision. The principles define the Council's approach to policy implementation and set
expectations for how the Council interacts with local governments.
Thrive also outlines seven land use policies and community designations important for local
comprehensive planning updates. The land use policies establish a series of commitments from the
Council for local governments and uses community designations to shape development policies for
communities. Community designations group jurisdictions with similar characteristics based on Urban
or Rural character for the application of regional policies. Together, the land use policies and
community designations help to implement the region's vision by setting expectations for development
density and the character of development throughout the region.
Community Designation
Community designations group jurisdictions with similar characteristics for the application of regional
policies. The Council uses community designations to guide regional growth and development;
establish land use expectations including overall development densities and patterns; and outline the
respective roles of the Council and individual communities, along with strategies for planning for
forecasted growth. If there are discrepancies between the Thrive MSP 2040 Community Designations
Map and the Community Designation map contained herein because of adjustments and refinements
that occurred subsequent to the adoption of Thrive, communities should follow the specific guidance
contained in this System Statement. Thrive identifies Andover with the community designation of
Emerging Suburban Edge, Diversified Rural, and Rural Residential (Figure 1).
Emerging Suburban Edge communities include cities, townships and portions of both that are in the
early stages of transitioning into urbanized levels of development. Emerging Suburban Edge
communities are expected to plan for forecasted population and household growth at average densities
of at least 3-5 units per acre for new development and redevelopment. In addition, Emerging Suburban
Edge communities are expected to target opportunities for more intensive development near regional
transit investments at densities and in a manner articulated in the 2040 Transportation Policy Plan.
Diversified Rural communities are home to a variety of farm and nonfarm land uses including very
large -lot residential, clustered housing, hobby farms and agricultural uses. Diversified Rural
communities are expected to plan for growth not to exceed forecasts and in patterns that do not exceed
4 units per 40 acres. In addition, Diversified Rural communities are expected to manage land uses to
prevent the premature demand for extension of urban services, and so that existing service levels will
meet service needs.
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Rural Residential communities have residential patterns characterized by large lots and do not have
plans to provide urban infrastructure, such as centralized wastewater treatment. Many of these
communities have topographical development limitations and a development pattern with lot sizes that
generally range from 1-2.5 units per acre. Rural Residential communities are expected to discourage
future development of rural residential patterns and where opportunities exist, plan for rural
development at densities that are not greater than 1 unit per 10 acres.
Specific strategies for Emerging Suburban Edge communities, Diversified Rural communities, and
Rural Residential communities can be found on Andover's Community Page in the Local Planning
Handbook.
Forecasts
The Council uses the forecasts developed as part of Thrive to plan for regional systems. Communities
should base their planning work on these forecasts. Given the nature of long-range forecasts and the
planning timeline undertaken by most communities, the Council will maintain on-going dialogue with
communities to consider any changes in growth trends or community expectations about growth that
may have an impact on regional systems. The Thrive forecasts for population, households, and
employment for your community are:
2010 actual
2014 est.)
2020
2030
2040
Population
30,598
31,874
34,000
38,200
41,900
Households
9,811
10,273
11,400
13,500
15,400
Employment
4,669
5,051
5,400
5,800
6,200
Housing Policy
The Council adopted the Housing Policy Plan on December 10, 2014, and amended the plan on July 8,
2015. The purpose of the plan is to provide leadership and guidance on regional housing needs and
challenges and to support Thrive MSP 2040. The Housing Policy Plan provides an integrated policy
framework to address housing challenges greater than any one city or county can tackle alone.
Consistent with state statute (Minn. Stat. 473.859, subd. 2(c) and subd. 4), communities must include a
housing element and implementation program in their local comprehensive plans that address existing
and projected housing needs.The Council has also determined the regional need for low and moderate
income housing for the decade of 2021-2030 (see Part III and Appendix B in the Housing Policy Plan).
Andover's share of the region's need for low and moderate income housing is 483 new units affordable
to households earning 80% of area median income (AMI) or below. Of these new units, the need is for
278 affordable to households earning at or below 30% of AMI, 188 affordable to households earning
31% to 50% of AMI, and 17 affordable to households earning 51% to 80% of AMI.
Affordable Housing Need Allocation for Andover
At or below 30% AMI
278
31 to 50% AMI
188
51 to 80% AMI
17
1
Total Units
483
Specific requirements for the housing element and housing implementation programs of local
comprehensive plans can be found in the Local Planning Handbook.
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Community Designations
Outside Council planning authority
- Agricultural
Rural Residential
Diversified Rural
Rural Center
Emerging Suburban Edge
Suburban Edge
Suburban
Urban
Urban Center
r
County Boundaries
L—j City and Township Boundaries
Lakes and Major Rivers
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TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
STATEMENT
City of Andover
The 2040 Transportation Policy Plan (TPP) is the metropolitan system plan for highways, transit, and
aviation to which local comprehensive plans must conform. This system statement summarizes
significant changes to these three systems, as well as other changes made to the Transportation Policy
Plan since the last 2030 TPP was adopted in 2010, and highlights those elements of the system plan that
apply specifically to your community. The TPP incorporates the policy direction and the new 2040 socio
economic forecasts adopted by the Metropolitan Council in the Thrive MSP 2040, and extends the
planning horizon from 2030 to 2040.
Federal Requirements
The TPP must respond to requirements outlined in state statute, as well as federal law, such as some
new requirements included in the federal law known as the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21s`
Century Act (MAP -21). For instance, metropolitan transportation plans must now be performance based,
so the TPP now includes goals, objectives, and strategies outlined in chapter 2. In previous versions of
the TPP the strategies were known as policies; while some are new, the wording of many strategies are
similar to the wording of policies in previous plans. Performance measurements for this plan are also
discussed in Chapter 12, Federal Requirements.
Federal law requires the long range plan to identify regionally significant transportation investments
expected to be made over the next two decades, and to demonstrate that these planned investments can
be afforded under the plan's financial assumptions. Both costs and available revenues have changed
since the last plan was adopted in 2010, resulting in many changes in the plan. Federal law does allow
the plan to provide a vision for how an increased level of transportation revenue might be spent if more
resources become available, but the programs or projects identified in this scenario are not considered
part of the approved plan.
The TPP includes two funding scenarios for the metropolitan highway and transit systems: the "Current
Revenue Scenario" and the "Increased Revenue Scenario."
• The Current Revenue Scenario represents the fiscally constrained regional transportation plan,
which assumes revenues that the region can reasonably expect to be available based on past
experience and current laws and allocation formulas.
• The Increased Revenue Scenario represents an illustration of what be achieved with a
reasonable increase in revenues for transportation.
Under the Metropolitan Land Planning Act, local comprehensive plans are expected to conform to the
Current Revenue Scenario, which is the official metropolitan system plan. Potential improvements in the
Increased Revenue Scenario can be identified separately in local plans as unfunded proposals. A more
detailed description of how to handle the various improvements in this category is included under Other
Plan Considerations.
In addition to reviewing this system statement, your community should consult the entire 2040
Transportation Policy Plan to ensure that your community's local comprehensive plan and plan
amendments conform to the metropolitan transportation system plan. Chapter 3, Land Use and Local
Planning, has been expanded and all communities should carefully review this chapter. A PDF file of the
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entire 2040 Transportation Policy Plan can be found at the Metropolitan Council's website:
http:!/www. metrocouncil. oro/Transportation/Plannina-2/Ke v-Transportation-Planning-
Documents/Transportation-Policy-Plan-(1)/The-Adopted-2040-TPP-(1).aspx. The format of the plan is
slightly different than past Transportation Policy Plans. An introductory Overview, Chapter 1: Existing
System and Chapter 10: Equity and Environmental Justice have been added to this version of the TPP,
in addition to the changes noted in the first paragraph. Please note some modifications have been made
to the appendices as well.
Key Changes in the 2040 Transportation Policy Plan
Adopted by the Metropolitan Council in January 2015, the revised 2040 Transportation Policy Plan
incorporates the following changes:
Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 5
The Metropolitan Highway System is made up of principal arterials, shown in Fig 1-1 of the TPP and also
attached to this system statement. Although no new highways have been added to this system in the
2040 TPP, the last incomplete segment of this system, TH 610, is now under construction in Maple
Grove.
• The TPP acknowledges that congestion cannot be eliminated or greatly reduced. The region's
mobility efforts will need to focus on managing congestion and working to provide alternatives.
The majority of resources available between now and 2040 will be needed for preservation,
management and operation of the existing highway system.
Due to increased costs and decreased revenue expectations, many long -planned major projects
to add general purpose highway lanes are not in this fiscally constrained plan. While the
preservation, safety, and mobility needs of these corridors are recognized, investments in these
corridors will be focused on implementing traffic management strategies, lower cost -high benefit
spot mobility improvements, and implementing MnPASS lanes. Some specific projects have been
identified in this plan, but funding has primarily been allocated into various investment categories
rather than specific projects. The highway projects specifically identified in the Current Revenue
Scenario are shown in Figure 5-8 of the TPP which is also attached to this system statement.
• Modifications were made to Appendix D -Functional Classification Criteria, and Appendix F—
Highway Interchange Requests. Appendix C— Project List is new and contains all of the transit
and highway projects that have been identified between 2014 and 2023.
Transit System - Chapter 6
The transit system plan provides an overview of the basic components of transit planning, including
demographic factors, transit route and network design factors and urban design factors that support
transit usage. Local governments have the primary responsibility for planning transit -supportive land use,
through their comprehensive planning, and subdivision and zoning ordinances.
• The TPP includes updated Transit Market Areas (shown in TPP Figure 6-3, also attached) which
reflect 2010 Census information and an updated methodology that better aligns types and levels of
transit service to expected demand. These market areas identify the types of transit services that are
provided within each area.
• The TPP includes limited capital funding for transit expansion and modernization. Opportunities
primarily exist through competitive grant programs such as the regional solicitation for US DOT
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funding. These opportunities are guided by the strategies in the TPP and the various elements of the
Transit Investment Plan.
The TPP includes an updated transitway system plan that more clearly articulates which projects can
be funded within reasonable revenue expectations through year 2040 (Current Revenue Scenario as
shown in TPP Figure 6-8, which is also attached). The plan includes five new or expanded METRO
lines, three new arterial bus rapid transit lines, and three corridors under study for mode and
alignment but identified in the Counties Transit Improvement Board's (CTIB) Phase I Program of
Projects. This system was developed in collaboration with CTIB, a major partner in regional
transitway expansion.
The TPP does not include operating funding for transit service expansion beyond the existing network
of regular route bus, general public dial -a -ride, and Metro Vanpool.
• The Increased Revenue Scenario (shown TPP Figure 6-9, which is also attached) illustrates the level
of expansion for the bus and support system and transitway system that might be reasonable if
additional revenues were made available to accelerate construction of the transitway vision for the
region.
• The plan includes updated requirements and considerations for land use planning around the region's
transit system. This includes new residential density standards for areas near major regional transit
investments and an increased emphasis on proactive land use planning in coordination with the
planning of the transit system.
Aviation System - Chapter 9
The Metropolitan Aviation System is comprised of nine airports (shown in Figure 1-9 of the TPP and also
attached to this system statement) and off -airport navigational aids. There are no new airports or
navigational aids that have been added to the system in the 2040 TPP.
• The TPP discusses the regional airport classification system as well as providing an overview of roles
and responsibilities in aviation for our regional and national partners. The investment plan in includes
an overview of funding sources for projects, and an overview of projects proposed for the local
airports that will maintain and enhance the regional airport system.
• Modifications were made to Appendix I — Regional Airspace, Appendix J— Metropolitan Airports
Commission Capital Investment Review Process, Appendix K— Airport Long Tenn Comprehensive
Plans and Appendix L — Aviation Land Use Compatibility.
Other Plan Changes
Regional Bicycle Transportation Network - Chapter 7
The 2040 TPP encourages the use of bicycles as a mode of transportation. To that end, the TPP
establishes for the first time a Regional Bicycle Transportation Network (RBTN). The goal of the RBTN is
to establish an integrated seamless network of on -street bikeways and off-road trails that complement
each other to most effectively improve conditions for bicycle transportation at the regional level. Cities,
counties, and parks agencies are encouraged to plan for and implement future bikeways within and along
these designated corridors and alignments to support the RBTN vision.
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Freight - Chapter 8
Most aspects of freight movement are controlled by the private sector, so unlike other sections of the
TPP, there is not a specific plan adopted for future public sector investment in freight facilities. However,
the discussion of the need for a safe and efficient multimodal freight system has been updated and
expanded in the TPP to recognize challenges and opportunities for freight movement as well as the
future direction of freight by mode. It acknowledges the closure of the Minneapolis Upper Harbor in 2015,
leaving St Paul and Shakopee as the region's major barge terminal areas in the future. The plan also
acknowledges the increase of trains since 2010 carrying oil from North Dakota on BNSF and CP rail
tracks, which is expected to continue into the future. Although railroad trackage in the region was
significantly decreased over the last 20 years to "right size" the system after federal deregulation,
communities should not expect much additional rail abandonment. Many tracks that appear to be seldom
used are owned by the smaller Class III railroads that serve local businesses by providing direct rail
connections from manufacturing and warehousing/distribution facilities to the major national railroads.
The major Class I railroads are approaching capacity and actually adding tracks in some locations.
System Plan Considerations Affecting Your Community
Andover should consult the complete 2040 Transportation Policy Plan in preparing its local
comprehensive plan. In addition, Andover should consult Thrive MSP 2040 and the current version of the
Metropolitan Council's Local Planning Handbook for specific information needed in its comprehensive
plan. Specific system plan considerations affecting Andover are detailed below.
Metropolitan Highways
There are no principal arterials located within Andover.
Transit System
Andover includes the following Transit Market Areas:
Market Area III Transit Market Area III has moderate density but tends to have a less traditional
street grid that can limit the effectiveness of transit. It is typically Urban with large
portions of Suburban and Suburban Edge communities. Transit service in this area
is primarily commuter express bus service with some fixed -route local service
providing basic coverage. General public dial -a -ride services are available where
fixed -route service is not viable.
Market Area IV Transit Market Area IV has lower concentrations of population and employment
and a higher rate of auto ownership. It is primarily composed of Suburban Edge
and Emerging Suburban Edge communities. This market can support peak -period
express bus services If a sufficient concentration of commuters likely to use transit
service is located along a corridor. The low-density development and suburban
form of development presents challenges to fixed -route transit. General public Bial-
a -ride services are appropriate in Market Area IV.
Market Area V Transit Market Area V has very low population and employment densities and
tends to be primarily Rural communities and Agricultural uses. General public Bial-
a -ride service may be appropriate here, but due to the very low -intensity land uses
these areas are not well-suited for fixed -route transit service.
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Transitways
Current Revenue Scenario Transitways
The TPPs Transit Investment Plan does not show any transitway investments planned for Andover in the
Current Revenue Scenario (TPP Figure 6-8).
Increased Revenue Scenario Transitways
The TPP Increased Revenue Scenario shows additional transitway corridors beyond the scope of the
plan's adopted and fiscally constrained Transit Investment Plan (the Current Revenue Scenario). These
corridors are listed on page 6.63 of the TPP, and TPP Figure 6-9, which is attached, shows the complete
transitway vision for the region.
If Andover believes it might be directly impacted by transitways in the Increased Revenue Scenario (for
example, because they are participating in transitway corridor studies or feasibility analyses), the
transitways may be acknowledged in the Comprehensive Plan. These additional corridors are or will be
under study for mode and alignment recommendations, but they are not included in fiscally constrained
plan. However, they should be clearly identified as not funded within the currently expected resources for
transitways. The Council recognizes the important planning work that goes into a corridor prior to it
becoming part of the region's Transit Investment Plan, especially if increased revenues were to become
available.
Similar to Current Revenue Scenario Transitways, communities should identify known potential stations
along planned transitways and consider guiding land use policies, station area plans, and associated
zoning, infrastructure, and implementation tools that support future growth around transit stations. These
policies can also influence station siting in initial planning phases of transitway corridors and influence the
competitiveness of a transitway for funding. Communities can find further guidance for station area
planning in the Transportation section of the Local Planning Handbook and the Transit Oriented
Development Guide.
Communities not in the Transit Capital Levy District
Andover is not within the Transit Capital Levy District as shown in Fig 1-3 of the TPP (Existing Transit
System with Transit Capital Levy District). Regardless of the Transit Market Area or transitway corridor
planning, the only transit services provided in this type of community are Transit Link dial -a -ride service
and various ridesharing services. A list of Transit Link service areas and communities can be found on
the Council's website: hffp.-I/www.metrocouncil org/Transportation/Services/Transit-Link/Transit-Link-
Service-Areas.aspx?source=child
If Andover is interested in additional transit services and a need for transit services can be identified,
Andover would first have to agree to pay the regional transit capital levy, as defined in MN Stat. 473.446
and 473.4461.
Aviation
All communities must include an aviation element in the transportation sections of their comprehensive
plans. The degree of aviation planning and development considerations that need to be included in the
comprehensive plan varies by community. Even those communities not impacted directly by an airport
have a responsibility to include airspace protection in their comprehensive plan. The protection element
should include potential hazards to air navigation including electronic interference.
Andover is not in an influence area of a regional airport. Airspace protection should be included in local
codes/ordinances to control height of structures.
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Other Plan Considerations
Regional Bicycle Transportation Network
TPP Figure 7-1 shows the RBTN as established for the first time in the 2040 TPP. The network consists
of a series of prioritized Tier 1 and Tier 2 corridors and dedicated alignments (routes). The process used
to develop the RBTN, as well as the general principles and analysis factors used in its development, can
be found in the Bicycle and Pedestrian Chapter of the TPP.
The RBTN corridors and alignments make up the "trunk arterials' of the overall system of bikeways that
connect to regional employment and activity centers. These are not intended to be the only bicycle
facilities in the region, and local units should also consider planning for any additional bike facilities
desired by their communities. RBTN corridors are shown where more specific alignments within those
corridors have not yet been designated, so local governments are encouraged to use their
comprehensive planning process to identify suitable alignments within the RBTN corridors for future
incorporation into the TPP.
In addition, agencies should plan their local on and off-road bikeway networks to connect to the
designated Tier 1 and Tier 2 alignments, as well as any new network alignments within RBTN corridors to
be proposed in local comprehensive plans. Bikeway projects that complete segments of, or connect to,
the RBTN are given priority for federal transportation funds through the Transportation Advisory Board's
biannual regional solicitation.
Figure 7-1 shows that your community currently has one or more RBTN corridors and alignments within
its jurisdiction. The Council encourages local governments to incorporate the RBTN map within their local
bicycle plan maps to show how the local and regional systems are planned to work together. An on-line
interactive RBTN map, which allows communities to view the RBTN links in their community at a much
more detailed scale than Figure 7-1, can be found in the Transportation section of the Local Planning
Handbook. The handbook also includes best practices, references, and guidance for all local bicycle
planning.
A Minor System / Functional Classification
The TPP has always recognized the A minor arterial system as an important supplement to the regional
highway system, and the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) continues to maintain the official regional
map of these roads. The 2040 TPP does include an updated functional classification map (Fig. 1-2 in
Chapter 1) and a modified Appendix D - Functional Classification Criteria. Communities should consult
the Local Plan Handbook for more information on functional classification, how to reflect the A minor
arterial system in their plan, and how to request functional classification changes if necessary.
Freight
The Council encourages all local governments to plan for freight movement in their communities. Trucks
are the major mode of freight movement in the region and across the nation to distribute consumer goods
as well as move manufactured goods and commodities, and they operate in every community.
Communities with special freight facilities shown on TPP Figure 8-1, Metropolitan Freight System,
(attached) should also include those additional modes and facilities in their local plan, and plan for
compatible adjacent land uses.
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Figure 1.1 of the TPP
Principal Arterials
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Reference Items
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Figure 1-2 of the TPP
Functional Class Roads
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WATER RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS/
WASTEWATER SYSTEM STATEMENT
City of Andover
The 2040 Water Resources Policy Plan includes policies and strategies to achieve the following goal:
To protect, conserve, and utilize the region's groundwater and surface water in ways that protect
public health, support economical growth and development, maintain habitat and ecosystem health,
and provide for recreational opportunities, which are essential to our region's quality of life.
The Policy Plan takes an integrated approach to water supply, water quality, and wastewater issues.
This approach moves beyond managing wastewater and stormwater only to meet regulatory
requirements by viewing wastewater and stormwater as resources, with the goal of protecting the
quantity and quality of water our region needs now and for future generations.
The Policy Plan includes policies and strategies to:
• Maximize regional benefits from regional investments in the areas of wastewater, water supply
and surface water.
• Pursue reuse of wastewater and stormwater to offset demands on groundwater supplies.
• Promote greater collaboration, financial support, and technical support in working with partners
to address wastewater, water quality, water quantity and water supply issues.
• Implement environmental stewardship in operating the regional wastewater system by reusing
wastewater, reducing energy use and air pollutant emissions, and reducing, reusing, and
recycling solid waste.
Key Concepts in the 2040 Water Resources Policy Plan
Adopted by the Metropolitan Council in May 2015, the 2040 Water Resources Policy Plan is the
metropolitan system plan for metropolitan wastewater services with which local comprehensive plans
must conform. The Policy Plan incorporates the following changes:
Centers on and around an integrated approach to water supply, wastewater, and surface water
planning.
Promotes the investigation of the issues and challenges in furthering our work in water conservation,
wastewater and stormwater reuse, and low impact development practices in order to promote a
more sustainable region.
Promotes the concept of sustainable water resources where, through collaboration and cooperation,
the region will take steps to manage its water resources in a sustainable way aimed at:
o Providing an adequate water supply for the region
o Promoting and implementing best management practices that protect the quality and quantity of
our resources
o Providing efficient and cost effective wastewater services to the region
o Efficiently addressing nonpoint and point sources pollution issues and solutions, and,
o Assessing and monitoring lakes, rivers, and streams so that we can adequately manage, protect,
and restore our valued resources.
Continues the Council's position that communities that permit the construction and operation of
subsurface sewage treatment systems and other private wastewater treatment systems are
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responsible for ensuring that these systems are installed, maintained, managed and regulated
consistent with Minnesota Rules Chapter 7080-7083.
Includes requirements in Appendix C for comprehensive sewer plans, local water plans, and local
water supply plans.
Establishes inflow and infiltration goals for all communities served by the regional wastewater
system and requires all communities to include their inflow and infiltration mitigation programs in
their comprehensive sewer plan.
Works with the State to attempt to (1) make funds available for inflow and infiltration mitigation, and
(2) promote statutes, rules, and regulations to encourage 1/1 mitigation.
Andover should consult the complete Policy Plan in preparing its local comprehensive plan. In addition,
Andover should consult Thrive MSP 2040 and the Local Planning Handbook for speck information
needed in its comprehensive plan.
System Plan Considerations Affecting Your Community
Metropolitan Sewer Service
Under state law (Minn. Stat. 473.513) local governments are required to submit both a wastewater plan
element to their comprehensive plan as well as a comprehensive sewer plan describing service needs
from the Council. Specific requirements for the sewer element of your comprehensive plan can be
found in the Water Resources section of the Local Planning Handbook.
Forecasts
The forecasts of population, households, employment, and wastewater flows for Andover as contained
in the adopted 2040 Water Resources Policy Plan can be found at:
http://www.metrocouncil.oro/Wastewater-WaterlPlannino/2040-Water-Resources-Policy-Plan asnx and
on your Community Page in the Local Planning Handbook. These forecasts are for sewered
development. The sewered housing forecasts were estimated using SAC data, annual city reports,
current trends, existing and future local wastewater service areas and other information relating to your
community. The wastewater flows are based on historical wastewater flow data, future projected
wastewater generation rates, and the projected sewered population and employment data.
The Council will use these growth and wastewater flow forecasts to plan future interceptor and
treatment works improvements needed to serve your community. The Council will not design future
interceptor improvements or treatment facilities to handle peak hourly flows in excess of the allowable
rate for your community. Andover, through its comprehensive planning process, must decide the
location and staging of development, and then plan and design its local wastewater collection system to
serve this development. The Council will use its judgment as to where to assign growth within your
community to determine regional system capacity adequacy. If Andover wishes to identify specific
areas within the community to concentrate its growth, it should do so within its Comprehensive Sewer
Plan.
You should also note that urban development at overall densities that are substantially lower than those
identified for your community in the Community Designation Section of this Systems Statement will also
be analyzed by the Council for their potential adverse effects on the cost of providing metropolitan
sewer service.
Description of the Metropolitan Disposal System Serving Your Community
Figure 1 shows the location of the Metropolitan Disposal System (MDS) serving your community.
Wastewater flow from Andover is treated at the Metropolitan WWTP.
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Description of the Regional Inflow/Infiltration (I/1) Program
The 2040 Water Resources Policy Plan states that the Council will establish 1/1 goals for all
communities discharging wastewater to the MDS. Communities that have excessive 1/1 in their sanitary
sewer systems will be required to eliminate excessive 1/I. The Council will continue the implementation
of its on-going 1/1 reduction program. Communities identified through the program as needing to
eliminate excessive 1/1 will be required to submit a work plan that details work activities to identify and
eliminate sources of 1/I. The Council can limit increases in service within those communities having
excess 1/1 that do not demonstrate progress in reducing their excess 1/I. The Council will meet with the
community and discuss this alternative before it is implemented.
It is required that those communities that have been identified as contributors of excessive 1/I, and that
have not already addressed private property sources, do so as part of their 1/1 program. Significant work
has been accomplished on the public infrastructure portion of the wastewater system. The Council will
pursue making funds available through the State for 1/1 mitigation, and promote statutes, rules and
regulations to encourage 1/1 mitigation.
Management of Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems (SSTS) and Private
Systems
The Metropolitan Land Planning Act requires the sewer element of the local comprehensive plan to
describe the standards and conditions under which the installation of subsurface sewage treatment
systems and other private wastewater treatment systems will be permitted and to the extent
practicable, the areas not suitable for public or private systems.
The appropriate density for development with subsurface sewage treatment systems depends on the
suitability of the soils to treat wastewater and whether space is available for a primary and back up
drain field. It is the Council's position that all municipalities and counties allowing subsurface sewage
treatment systems should incorporate current MPCA regulations (Minn. Rules Chapter 7080-7083) as
part of a program for managing subsurface sewage treatment systems in the sewer element of their
local comprehensive plan and implement the standards in issuing permits.
Andover should adopt a management program consistent with state rules. An overview of Andover's
management program must be included in the community's local comprehensive plan update. If
adequate information on the management program is not included; the comprehensive plan will be
found incomplete for review until the required information is provided to the Council. Specific
requirements for the local comprehensive plan can be found in the Local Planning Handbook.
Small private treatment plants are located throughout the Metropolitan Area serving such developments
as individual industries, mobile home parks, and other urban type uses. The Council's position is that
such private wastewater treatment plants should be permitted only if they are in areas not programmed
for metropolitan sewer service in the future and they are provided for in a community's comprehensive
plan that the Council has approved. Furthermore, the community is responsible for permitting all
community or cluster wastewater treatment systems consistent with Minnesota Rules Chapter 7080-
7083 and MPCA standards. The Council will not provide financial support to assist communities if these
systems fail.
Andover should include in the sewer element of its local comprehensive plan the conditions under
which private treatment plants or municipal treatments would be allowed, and include appropriate
management techniques sufficiently detailed to ensure that the facilities conform to permit conditions.
Andover is responsible for ensuring that permit conditions for private treatment plants are met and
financial resources to manage these facilities are available.
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Surface Water Management
In 1995, Minnesota Statutes Section 473.859, subd. 2 was amended to make the local water plan
(often referred to as local surface water management plans) required by section 103B. 235 a part of the
land use plan of the local comprehensive plan. Minnesota Rules Chapter 8410, updated in July of 2015,
includes the requirements for local water management plans. The main change that you need to be
aware of is that all communities in the metropolitan area must update their local water plan between
January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2018. This means that Andover must update its local water plan as
part of the comprehensive plan update. The community's updated local water plan should be submitted
to the Council for its review concurrent with the review by the Watershed Management Organization(s)
within whose watershed(s) the community is located. Failure to have an updated local water plan
will result in the comprehensive plan being found incomplete for review until the required plan
is provided to the Council.
Local water plans must meet the requirements for local water plans in Minnesota Statutes, section
103B.235 and Minnesota Rules Chapter 8410. In general, local surface water plans need to include a
summary of the priorities and problems in the community; structural, nonstructural and programmatic
actions to take to address the priorities and problems; and clearly identified funding mechanisms to fix
the problems.
More detailed guidance for the local water plans can be found in Appendix C of the Council's 2040
Water Resources Policy Plan and in the Council's current Local Planning Handbook.
In addition, the Council has also updated its priority lake list that was first developed in the 1980s as
part of the Water Resources Policy Plan update. Figure 2 shows the priority lakes for Andover. The
Council uses the priority lake list to focus its limited resources. The list is also used in the environmental
review process. Where a proposed development may impact a priority lake, the project proposer must
complete a nutrient budget analysis for the lake as part of the environmental review process.
Also included on Figure 2 is the watershed organization(s) that Andover is part of and a list of impaired
waters in the community for use in development of your local water plans.
Other Plan Considerations
Water Supply
Local comprehensive plans also address water supply (Minn. Stat., Sec. 473.859). For communities in
the metropolitan area with municipal water supply systems, this local comprehensive plan requirement
is met by completing the local water supply plan template, which was jointly developed by the
Metropolitan Council and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resource (DNR).
FOR COMMUNITIES WHO OWN/OPERATE A PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM:
Because your community ownsloperates a municipal community public water supply system (PWS),
the local water supply plan must be updated as part of the local comprehensive plan (Minn. Stat., Sec.
103G.291).
The updated local water supply plan should include information about your community along
with information about any neighboring communities served by your system.
You should update your local water supply plan upon notification by DNR. Local water supply plan due
dates will be staggered between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2018. Your updated local water
supply plan should be submitted to the DNR. DNR will share the plan with the Council, and it will be
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reviewed concurrently by both agencies. This schedule allows the local water supply plans to be
completed and included in the local comprehensive plan.
Failure to have an updated local water plan will result in the comprehensive plan being found
incomplete for review until the required plan is provided to the Council.
The water supply plan template fulfills multiple statutory obligations including:
Minn. Stat., Sec. 103G.291 to complete a water supply plan including demand reduction
Minn. Stat., Sec. 473.859 to address water supply in local comprehensive plans
Minn. Administrative Rules 4720.5280 to address contingency planning for water supply
interruption
The plan must be officially adopted by your community, and if applicable the utility board, as part of the
local comprehensive plan.
At a minimum, the updated local water supply plan must use the joint DNR and Metropolitan Council
template and include water demand projections that are consistent with the community's population
forecast provided in the introductory section of this system statement. Potential water supply issues
should be acknowledged, monitoring and conservation programs should be developed, and
approaches to resolve any issues should be identified.
Guidance and information for water supply planning can be found in the Appendix C of the 2040 Water
Resources Policy Plan, the Local Planning Handbook, and the Council's Master Water Supply Plan.
The Council's Master Water Supply Plan provides communities in the region with planning assistance
for water supply in a way that:
• Recognizes local control and responsibility for owning, maintaining and operating water systems
• Is developed in cooperation and consultation with municipal water suppliers, regional
stakeholders and state agencies
• Protects critical habitat and water resources over the long term
• Meets regional needs for a reliable, secure water supply
• Highlights the benefits of integrated planning for stormwater, wastewater and water supply
• Emphasizes and supports conservation and inter -jurisdictional cooperation
• Provides clear guidance by identifying key challenges/issues/considerations in the region and
available approaches without dictating solutions
Figures 3-5 illustrate some water supply considerations that the community may consider as they
develop their local water supply plans, such as: aquifer water levels, groundwater and surface water
interactions, areas where aquifer tests or monitoring may be needed to reduce uncertainty, regulatory
and management areas, and emergency interconnections.
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REGIONAL PARKS SYSTEM
STATEMENT
City of Andover
The Regional Parks System includes 62 regional parks, park reserves, and special recreation features,
plus more than 340 miles of regional trails that showcase the unique landscapes of the region and
provide year-round recreation. The Regional Parks System is well -loved by our region's residents and
attracted over 48 million annual visits in 2014.
The organizational structure of the Regional Parks System is unique, built upon a strong partnership
between the Council and the ten regional park implementing agencies that own and operate Regional
Parks System units. The regional park implementing agencies are:
Anoka County Ramsey County
City of Bloomington City of Saint Paul
Carver County Scott County
Dakota County Three Rivers Park District
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Washington County
The 2040 Regional Parks Policy Plan was developed based on furthering the Thrive MSP 2040
outcomes of Stewardship, Prosperity, Equity, Livability, and Sustainability. Thrive MSP 2040 states that
the Council will collaborate with the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission, the regional park
agencies, and state partners to:
• Expand the Regional Parks System to conserve, maintain, and connect natural resources
identified as being of high quality or having regional importance, as identified in the 2040
Regional Parks Policy Plan.
• Provide a comprehensive regional park and trail system that preserves high-quality natural
resources, increases climate resiliency, fosters healthy outcomes, connects communities, and
enhances quality of life in the region.
• Promote expanded multimodal access to regional parks, regional trails, and the transit network,
where appropriate.
• Strengthen equitable usage of regional parks and trails by all our region's residents, such as
across age, race, ethnicity, income, national origin, and ability.
Key Concepts in the 2040 Regional Parks Policy Plan
The 2040 Regional Parks Policy Plan includes the following policies, each with specific associated
strategies:
Recreation Activities and Facilities Policy: Provide a regional system of recreation
opportunities for all residents, while maintaining the integrity of the natural resource base within
the Regional Parks System.
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• Siting and Acquisition Policy: Identify lands with high-quality natural resources that are
desirable for Regional Parks System activities and put these lands in a protected status so they
will be available for recreational uses and conservation purposes in perpetuity.
• Planning Policy: Promote master planning and help provide integrated resource planning
across jurisdictions.
• Finance Policy: Provide adequate and equitable funding for the Regional Parks System units
and facilities in a manner that provides the greatest possible benefits to the people of the region.
• System Protection Policy: Protect public investment in acquisition and development by
assuring that every component in the system is able to fully carry out its designated role as long
as a need for it can be demonstrated.
The 2040 Regional Parks Policy Plan is the metropolitan system plan for regional recreation open
space with which local comprehensive plans must conform. This system statement highlights the
elements of the system plan which apply specifically to your community. Find the complete text of the
2040 Regional Parks Policy Plan on the Council's website.
2040 Regional Parks System Facilities
The Regional Parks System is comprised of four main types of facilities: regional parks, park reserves,
special recreation features and regional trails.
Regional Parks
Regional parks most notably contain a diversity of nature -based resources, either naturally occurring or
human -built, and are typically 200-500 acres in size. Regional parks accommodate a variety of passive
recreation activities.
Park Reserves
Park reserves, like regional parks, provide for a diversity of outdoor recreation activities. One major
feature that distinguishes a park reserve from a regional park is its size. The minimum size for a park
reserve is 1,000 acres. An additional characteristic of park reserves is that up to 20 percent of the park
reserve can be developed for recreational use, with at least 80 percent of the park reserve to be
managed as natural lands that protect the ecological functions of the native landscape.
Special Recreation Features
Special recreation features are defined as Regional Parks System opportunities not generally found in
the regional parks, park reserves or trail corridors. Special recreation features often require a unique
managing or programming effort.
Regional Trails
Regional trails are classified as 1) destination or greenway trails and 2) linking trails. Destination or
greenway trails typically follow along routes with high-quality natural resources that make the trail itself
a destination. Linking trails are predominately intended to provide connections between various
Regional Parks System facilities, most notably regional parks or park reserves.
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2040 Regional Parks System Components
The 2040 Regional Parks Policy Plan identifies six components which together comprise the vision for
the Regional Parks System in 2040, as described below.
Existing Regional Parks System Facilities: include Regional Parks System Facilities that are
open for public use. These facilities include land that is owned by regional park implementing agencies,
and may include inholding parcels within the boundaries of these parks and trail corridors that have not
yet been acquired. Existing regional trails may include planned segments that will be developed in the
future.
Planned Regional Parks System Facilities (not yet open to the public): include Regional
Parks System Facilities that have a Council -approved master plan and may be in stages of acquisition
and development, but are not yet open for public use.
Regional Parks System Boundary Adjustments: include general areas identified as potential
additions to existing Regional Parks System Facilities to add recreational opportunities or protect
natural resources. Specific adjustments to park or trail corridor boundaries have not yet been planned.
Regional Park Search Areas: include general areas for future regional parks to meet the
recreational needs of the region by 2040 where the regional park boundary has not yet been planned.
Regional Trail Search Corridors: include proposed regional trails to provide connections between
Regional Parks System facilities where the trail alignment has not yet been planned.
2040 Regional Trail Search Corridor System Additions: include regional trail search corridors
that were added to the Regional Parks System as part of the 2040 Regional Parks Policy Plan.
Key Changes in the 2040 Regional Parks Policy Plan
Adopted by the Metropolitan Council in February 2015, the 2040 Regional Parks Policy Plan
incorporates the following changes:
Identify all proposed regional trails as regional trail search corridors
All proposed regional trails that are not yet open to the public and do not have a Metropolitan Council
approved master plan are represented as a general regional trail search corridor. The 2030 Regional
Parks Policy Plan depicted these trails with a proposed alignment. The alignment of these regional
trails will be determined in the future through a planning process led by the regional park implementing
agency. The alignment of these trails is subject to Metropolitan Council approval of a regional trail
master plan.
Acquire and develop ten new regional trails or trail extensions to meet the needs of the
region in 2040. The 2040 Regional Trail Search Corridor Additions include:
Carver Countv.
• County Road 61
• Highway 41
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REGIONAL PARKS
Three Rivers Park District:
• CP Rail Extension
• Dakota Rail Extension
• Lake Independence Extension
• Lake Sarah Extension
• Minnetrista Extension
• North-South 1
• North-South 2
• West Mississippi River
The 2040 Regional Parks System Plan Map is depicted in Figure 1. Andover should consult the
complete 2040 Regional Parks Policy Plan in preparing its local comprehensive plan. In addition,
Andover should consult Thrive MSP 2040 and the current version of the Metropolitan Council's Local
Planning Handbook for specific information needed in its comprehensive plan.
System Plan Considerations Affecting Your Community
Regional Parks System Components in your community
The following Regional Parks System Components within Andover as identified in the 2040 Regional
Parks Policy Plan are listed below.
Regional Parks, Park Reserves, and Special Recreation Features
Bunker Hills Regional Park: This is an existing regional park with an established boundary. The
regional park boundary as shown in Figure 2 should be acknowledged in the comprehensive plan.
Rum River Central Regional Park: This is an existing regional park with an established boundary.
The regional park boundary as shown in Figure 2 should be acknowledged in the comprehensive plan.
Regional Trails
Central Anoka Regional Trail: This is a regional trail that includes segments that are open to the
public as well as planned segments that will be developed in the future. The regional trail travels
through Ramsey, Andover, Ham Lake, Blaine, Lino Lakes, and Centerville as it connects Mississippi
West Regional Park, Rum River Regional Trail, Bunker Hills Regional Park, East Anoka County
Regional Trail and Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve. The regional trail alignment as shown in
Figure 2 should be acknowledged in the comprehensive plan.
Rum River Regional Trail: This is a regional trail that includes segments that are open to the public
as well as planned segments that will be developed in the future. The regional trail travels through
Anoka, Andover, Oak Grove and St. Francis. Connects Mississippi River Regional Trail, Central Anoka
County Regional Trail, Rum River Central Regional Park, North Anoka County Regional Trail Search
Corridor, Sugar Hills Regional Trail Search Corridor and Lake George Regional Park. The regional trail
alignment as shown in Figure 2 should be acknowledged in the comprehensive plan.
Please contact Anoka County for more information regarding Regional Parks System Components in
Andover.
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Figure 1. 2040 Regional Parks System Plan Map
Regional Parks System
Twin Cities Metropolitan Area
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Regional Parks
Regional Parks
Park Reserves
Special Recreation Features
Planned Units
Regional Trail Corridor Land
Regional Trails
Existing
--- Planned
Regional Park Search Areas and
Regional Trail Search Corridors
• Boundary Adjustments
• Search Areas
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Regional Trail Search Corridors
Regional Trails - 2000 System Additions
Existing State Trails
Lakes and Major Rivers
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
State Parks
State INildlife Management Areas
(Publicly Accessible)
Scienfific and Natural Areas (SNA)
Other Parks and Preserves
REGIONAL PARKS
Fiqure 2: Regional Parks System Facilities in and adjacent to Andover
Regional Parks System
City of Andover, Anoka County
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State Parks
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Other Parks and Preserves
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Chapter Two: Land Use Plan
Framework
rianning areas
NOTE: Please refer to the Comprehensive Plans Composite map or the Regional Systems maps for the most
recent information. These maps are available at the Metropolitan Council Data Center (651) 602 —1140.
Geographic
Planning Areas
Additional
Information
Urban Planning Areas
Rural Planning Areas
jj/ Regional Natural
Resource Areas
Developing Area
Rural Center
Wmtndes T:rtcvriai vid Wcnand Anrnsl
------ Regional Trail
Developed Area
Agricultural
SOURCE: Mcao DNRincomdiu.ion
mih theMetropolitan Council
— • • • • Transit 2025 Corridor
Diversified Rural
Regional Park
-- ' Principal Arterial
Rural Residential
Open Water
Proposed Regional Park
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�Yx metrapontas rocucil Loral Plami
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EXl3Tlb G AND PLANNED LAND USE CATEGORIES
RESIUSMnAs LA -M uses
Singlo Cgmlfy Reglaenusi (sREs) - Residential purposes, including n-wly one•famlly homes and
marieii'acturep homes. slay include same taa•lamily homes, and open space within or ad)acent to
related to a residential detellopment,
a FAeiU-Familg Resit andal (MRS `e, ) - Rejd Ftial .gvrpo5cs, inCJgdin9 caapi 1v`e, Dipio. t k, taws -51" ea
apartment bulldllw3s and c+sulgr colo nx. May include open space within or agiaeent to related to a
resldantlal ddv4loprrreoh.
Mixed Use (MU) - Two or more; of the Folrowin9i residential, Indusibal, cure ill rdal i!nd/or office, Oftd
Institutlonal uses, where the iirlmry use it rasidgntial.
ISOMrett IALANDUSWULLAND, Wros
• Gommerclai (COM) , Provision of goods or sorvicos.,
• fridttstrIal (IND) - FrImw1h; 0111AUFBzturing andfor procass9w 08 products; could Inoblde dpht or
hrsavy IMOUSt A.1 Isnd use, or large warehouse fa Allies,
Moe (CIRC) - predominantly adnvinlstrartive, prxr,`essranal, or derital wvfoes.; lmludr,.S mr,.dlcal
clinics.
• Mixed Ude (MU) -Two ormort or the foitowingl residential, Industrial, cammertfal and/or office uses:,
where the ®nmol}? use is eommerdalAndmtrial ( M'11Fi6), `fhlnk single hul?ding with mixed imo,
extrsetive (EXT) - Ektractian of nonmetallic Irietals, quarrying SAnd and gralml,
Fuei.ledgwi Puituo. LAmo UsEs
• rnaHtuti®nal ONI - Ptimadhy religlOU3, ciriversdnent,31; educational, social or healthcare facilities
(excluding clialcs),
+ N.* & R,cereetlan (PR) - primarily for public ax-dvs rerreirtlan adlvltio� hnpT*w+ d. with
piayfieidRigrounds orexercase equipxrr ant, galFcoUrsrtx, zoos or other 8e11118r aresS.
+ Open Spaag (OS) a g) - 114!t to iprdtettiori OF uurrer; 2) support I urrxganized public: recreational
artivities, may contain trails, picnic areas, ptilok fishing; etc ora) presmatton of unaftemd land In Its
natural state for ermironrnentai or aesthetic purposes,
Raedixeta Rights -of -Way (R'cW) - public rsFlvato vehiryter, ttansit anchor pedestrian tights-ar-
way,
11tilftr (UTL) - Public or private land occupied by a power plant or substalion, olstidaic kran:mleripn
Bare, ole or gas pipeline, water btawr, municipal A.gIl, resdrN-fir, pumping steVon water G%eatment
facility, cammunloations: tGwCr, cr slmpar rite.
• Rakltuay CRL) - PuDire ca private freight or passenger rail actrmles.
•Aleph (AP) - Public or Private ah -ports and mlaWd a,stivltle
RURN-Aw ABRIOULTUPAL Lmo lIS@3
v Rural ReRl dottilal (R) • Resid'enwi lTpasas, irMuding mdsF_ly one-rarrilly hgmes §aid wftoaetdrea
homes, May Include srtme two-family kwpo;; and I6nil ug,�a for agricultural purpoe s, Housing
development a,ru:sC tote land use designation should not exceed.1 housing unit per i acre and no lass
than f Iraciding unit per 46 aures,
Agtieulburaf (Ata) - Agricullxual purposes, Including farming, rlsiyyrig, pasturage, horticulture,
floriculture, viticulture, and animal e.v] 04uRry husbanddy and accessory uses, including farmstead or
aural rersldance-
UnalevEeoaeti
• Opera Water (#N) = Permanently flggtfetl gpen waWr, riwrs orad streams, coat Indb1ling wetlanida or
parlodlcally froodod arras.
• tueRlsiids (VVET) - Wetlands Included in the National Wetlands: irrirdntory (NWT),
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City of Andover Land Use Districts
Land use districts are established to ensure compatible development and to protect
natural resources and amenities. The district definitions provided below are intended to
state their purpose, provide location criteria and describe the relationship of each district
with other land uses.
RESIDENTIAL LAND USE DISTRICTS
Rural Residential (RR) district provides an area for low intensity residential
development in areas outside of the Municipal Urban Service Area (MUSA) that will not
be served by municipal sewer and water. The minimum lot size is 2.5 acres to provide
sufficient space for on site sewer and water facilities and to prevent dense development
that would create an adverse impact on municipal and regional infrastructure. However,
smaller acreage lots exist in areas subdivided prior to 1978 and in the two previously
approved rural planned unit developments: Nightingale Preserve and Timber River
Estates. This district must be protected from higher intensity land uses, including the
Urban Residential Low Density Land Use District, with appropriate transitions. This
district also accommodates agricultural land uses.
Minimum Lot Size 2.50 acres
Density 0.4 units per acre
Cit Utilities None
{ Corresponding Zoning Districts R-1 - Single Family Rural Re:
R-2 - Single Family Estate
R-3 - Single Family Suburban
Type of DevainnmAn+ AP — Agricultural Preserve
Urban Residential Low Density (URL) district is established to create cohesive
neighborhoods of single-family detached housing within the MUSA and with access to
municipal sewer and water. Residential lots within this district are sized to allow
efficient utilization of municipal infrastructure as well as to provide an area large enough
to accommodate housing market demands. These neighborhoods must be protected
from higher intensity uses with appropriate transitions. These transitions include natural
features such as trees, wetlands, streams or major changes in topography. Man-made
elements such as streets, parks or earth berms in combination with landscaping are
also appropriate. When adjacent to arterial roadways, additional setback distance,
landscaping and berming are required. Facilities that generate noise, traffic, and/or
glare also require major separation from these neighborhoods.
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Urban Residential -Medium Density (URM) district provides areas suitable for a variety
f of attached and detached dwelling units. The URM district helps to address the need
for life cycle housing with increased density and smaller lot sizes. This district, with
appropriate transitions, can serve as a buffer between lower density residential and
commercial districts and may also be appropriate along higher volume transportation
corridors, such as collector and arterial streets. These neighborhoods are created as
part of a planned unit development that ensures efficient distribution of density and to
achieve appropriate transitions between uses of different intensity and transportation
corridors. These transitions are achieved with a combination of landscaping, berming,
physical separation and preservation of natural features.
"""y 6 to 6 units per acre
MaximuFf units per acreCity Utilitquired
Correspo4 Single Family Urban Residential
Districts1 Multiple Dwelling Medium Densit
Type of Dgle Family Detached, Two Family Residenceswn homes and Condominiums with private entrances
Urban Residential - High Density (URH) district provides additional affordable housing
choices for all stages of the life cycle. Owner occupied as well as rental housing is
Permitted. Planned unit development review is used to establish standards that are
specifically designed for each development. Potential sites for this district must be
evaluated to ensure sufficient capacity of municipal infrastructure can be provided.
Location near higher volume transportation corridors, such as collector and arterial
streets is necessary to accommodate the increased level of traffic generated by this
land use. Location near shopping, service, transit and park facilities is also desirable.
Appropriate transitions between this district and other districts or transportation corridors
are necessary. These transitions are achieved with a combination of landscaping,
berming, physical separation and preservation of natural features.
Minimum Lot Size Va
" "Y 6 to 12 units per acre
Maximum PUD Density 14.4 units per acre
City Utilities Required
Corresponding Zoning M_2 Multiple Dwelling High
Distrirtc
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"v'"10"eni single Family Dwelling
Two Family Dwelling
Multiple Dwellin s
Location Criteria Must abut collector or arterial street
Best located near shopping, service, transit and
'Note: Land use districts regulate gross density of the total development area.
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COMMERCIAL LAND USE DISTRICTS
Limited Commercial (LC) land use district is designated for locations in the
community that should be limited to primarily office uses due to their location in
proximity to residential neighborhoods. This district can be used to transition
from residential neighborhoods to more intense commercial uses or
transportation corridors. Site design and building architecture are required to
complement adjacent residential neighborhoods when so located. A
combination of landscaping, berming, physical separation and preservation of
natural features is necessary to provide an appropriate transition to residential
neighborhoods.
Requirements
Type of
Location
1-5 acres
Required within MUSA
LB - Limited Business
Professional office and
retail sales
Adjacent to collector or
similar uses; not including
street or within a
to complement surrounding land uses.
care for trancitinnc +n
Neighborhood Commercial (NC) land use district is designated for businesses that
Provide services and retail goods to meet local neighborhood needs. The trade area
and size of these businesses are smaller than those found in General Commercial
areas. Site design and architecture is carefully reviewed to create a cohesive center
that complements adjacent land uses. Linear design with storefronts and blank walls is
prohibited. Special care is taken to provide appropriate transitions to residential
neighborhoods with landscaping, berming, physical separation and preservation of
natural features. This district requires location along a collector or arterial street and
convenient pedestrian access. Neighborhood commercial locations are separated from
more intense commercial land uses to avoid pressure to expand intensity beyond a
neighborhood scale.
Area Requirements
1-5 acres
T e of Develo ment v ' "'UUU ousmess
Retail trade and services servin immediate arE
Location Criteria Must abut intersection of collector or arterial strf
Design to complement surrounding land uses.
Development Criteria Limit to development nodes. Strip development
prohibited. Special care for transitions to
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General Commercial (GC) is intended to be the focal point of commercial activity in the
city on a larger scale than the Neighborhood Commercial District and may serve a trade
area that extends beyond the City limits. This district provides a complementary mix of
uses, including retail, service, office, entertainment and civic facilities. Site design must
Provide convenient access for both pedestrian and vehicular traffic. The architecture of
structures must complement an overall architectural theme for that district. General
Commercial districts that are located adjacent to residential properties must provide
extensive berming, landscaping and physical separation to ensure an appropriate
transition is created.
Area
acres or more
Districts SC Shopping Center
of
llialr%ta area
Must abut intersectionMe of collector or arterial streets
Development Criteria
uesign to complement surrounding, land uses.
Limit to development nodes. Strip development
prohibited. Special care for transitions to
residential. Convenient pedestrian access.
INDUSTRIAL LAND USE DISTRICT
Light Industrial (LI) District is intended to provide a location for a variety of work
Processes such as manufacturing, warehousing, wholesaling and distributing. These
uses typically involve intensive use of properties and necessitate separation from
residential zoning districts. Where existing Light Industrial Districts are located adjacent
to residential neighborhoods, extensive berming, landscaping and screening are
necessary to mitigate potential adverse impacts. This district requires convenient
access to collector and arterial streets.
Area Requirements 5 acres or more
I e of Develo ment Manufacturin , warehousin , wholesalin Distrit
Location Criteria Must abut collector or arterial streets
Must be located ithin the MUSA'
Development Criteria Separation from residential land uses necessary.
Except the Hughs/Westview Industrial Park that presently exists outside the MUSA
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Rural Reserve (RR) District was designated as an area of approximately one thousand
acres in size to accommodate future urban growth beyond the previously planned
Municipal Urban Service Area. This area is restricted from development until a master
plan has been approved and municipal sewer and water can be constructed to serve
the area. The city prohibits lot splits of less than one parcel per twenty acres and
subdivisions of less than one parcel per 40 acres to prevent this area from rural
residential development that would preclude orderly MUSA expansion. In the future, a
new trunk sewer line will connect to the Coon Rapids Interceptor, a regional trunk sewer
line located near the intersection of Crooked and Bunker Lake Boulevards. The city has
reached agreement with the Metropolitan Council that areas designated for residential
development in the Rural Reserve will be developed at three units per net acre
(subtracting parks, wetlands, floodplain, water bodies, arterial roads, and other areas
restricted from development).
SEWER STAGING PLAN
Undeveloped land within the Municipal Urban Service Area is divided into five year
growth stages based primarily on the proximity of municipal sewer and water. The
growth stages are intended to provide a reasonable estimate of urban growth to the
year 2030. Property owners may choose not to develop even if their property is shown
within the current growth stage. Property owners seeking to develop sooner than
shown on the Staging Plan may petition the city to change the growth stage
designation. These changes are at the discretion of the City Council. The Staging Plan
Map is represented on Figure 2.5. Figure 2.6 summarizes the map by providing the
amount of acreage within each land use district in each of the five year stages. The
Metropolitan Council also requests information that summarizes the density of future
development in each residential land use district. This information is provided in Figure
2.7.
URBAN AND RURAL GROWTH FORECAST
Figure 2.8 describes historical and projected growth within both sewered
and unsewered areas of the city. The city forecasts were generated using information
from transportation analysis zones, a comparison of net buildable acreage to the
city's subdivision ordinance and the Sewer Staging Plan. The Metropolitan Council
forecast was submitted to the City as part of the System Statement in September 2005.
The city's forecast is considered to be a more accurate representation of future growth
because it is based on verified building permit activity, parcel level analysis and the
application of local land use regulations.
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Figure 2.7 Net Residential Density Worksheet
2 N Corner of CSAH 7 and CSAH 116
360 acres of Rural Reserve to be designated as commercial and public
Figure 2.7A Net Residential Worksheet using Metropolitan Council calculation (lowest end of density range)
ZNE Corner of CSAH 7 and CSAH 116
360 acres of Rural Reserve to be designated as commercial and public
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Figure 2.8 Urban and Rural Growth Forecast
City of Andover Forecast Table
Sources: 1990 Census, 2000 employment from DEED estimates, City of Andover
Metropolitan Council Forecast Table
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37392 42024
44578
17565
Total Population 15,216
Sewered
6016
16880
26306 31524
34442
17562
12,100
Unsewered
9179
10133
11086 10500
10136
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Total Households
4430
8659
11400 14008
15921
7262
Sevvered
1754
5411
8020 10508 ,
12301
1 6890
Unsewered
2676
3248
3380 3500
3620
372
Total Employment
1125
2979
4494 5039
5530
2551
Seweredl
880
2604
3989 4471
4910
2306
Unsewered l
245
375
505 568
620
245
Sources: 1990 Census, 2000 employment from DEED estimates, City of Andover
Metropolitan Council Forecast Table
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26,588
33,000
39,000
40,500 13912
Total Households 4,430
8,107
12,100
14,600
15,500 7393
Total Employment 1,200
3,062
4,200
4,800
5,200 2138
Sources: Metropolitan Council, 2000 US Census, DEED estimates.
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Agricultural Preserve
A portion of the agricultural land in the city is enrolled in the Agricultural Preserve
Program. Minnesota Statute 473H, known as the Metropolitan Agricultural Preserves
Act, establishes a program to encourage preservation of land for the production of
agricultural products by valuing agricultural property in the metropolitan area in a
manner similar to out -state Minnesota. To qualify, the property must be zoned long-
term agricultural by the city, with a maximum residential density of one house per forty
acres. The parcel must (normally) be forty acres in size. However, smaller tracts may
qualify in certain instances.
To enroll in the program, the owner obtains city approval and records a covenant with
the. County Recorder to leave the property in agricultural use. To remove property from
the program the owner files an "Expiration Notice" with the County Recorder. Eight
years after the Expiration Notice is filed, the property is released from Agricultural
Preserve. A waiver of the eight-year requirement may be granted only by action of the
Governor due to some emergency. Figure 2.9 shows the land enrolled in the
Agricultural Preserve program.
Floodplain and Wetlands
Land within the city is encumbered by wetlands and Floodplain is shown on
Figure 2.10. These features have affected the city's development pattern and
provide a corridor of natural areas throughout most of the city. Wetlands and
floodplain areas provide one of the basic building blocks for the city's open space
preservation efforts more fully described in Chapter 5: Parks and Open Space
Plan.
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HOUSING PLAN
The housing goals, objectives and policies described in Chapter One provide an
overview of the Housing Plan. This section evaluates the City's housing stock,
housing trends, programs, strategies for providing affordable housing and the
implementation plan.
Housing Activity
Andover was a rural, agricultural community for most of its early existence. Suburban
development began in the 1960's, primarily in the western sections of the City. Lot
sizes varied from less than an acre on up, and were served by private well and septic
systems. Municipal sewer service arrived in 1976, contributing to tremendous growth in
the southern quarter of the City. Sewer line extension spurred new home development
throughout the 1990's.
From 2000 to 2006 the city and development community shifted to accommodate
demand for different types of housing. During that period more than 40% of approved
housing units were townhouses, smaller lot single family or condominium units. Some
of these approved units remain in the city's lot supply as demand has shifted back to the
more traditional single family home and suburban lot size. A part of this trend can be
attributed to the increased size of newer homes. As the growth forecasts in this plan
indicate, the city will to continue to grow at a moderate pace with more than ninety
percent of residential growth within the urban service area.
Housing Stock Summary
A variety of housing types are available for individuals and families within all stages of
the life cycle. Andover has one of the highest average household sizes in the Twin
Cities area, at 3.28 persons per household according to the 2000 census. Household
sizes will decline slightly in the future to an estimated 2.8 persons per household by
2030. The large average household size is influenced by a relatively youthful
population and an abundance of single family housing. The graphics below summarize
Andover's housing stock.
Figure 2.11 Age of Housing
Pre 1960
1% 1960-1969
2000-2007 2% 1970-1979
18% 18%
980-1989
1990-1999 22%
39%
Source: Anoka County FYoperty
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Figure 2.12 Housing Type Summary
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Figure 2.13 Home Ownership4W
Rental Housing
3%
Owner Occupied
Housing
97%
Source: Andover Rental Licenses
Anoka County Propert
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Figure 2.14 Building Permits
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Affordable Housing
The City of Andover acknowledges that it shares responsibility to provide
affordable housing with the rest of the region. The Metropolitan Council defines
affordablehousing as having a purchase price that a family of four with an income
at or below 80percent of the area median income can afford at prevailing interest
rates. Affordable rental units, are defined by the Metropolitan Council uses the
maximum rents permitted in the metropolitan area for the federal low-income
housing tax credits (LITC) serving households at 50 percent of area median
income (AMI).
The housing goals, objectives and policies in Section One: Foundation and the
implementation program defined below summarize the city's commitment to
providing affordable housing. Further documentation of the need for affordable
housing can be found in the Metropolitan Council publication titled 'Summary
Report Determining Affordable Housing Need in the Twin Cities 2011 —2020'.
Implementation
The implementation plan has two components. The first component is comprised
of the various activities undertaken by the city. The second component consists
of programs conducted by others that are supported by the city.
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LOCAL PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES
Housing Rehabilitation Revolving Loan Program
This program provides loan assistance for maintenance and rehabilitation of
residential dwellings. The loan criteria require the funding be used to improve
homes occupied by low to moderate income individuals and families. The
program was initiated in 2003 with funding from the Community Development
Block Grant Program.
High Density Zoning
The city has continually had one or more undeveloped sites zoned for high
density residential development to provide opportunities for increased density
and affordable housing. As these sites are developed, the city evaluates new
sites that are appropriate based on a number of factors, including the efficient
extension of municipal utilities and the capacity of the transportation system to
support increased densities.
Planned Unit Development Review
This process is used for medium and high density residential projects to allow
Project specific zoning standards to be created. In this manner, virtually any
requirement of the city can be modified based on the particular needs of the
project. The City Council must authorize the use of planned unit development
review for each proposal based on the criteria established in the City Code.
OTHER PROGRAMS
Metropolitan Council - Section 8 Rental Assistance
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA)
• Minnesota Mortgage Program
• Homeownership Assistance Fund
• Purchase Plus Program
• Minnesota Urban and Rural Homesteading Program
• Partnership for Affordable Housing
• Rental Assistance for Family Stabilization (RAFS)
• Energy Cost Homeownership Program (ECHO)
Anoka County
• Fair Housing Implementation
• First Time Homebuyer Program
• HOME Investment Partnerships program
• Housing Referral Assistance
• Community Development Block Grant Program
• Continuum of Care
• Shelter Plus Care (S+C)
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Anoka County Community Action Program
ACCAP provides a variety of programs for low to moderate income individuals
and families, including pre -purchase education, confidential financial counseling,
downpayment assistance, post purchase follow up, reverse mortgage
counseling, foreclosure prevention, housing maintenance assistance, various
service areas.
Historic Preservation
The city has one structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The
20 room Porter Kelsey home was built in 1887 with brick made from their own
brickyard, the Kelsey Brick Company. Many years ago, brick from this brickyard
was brought to Minneapolis by train and used for the inside walls of the
courthouse. In Anoka, the former courthouse, the former Catholic Church, and
many store fronts were of the same yellow brick made on the Kelsey Farm.
Airports
The closest metro aviation facility to the City of Andover is the Anoka County -Blaine
Airport. The city is not within the Airport Influence Area of that airport and is not directly
affected by existing or proposed plans or operations of this facility.
The city is within the region's general airspace that needs to be protected from potential
obstructions to air navigation. Local ordinance limits height by zoning district and land
use and does not permit structures that reach 200 feet above ground level. In the event
that a proposed structure, such as a water tower, would need to be constructed at 200
feet or more in height, the city would notify the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
and MnDOT Aeronautics prior to processing a local permit. MnDot Rules 8800 and Tall
Tower requirements, and FAA Part 77 airspace information and Form 7460-1, are
found at: www.dot.state.mn.us/aero/avoffice/talltowers.htmI
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