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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE Physical Development Committee

November 28, 2017

DAKOTA COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

Comments from PDC

• Update the plan, don’t rewrite it

• Submit only required elements to Metro Council

• Omit optional chapters (Econ. Dev., Resilience)

• Extract required information from existing plan and update as needed


Required Elements Determined By:

• State Statutes

• Comprehensive Development Guide (THRIVE 2040)

• Regional Policy Documents (Transportation, Parks, Water)

• Met Council System Statement for Dakota County

• Met Council Checklist for Dakota County

• Framework needed to support County official controls


Met Council Requirements Identified in Metropolitan Council System Statement and Checklist for Dakota County, per MN 473.859:

1. Forecasts for population, household, and employment*

2. Transportation

3. Parks and Trails

4. Surface Water Management

5. Wastewater

6. Implementation * Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, and Dakota Counties are not required to include a land use plan (which contains the housing element) – 473.862


Official Controls

• Shoreland and Floodplain Zoning, Ordinance 50

• Contiguous Plat, Ordinance 108

• Right-of-Way, Ordinance 126

• Official Mapping, Ordinance 130

• Sequencing, Ordinance 118

• Septic Systems and Wells, Ordinances 113 and 114

• Solid and Hazardous Waste, Ordinances 110 and 111


Proposed Draft DC2040 Content Tr

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Other Required Elements

Land Use

(forecasts)

Natural Resources MRCCA Water

Mgmt. Water Supply

Waste-water

Solid Waste

Vision Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Goals 6 4 3 3 1 1 1 2 2

Objectives 0 20 11 17 7 8 3 0 0

Policies

No, in full stand

alone plan

No, in full stand

alone plan

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

No, in full stand

alone plan


Transportation

Current DC 2030 Organization

Natural Resources

• 100 Goals • 780 pages • Optional content

Land Use

Growing and Nurturing

People

Transportation

Parks Land Use Nat

Resources

New DC 2040 Organization

Transportation Plan

• 23 Goals • 150 Pages • Required

content

Parks System Plan

Comprehensive Plan Comprehensive Plan

County Standalone Plans and Policy

By Other Agencies

Building Standards Programs

Economic Development (CDA) Housing (CDA) Historic Preservation (Historical Society)


Content in Existing Plan – Not Required DC2030 Content Potential New Location

Historic Preservation Historical Society Strategic Plan

Sustainability: building green, energy, healthy environment, education, climate change

County Environmental Program, All-Hazard Mitigation Plan County building standards,

MFOS Study Public Health plans and programs

Housing CDA, Community Services Programs

Economic Development CDA Economic Development Strategy

County Facilities: libraries, office space, justice Already in program operations

Aging/Active Living Public Health and Communities for a Lifetime Program


Community Engagement

Scientific Residential Mail Survey March-May

Online Survey June-September

County and Program Staff Meetings: Transportation, March-November

Parks, Environmental Resources, CDA, DCHS

Agency Stakeholder Meetings: Planning, Transportation, May-June

Parks, Public Works, and Administration staff from Cities

Parks, Natural Resources, Transportation Agencies

Townships (preferred meeting later in process)

Intercepts at Public Events: Mendota Heights Concert series, July-August

Eagan Market Fest, Dakota County Fair

Focus Groups: Transportation; Natural Resources and Parks August


Major City Development Projects


Stakeholder Comments

• Ongoing coordination is important and appreciated

• Continue to expand transportation to match planned city growth

• Target transit investments to connect jobs to where people live and when they need to get there

• Consider autonomous vehicles relative to land use and transportation – long term


Stakeholder Comments

• Cities appreciate the CDA role in helping achieve local affordable housing goals

• Cities rely on County to provide natural resource-based park experiences

• Cities look to County for water quality, invasive species, natural resource management, waste, and transportation expertise


Public Comments • Appreciate great, accessible parks and

regional trail connectivity. Excited to see new connections, grade-separated crossings

• Want better transit connections (people to jobs, east to west, rural areas)

• Identified site-specific pedestrian safety issues at several major road intersections

• Keep taxes “reasonable”

• Interested in what is happening with land development across the county

• Interest in when road projects will be done

POTENTIAL CHANGES TO DRAFT PLAN


New or Reinforced Directions

Protect groundwater

Restore wetlands

Protect and restore natural areas

Scale back farmland protection easements



Implement • Natural Resources Management

System Plan

• Parks Visitor Services Plan Improve public access to protected natural areas

• Add County Park Conservation Areas


New or Reinforced Directions Integrate Transportation Planning Studies: • Statewide Multi-Modal Plan

• Metro 2040 Transportation Policy Plan (TPP)

• Roadway Corridor Studies (CSAH 31, CSAH 50, Highway 13, North/South Connector, Principal Arterials)

• Transit Corridor Studies (Metro Red Line; Robert Street Transitway; Red Rock Corridor; East/West Transit Study)

• Pedestrian-Bicycle Plan

• Autonomous Vehicles Issues and Trends

• County Travel Demand Model (after local comp plans complete)



Four Park System Goals:

1. Great Places

2. Connected Places

3. Protected Places

4. Build Parks Awareness, Inform and Engage the Public



Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area: New Rules • Public River Corridor Views

• Primary Conservation Areas

• Stakeholder coordination

• Public engagement



Solid Waste Management:

1. Achieve a 75% recycling rate by 2030

2. Implement waste abatement project and program planning and evaluation to meet Solid Waste Master Plan obligations



What other topics or ideas should we be addressing in DC 2040 update?

NEXT STEPS


Next Steps

Dec-Jan Take Comp Plan proposed goals and new directions out for public review

Feb Rough Draft Plan to Planning Commission

Mar Rough Draft Plan to PDC

Apr Final Draft to PDC

May-Oct 6-month official review period

Nov Final draft to Planning Commission and PDC

Dec Submit to Metro Council

THANK YOU