09/15/94 Jt. Planning and Zoning & EDC

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MEMORANDUM DATE: September 6, 1994 TO: City Council Planning Commission FROM: Economic Development Conwnission SUBJECT: Land Use Plan Update As we discussed at our July 6, 1994 meeting, concerning the proposed land use plan update, the Commission has developed the following recommendations. All of these recommendations and changes are shown on Figure 7B attached. 2) The preferred alignment for the bridge is the easterly alignment as it allows for the greatest number of positive developmental possibilities in the City. The City's planning should be based upon the very real possibility that the river crossing may never become a reality and, if it does, it may be more than 20 years in the future. The land uses should be general and similar to those shown in Figure 7B, as this will allow for property owners to plan; and also allows the final use (i.e. office building versus retail) to be market driven. 3) ,This document should be used as a planning tool and not the zoning map for the City. 4) The City should review the future needs and continue planning for the ability to provide a north- south collector to facilitate the possible traffic from a bridge crossing. The need for this connector may be shown by the high traffic counts on Highway #169/#101 and Highway #47. 5) The final map should address areas that have a high probability of being used for a higher density of residential housing. The text should also indicate that th.e multi-family homes would be used to buffer the single-family homes from major thoroughfare's and commercial/industrial areas. The amount of property included for multi-family homes should allow for a maximum split of 70 percent single-family to 30 percent multi-family of total housing units available. 6) Only the preferred (easterly) bridge alignment should be shown on the map. The text and the legend of the map should indicate that these are possible alignments and will be adjusted as the final alignment is chosen. The roadways attaching the preferred alignment should be shown on map. However, they should be identified as something other than definite roadways, so that property owners and residents do not misinterpret that a roadway will be located there if no bridge ~s constructed. 7) The interchange of the bridge roadway and County Road #116 needs to be addressed to prevent the same type of traffic flow problems that exist in Anoka at the Ferry Street and Main Street intersection. Please review these recommendations and comments on the proposed land use plan prior to our joint meeting in September. If you have any additional comments and/or suggestions, or require clarification, please contact a member of the Economic Development Commission, This map and memo will also be forwarded to the City Council for their use in the final decision-making process. Thank you in advance for your prompt attention to these matters. 2.