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MEMORANDUM DATE: September 1, 1994 TO: Planning Commission FROM: Economic Development Commission 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 as to the proposed plan: 1) The preferred alignment for the bridge is the easterly alignment as it allows for the greatest number of positive developmental possibilities in the City. However, the proposed plan should allow for both possible bridge alignments with the land use being the same regardless of the final location of the bridge. 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. 2) The land uses should be general and similar to those shown as Figure 7B, as this will allow for property owners to plan; and yet allows the final use (i.e. office building versus retail) to be market driven. 3) 4) This document should be used as a planning tool and not the zoning map for the City. The City should review the future need 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 ',dso indicate that the multi-family homes would be used to buffer the single-family homes from major thoroughfares and commercial/industrial areas. The amount of property included for multi-family homes should allow for a maximum of 70 percent single-family to 30 percent multi-family split of total housing units available. 6) Both of the currently proposed bridge alignments should be shown on the map. The preferred or easterly alignment should be indicated as such with the westerly alignment shown to a lesser degree. 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 either of these alignments 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. 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. You should 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. We have also included a new map for your review based upon these suggestions. This map will also be forwarded to both the Planning Commission and the City Council and will become Figure 7B. Thank you in advance for your prompt attention to these matters.