Agenda - Council Work Session - 09/04/2012

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Land Uses and Design Standards A significant outcome of the planning effort focuses on determining appropriate land uses and design standards for the Greens of Anoka area. One of the primary goals established by the HRA for this project is to create distinctive, high- quality redevelopment surrounding the Greenhaven Golf Course. Additionally, developing a more integrated residential and commercial development pattern for the area, better connected to the community, was a key goal. Highland Park Neighborhood For some time, the HRA has wanted to improve the Highland Park neighborhood and the quality of the housing stock. Transformation of this neighborhood will play a key role in the success of the broader redevelopment plan. The plan reviews the conditions of existing properties and makes recommendations for improvements in the neighborhood. The identification of programs and potential funding mechanisms available to improving existing properties and recommendations for addressing issues in the neighborhood are goals for this project. Greenhaven Golf Course The community leadership has continually worked to improve Greenhaven. The golf course has looked at various options to reconfigure holes including the restructuring of greens, fairways and/or tee boxes to create developable land with a golf course orientation, while at the same time, maintaining a competitive challenge for the paying patrons. Both improvements to the course and surrounding neighborhood will be explored as a part of this project. Connectivity Highway 10 and potential Parkway connection The City of Anoka has acquired right -of -way on the western edge of the project area for construction of a future parkway connection from Thurston Avenue to West Main Street at Highway 10. Determination on the potential parkway route, meeting the transportation and recreational needs of the area, in conjunction with an assessment of the surrounding redevelopment potential, and the ability for this roadway improvement to help attract and maintain high- quality redevelopment are key goals for the Greens of Anoka project. Redevelopment Plan The following is the preferred redevelopment master plan and phasing strategy based on consolidated feedback from the public, City Council, Planning Commission, HRA, Task Force, and City Staff. The Redevelopment Master Plan provides for 489 new housing units and approximately 102,500 square feet of commercial space. While the Redevelopment Master Plan represents an ultimate redevelopment vision for the Greens of Anoka, the story of the redevelopment vision is articulated within a series of Short-Term, Mid -Term and Long -Term Phasing Plans to illustrate the sequential steps toward incremental transformation of the area. The initial stages of the redevelopment plan focus on in -fill of City -owned land for higher -end housing along the eastern and western edges of the golf course, as well as redevelopment of Castle Field and the Park and Recreation building sites to establish a positive momentum for