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DATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT: MEMORANDUM July 25, 1994 Economic Development Commission Members James D. Gromberg, Economic Development Coordinat Land Use Plan Update As we discussed at our July 20, 1994 meeting, concerning the proposed land use plan update, the Commission developed the following concerns as to the proposed plan: 1) 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 7A, 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) This document should be used as a planning tool and not the zoning map for the City. 4) The City should review the future need for a north -south connector to facilitate the possible traffic from a bridge crossing. The need for this connector may be shown by 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 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 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 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 meeting with the consultants on August, 4, 1994 at 7:30 p.m. If you have any additional comments and/or suggestions, please let me know as soon as possible so I can forward them to the consultants for their review prior to the meeting. I have also included a new map for your review based upon these suggestions. This map will also be forwarded to the consultants and will become Figure 7B. If you have changes or recommendations for the map, please let me know. Thank you in advance for your prompt attention to these matters. /jkl