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D. S'~ze of the proposed commercial arca in the urban plannir,<~ dis;rlcL Previous Metropolitan Council reviews of the Ramsey Urban Planning 0istrlct report questioned the "major shopping center" in the urb.~n planning district both in terms of its 160-acre size and its potential i~pact on TH 47. The prospects for a major'regional shopping center locating in this com..nercia~ area appe,ar extremely limited. This conclusion is based on the quality of existing and potential road access, the irregular shape of the con,inertial district and the proposed regional center to the east (national lease pro- visions preclude duplicate shops within five miles.in full regional centers). While Ramsey should not expect a major regional shopping center to locate in the proposed commercial area, the city's expected population growth and limited opportunities for commercial development in Anoka produce condltions likely to attract a large community shopping'center. Anchor tenants in this type of center mighi be large convenience goods stores or drug, grocery, hardware or limited department stores. Large community centers range up tO 300,000 square feet in size. A center of this size s~,ould tt/picallY require about 35 acres for the structure, internal access roads and the required 2250 parking spaces (~ 7.5 spaces per I,O00 square feet of retail space). A large com~'~unity center generateS 50 trips per day per 1,O00 square feet. A 300,000 square foot center would produce 15,000 trips per day. A discount store might also locate in the. commercial district. A typical discount store of 125,000 square feet would require about 13 acres for th~ store and associated 940 parking spaces. Trip generation woulO be about 65 trips per day per 1,000 square feet. A 125,000 square foot dlscount store woulo produce about 8,000 .trips per day. The potential for a community shopping center and. discount store locating in Ramsey is based on adequate existing and Future roads. Developers of such uses usually ~;~ust be assured of adequate transportation facilities before they will commit to locating in an area. TH 47 with two lanes and unrestricted a.ccess has a capacity of approximately 7,000 trips per day. Existing vo~mes on TH 47 in Ramsey are 5160 south of CSAH 5 and 3650 north CSAII 5. These existing volumes indicale Til 47 is nearing ca~'~acity i~ the vicinity of proposed commercial area even without any co::~merciaI trip qeneraLi¢~n or trips that would come from other portions of the urban planning district when it is developed. As previously indicated a com,;~unit¥ shopping center and a discoun~ store could generate up to 23,000 additional trips per day on T~I 47. TH 47 is not capable of accommodating this level of traffic without signifi- · cant improvements. Metropolitan Council transportation staff feels such improvements would have to include widening to [our lanes, providing a median and appropriate turning lanes and probably signalization at key intersections. New elements of the city's local circuiatlon syste;~ would also ha~e to be provided. Given Mn/DOT's'li,~tited Funds, ti~e cos~s of such improvements weald probably have to be paid by Ramsey. In-completing its plan under the Land Planning Act,.Ra;ssey should carefully a6sess the implications of the co:~meroial a,-aa relative to ir.~provel~ents that