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Item## 5.3.
ity of MEMORANDUM
FAkRTO: Planning Commission
FROM: Stephen Wensman, Planner -,12-i
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June 22, 1999
SUBJECT: Request by Elk River Country Club
for a Land Exchange, Public Hearing
Case No. GP 99-7
Request
Please consider a request by the Elk River Country Club for a land and
easement exchange.
Location
20015 Elk Lake Road, Elk River, MN, (SE 1/ of Section 20)
• Zoning/Land Use
Rla (Single Family Residential) / OS (Open Space)
Attachments
• Location map
• Proposed land exchange
Overview
The Elk River Country Club, located directly south of woodland trails park, is
requesting a land and easement exchange with the city to accommodate the
golf course master plan which includes the construction of a new
maintenance building and accessdrive off of the Woodland Trails Park
driveway. In exchange for 1.2 acres of park land located adjacent to County
Road 1 and the old Nord House, the Country Club will give 2.82 acres located
between the City Railroad Trail and Top of the World Park to the city. The
land desired by the Country Club is of little use to the Park except to provide
a better sense of entry into the park and to provide some buffer from the golf
course. The Country Club land to be exchanged is of little use to the Country
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13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • TDD & Phone: (612)441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425
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June 22, 1999
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• Club, but will allow for greater access into the Top of the World Park from
the City Trail.
The Elk River Country Club also proposes to exchange a 2.83 acre easement
over park property for use by the Country Club in exchange for an easement
over 8 acres of golf course property for park purposes. The easement over the
park will contain a portion of the existing driving and an access drive. The
easement over the Country Club property will contain wooded land with
trails now used for skiing purposes. When the city began developing
Woodland Trails Park, the golf course had been utilizing a portion of the park
land for a driving range. This use of park property was allowed to continue
as it had little effect on the park use and the golf course has been a
cooperative neighbor allowing the use of golf course land for park use (ski
trails, etc.). The easement exchange will legitimize the existing uses of the
park and golf course by both property owners.
Master Park and Recreation Plan
The two issues highlighted by the Master Plan that should be considered
with this proposal include the potential East/West Collector Roadway and the
sensitivity of the proposal to the natural amenities of the park.
• The land and easement exchange will have little potential impact on the City
Park whether or not the East/West Collector is built in the future. The
Collector would cross entirely on City Park property and would impact the
park whether or not the land and easement exchanges occur.
The proposed easement exchange would not likely impact the park since the
city retains ownership and control of the area for screening. The easement
document should be written to limit the use to the driving range and access
drive. Any regrading of the area should be allowed only with the permission
of the City after review by the Park and Recreation Commission.
Park and Recreation Commission Action
On June 9, 1999, the Park and Recreation Commission reviewed the land and
easement exchange and recommended that the Council consider:
THE EXCHANGE OF 2.82 ACRES OF COUNTRY CLUB PROPERTY FOR 1.2 ACRES OF CITY
PARK LAND,IN ORDER TO EXPAND THE GOLF FACILITY AND CONSTRUCT A
MAINTENANCE BUILDING.
• The Commission also recommends that the Council consider:
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• AN EASEMENT EXCHANGE WITH THE COUNTRY CLUB WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE
COUNTRY CLUB TO USE THE PARK ENTRANCE TO ACCESS THEIR PROPOSED
MAINTENANCE FACILITY,IN EXCHANGE FOR ALLOWING CROSS COUNTRY SKIERS TO
CONTINUE TO SKI ON A PORTION OF COUNTRY CLUB PROPERTY,TO BE DEFINED BY
LEGAL DESCRIPTION.
Furthermore, the Commission moved to:
TO ACCEPT THE ROAD CONCEPT FOR ACCESS TO THE MAINTENANCE BUILDING AS
PROPOSED BY STAFF,CONTINGENT UPON FIELD VERIFICATION.
The Park and Recreation Commission will be visiting the Golf Course site to
verify the best location for a service driveway off the park entrance drive and
will recommend adjusting the easements to fit accordingly.
Recommendation
Staff recommend that the Planning Commission recommend approval of Elk
River Country Clubs request for:
A) A LAND EXCHANGE OF 1.2 ACRES OF PARK LAND FOR 2.82 ACRES OF COUNTRY
CLUB LAND AND,
IIIB) AN EASEMENT EXCHANGE WITH THE COUNTRY CLUB WHICH WOULD ALLOW
THE COUNTRY CLUB TO USE THE PARK ENTRANCE TO ACCESS THEIR
PROPOSED MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND TO USE THE EXISTING DRIVING
RANGE, IN EXCHANGE FOR ALLOWING CROSS COUNTRY SKIERS TO
CONTINUE TO SKI ON A PORTION OF COUNTRY CLUB PROPERTY, TO BE
DEFINED BY LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND SUBJECT TO FIELD VERIFICATION OF
THE LOCATION OF AN ACCESS ROAD TO THE PROPOSED MAINTENANCE
BUILDING BY THE PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION.
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