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Item # 5.9. ty of �/ lkRiver MEMORANDUM TO: Planning Commission FROM: Michele McPherson,Director of Planning DATE: April 21, 2000 SUBJECT: Case Number: OA 00-5 Request by the City of Elk River to Amend Setbacks for Single Family Detached Townhomes; Public Hearing Request Staff requests that the Planning Commission continue this request to the May 23, 2000 meeting. Staff needs additional time to research this issue. • • 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • TDD &Phone: (612)441-7420 • Fax: (612)441-7425 ITEM 6.1. • CITY OF ELK RIVER REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Monday, April 17, 2000 6:00 p.m. Elk River City Hall—Council Chambers ACTION ITEM NUMBER TAKEN 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 6 pm 2. CONSIDER COUNCIL AGENDA A 3-0 *3. CONSIDER CONSENT AGENDA 3.1. Council Minutes A 3-0 3.1.a. 4/3/00 Regular Meeting 3.1.b. 4/10/00 Special Meeting 3.1.c. 4/10/00 Regular Meeting 3.2. Request by Bleeker Landscaping for Temporary A 3-0 Greenhouse/Menards Parking Lot, Case No. GP 00-6 • 3.3. Authorize Bids for Playground Structures A 3-0 3.4. Building and Zoning Department Remodeling A 3-0 4. ADMINISTRATION 4.1. Utilities Commission Update Update 4.2. Northstar Corridor Update Update 4.3. Community Recreation Update Update 4.4. Consider Request for On-Sale Liquor License at A 3-0 Nature's Hideaway at (Elk River Country Club) by Jason Hines — Contingent upon CUP Approval 4.5. Consider Resolution Awarding $3,600,000 Multi-family A 3-0 Housing Revenue Bonds Series 2000 (Elk River Res # 00-22 Estates and Oaks Crest Apartments Project) 4.6. Request to Hire Teresa Tousignant for the Position of A 3-0 Building/Housing Inspector 4.7. Accept Resignation from Building Secretary Geryl Rogers 4.8. Economic Development Executive Search Update Interview Committee A 3-0 5. OPEN MIKE • 6. PLANNING 6.1. Reconsider Requests LU 00-2 and ZC 00-2 by Hoyt Reconsider Partners on June 19 • 6.2. Request by John Bunkers for Easement Vacation, Table 4-0 Public Hearing Case No. EV 00-2 6.3. Request by TCF National Bank for Conditional Use A 4-0 Permit, Public Hearing Case No. CU 00-7 6.4. Request by Patrick Gagnon for Preliminary & Final A 4-0 Plat (Norwood Addition), Public Hearing Case No. Res #00-23 P 00-4 6.5. Request by Tally Ho for General Planning Permit, A 4-0 Public Hearing Case No. GP 00-2 6.6. Request by D.F. Peck for Preliminary Plat (Whitetail A 4-0 Ridge), Public Hearing Case No. P 00-5 6.7. Request by REP, Ltd. Of Elk River for Easement A 4-0 Vacation, Public Hearing Case No. EV 00-1 Res #00-24 6.8. Request by Nature's Hideaway for Conditional Use A 4-0 Permit (Elk River Country Club), Public Hearing Case No. CU 00-8 6.9. Request by Wapiti Park Campground for Conditional A 4-0 Use Permit Public Hearing Case No. CU 00-6 6.10. Request by City of Elk River for Land Use Map A 4-0 Amendment for Tyler Street Properties, Public Res #00-25 Hearing Case No. LU 00-3 6.11. Request by City of Elk River for Rezoning of Tyler A 4-0 Street Properties, Public Hearing Case No. ZC 00-1 Ord #00-08 . 6.12. Request by City of Elk River to Adopt New Right-of- A 4-0 Way Ordinance, Section 1200 of the City Code Res #00-26 Ord #00-09 7. STAFF UPDATES King/Main Update Police Department Update 8. OTHER BUSINESS 9. ADJOURNMENT 9:05 pm * CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS are considered to be routine and noncontroversial by the Council and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember,staff member, or citizen so requests,in which case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered under the regular agenda. "This agenda is available in alternate formats upon a 72 hour advanced notice. "Auxiliary aids and services are also available upon a 72 hour advanced notice. Please contact the City Clerk at 441-7420 (TDD 441-7420)to make a request. Examples of alternate formats may include:large print,Braille, audio tape,etc." Examples of auxiliary aids may inch:+.-le a sign language interpreter,assistive listening device,etc." • MINNESOTA PLANNING STATE DEMOGRAPHIC CENTER February 20000SD00-87 • PIMI Strong population growth v continues in Minnesota w James Hibbs O The population of Minnesota expanded by However,the pattern appears to be chang- 406,599 people between 1990 and 1998, ing.Since the late 1980s, migration has Z making the state the fastest growing in played an increasingly important role in the Midwest.With a 9.3 percent growth Minnesota's population growth.In addi- rate for the eight-year period,Minnesota tion to drawing more people from other grew much faster than it did during the states, Minnesota is also attracting more Z; 1980s. people from abroad. O The population change is the result of two Rural population growth factors:natural increase—births minus deaths—and migration.For 40 years resumes mom after World War II, Minnesota had a stable More than 72 percent of Minnesota's population compared with other states. residents live in an urban area.The urban More people moved out of the state than population is comprised of those who live in,but relatively few have moved in either in an "urbanized area," which includes the direction;natural increase was the prin- central cities and their densely settled • .....1 cipal source of Minnesota's growth. suburbs.Also included in the urban popu- lation are those who live in cities that are ID outside the urbanized areas and have 2,500 or more people.These latter cities •Minnesota is the fastest-growing state are also identified as "other urban" areas. 0 in the Midwest. The rural population is that portion of the population not classified as urban. inSuburban and outlying communities of Cl Minnesota's metropolitan areas sustained Growth patterns since 1990 are different the most rapid population growth. from those of the 1980s.Most notable is ',The rural population is expanding once the shift from loss to gain in the rural again after suffering substantial losses areas of the state.While population during the 1980s. growth continues to be most rapid in the suburban and outlying communities of in Sherburne is the fastest-growing county Minnesota's metropolitan areas, it has in the state. slowed in suburban areas and accelerated •Many of the 21 counties that have lost in "other urban" areas. population since 1990 are located along Population growth is not distributed evenly the western and southern borders of the throughout the urban and rural areas of state. the state.Several Twin Cities suburbs have ao Woodbury led all cities in population lost population since 1990.The urban growth. centers located outside the urbanized Eagan St.Cloud, Minnetonka and Eden areas but within the metropolitan areas Prairie have joined the ranks of cities with are the fastest-growing places in the state, more than 50,000 residents. surpassing even the suburbs.Examples of these centers include St.Michael, Big Lake, Waconia, Buffalo and Elk River. III POPULATION NOTES The rural areas of the metro- counties is concentrated in than they did during the 1980s. 11.2 percent,between 1990 • politan counties also are north-central Minnesota.The Strong growth in Rochester and and 1998.During the same growing rapidly.Since 1990, rural population declined in 27 St.Cloud was offset by popu- period,the number of persons the rural population in metro- counties,particularly in the lation losses in Minneapolis, per household dropped slightly politan counties increased by farming areas of southern and St.Paul and Duluth.Moorhead from 2.58 to 2.55.As with the 13.1 percent,while the rural western Minnesota. has experienced modest growth population,the fastest house- population in nonmetropolitan As a group,the six central cities since 1990. hold growth was in suburban counties rose 5.2 percent.Rural in Minnesota grew slightly The number of households in and "other urban" areas. growth in the nonmetropolitan slower between 1990 and 1998 Minnesota rose by 184,217,or Minnesota's population in 1998 was Rural growth resumes;suburban growth slows predominantly urban -0.26%- Central cities Rural 0.97% 18.6% Rural 27.7% Other urban-053% 1.19% Total urban ;,a„ 72.3% Suburbs 2.07% ; wir 1.72% a Suburbs "� 1147 Central cites EI 0.16% Other urban •0.15% 36.7% 17.0% 111 1980-90 annual rate 11199098 annual rate Note:"Other urban'are cities that have 2,500 or more people and are Note:'Other urban'are cities with 2,500 or more people located outside the located outside the urbanized areas. urbanized areas. Source:State Demographic Center at Minnesota Planning Source:State Demographic Center at Minnesota Planning Ill Population growth rates are highest in Counties with the largest average household metropolitan and north-central counties size tend to ring the Twin Cities and St.Cloud tit lia ,' ..... -'kirtl f'''',.;,r.,„4 © '' A .5.';ms's 1,rfr, ( ....M • tar:A'flpc:1; 0°P*r' � ,A., ,. � � 2" dF a. 44 , 40170 R ,4,...2/ ,C"R1- � �":-'7- "" a , ,,,, 1998 state average - €,1 _ MinnesotaTA t t .; pi people per �r z. � }5 E average:9.3% ® , uf� household:2.55 ❑ Loss �' ❑ ©. 2.29 to 2.41 Growing slower than ° ' �'' state average ""' ;' 2.41 to 2.69 � "`Prom "'""� a�3 ® Growing faster than ... tun r++ �t' 2.69 to 2.96 _ state average r.�.w . DE ,, ,.. Source:State Demographic Center at Minnesota Planning Source:State Demographic Center at Minnesota Planning • 2 Minnesota's State Demographic Center February 2000 POPULATION NOTES:.�. • Growth concentrated in politan areas and 7.6 percent in change from the previous Washington counties with the Twin Cities the nonmetropolitan areas. decade,when substantial population increases of 34.7 metropolitan area The 11 county Twin Cities losses occurred. percent and 32.3 percent, Seven of every 10 Minnesotans Metropolitan Statistical Area respectively. now live in a metropolitan was the fastest-growing metro- Sherburne County sizzles total of 26 counties grew area.The metropolitan popula- politan area from 1990 to 1998 sizzles faster than the state average of tion climbed by 11.2 percent with a population increase of The eight fastest-growing 9.3 percent.Among the fastest- between 1990 and 1998,while 12.4 percent.The Rochester counties in Minnesota are all growing nonmetropolitan the nonmetropolitan popula- and St.Cloud metropolitan located in the Twin Cities met- counties were Crow Wing, tion grew by 5.1 percent.The areas were close behind with ropolitan area.The population Cook,Cass,Aitkin, Hubbard, Twin Cities area captured over increases of 11.8 percent and of Sherbume County increased Mille Lacs, Pine and Lake of the three of every four people 11.3 percent,respectively.The 42.9 percent between 1990 Woods.In several counties with added to the state since 1990. population of the Duluth met- and 1998,making it the fast- American Indian reservations, The rate of household growth ropolitan area has been stable est-growing county in the the development of gambling was 12.8 percent in the metro- since the 1990 census,a big state.Next were Scott and casinos appears to have Most metropolitan areas show population increases POPULATION HOUSEHOLDS Percent Percent 1990 1998 change 1990 1998 change Metropolitan statistical area census estimate 1990-98 census estimate 1990-98 Duluth-Superior 198,213 199,454 0.6% 78,901 81,156 2.9% St.Louis County Duluth 85,493 85,249 -0.3% 34,563 35,045 1.4% Suburbs 15,118 15,826 4.7% 5,223 5,697 9.1% Balance of area 97,602 98,379 0.8% 39,115 40,414 3.3% Fargo-Moorhead 50,422 53,183 5.5% 17,490 19,136 9.4% Clay County Moorhead 32,295 33,928 5.1% 11,063 12,117 9.5% 10 Suburbs 4,449 5,081 14.2% 1,542 1,837 19.1% Balance of area 13,678 14,174 3.6% 4,885 5,182 6.1% Grand Forks 32,589 31,765 -2.5% 12,026 12,010 -0.1% Polk County Suburbs 8,658 8,044 -7.1% 3,159 3,036 -3.9% Balance of area 23,931 23,721 -0.9% 8,867 8,974 1.2% La Crosse 18,497 19,412 4.9% 6,844 7,354 7.5% Houston County Suburbs 5,738 6,135 6.9% 2,119 2,323 9.6% Balance of area 12,759 13,277 4.1% 4,725 5,031 6.5% Minneapolis-St.Paul 2,455,760 2,759,499 12.4% 931,491 1,058,787 13.7% Anoka,Carver,Chisago, Minneapolis 368,383 362,090 -1.7% 160,682 159,921 -0.5% Dakota;Hennepin,Isanti, St.Paul 272,235 269,636 -1.0% 110,249 110,543 0.3% Ramsey,Scott,Sherburne, Suburbs 1,451,029 1,674,643 15.4% 539,442 632,149 17.2% Washington and Wright Balance of area 364,113 453,130 24.4% 121,118 156,174 28.9% counties Rochester 106,470 119,038 11.8% 40,058 46,111 15.1% Olmsted County Rochester 70,729 80,186 13.4% 27,902 32,569 16.7% Suburbs 12,330 12,893 4.6% 4,162 4,439 6.7% Balance of area 23,411 25,959 10.9% 7,994 9,103 13.9% St.Cloud 149,509 166,412 11.3% 50,820 58,347 14.8% Benton and Stearns counties St.Cloud 43,566 53,522 22.9% 16,267 20,056 23.3% Suburbs 30,710 29,376 -4.3% 10,686 10,938 2.4% Balance of area 75,233 83,514 11.0% 23,867 27,353 14.6% Metropolitan Minnesota 3,011,460 3,348,763 11.2% 1,137,630 1,282,901 12.8% Nonmetropolitan Minnesota 1,364,205 1,433,501 5.1% 510,344 549,290 7.6% Notes:Only the Minnesota portion of the Duluth-Superior,Fargo-Moorhead,Grand Forks,La Crosse and Minneapolis-St.Paul metro politan areas is included. Estimates for Minneapolis,St Paul and their suburbs are prepared by the Metropolitan Council.The St Cloud metropolitan area excludes the Sherburne County portion that is in the Minneapolis-St Paul Metropolitan Statistical Area. Sources:State Demographic Center at Minnesota Planning and Metropolitan Council 11111 February 2000 Minnesota's State Demographic Center 3 POPULATION NOTES • encouraged population growth or moderated population losses. Most counties gained residents and households Although Hennepin County POPULATION HOUSEHOLDS Percent Percent grew at a relatively slow rate of 1990 1998 change 1990 1998 change 4.8 percent between 1990 and County census estimate 1990-98 census estimate 1990-98 1998,it added 49,444 residents, Aitkin 12,425 14,099 13.5% 5,126 5,951 16.1% the second largest gain of any Anoka 243,641 290,871 19.4% 82,437 100,685 22.1% Minnesota county.Dakota Becker 27,881 29,582 6.1% 10,477 11,379 8.6% County led the state with a Beltrami . 34,384 37,899 10.2% 11,870 13,534 14.0% population increase of 64,067. Benton 30,185 34,431 14.1% 10,935 12,809 17.1% Anoka and Washington coun- Big Stone 6,285 5,875 -6.5% 2,463 2,351 -4.5% ties also added over 47,000 residents. Blue Earth 54,044 55,611 2.9% 19,277 20,466 6.2% Brown 26,984 27,976 3.7% 10,321 10,801 4.7% Twenty-one counties lost popu- Carlton 29,259 31,496 7.6% 10,842 11,713 8.0% lation between 1990 and 1998, Carver 47,915 63,358 32.2% 16,601 22,444 35.2% compared with 49 during the Cass 21,791 24,997 14.7% 8,302* 9,832 18.4% 1980s.Many of these counties Chippewa 13,228 13,053 -1.3% 5,245 5,272 0.5% are along the western and Chisago 30,521 40,237 31.8% 10,551 14,073 33.4% southern borders of the state. Clay 50,422 53,183 5.5% 17,490 19,136 9.4% The rate of loss in these coun- Clearwater 8,309 8,423 1.4% 3,064 3,208 4.7% ties generally is slower than it was between 1980 and 1990. Cook 3,868 4,501 16.4% 1,632 1,944 19.1% Among the counties with the Cottonwood 12,694 12,923 1.8% 5,060 5,142 1.6% largest population losses were Crow Wing 44,249 51,605 16.6% 17,204 20,399 18.6% Polk, Marshall and Freeborn. Dakota 275,189 339,256 23.3% 98,271 123,541 25.7% Polk and Marshall counties Dodge 15,731 17,298 10.0% 5,538 6,199 11.9% suffered severe housing losses Douglas 28,674 31,481 9.8% 10,988 12,382 12.7% Sin the 1997 Red River flood,as Faribault 16,937 16,432 -3.0% 6,772 6,735 -0.5% well as serious problems in their Fillmore 20,777 20,967 0.9% 7,822 8,092 3.5% agricultural sector.Freeborn Freeborn 33,060 32,324 -2.2% 13,029 13,067 0.3% County lost a large meatpacking Goodhue 40,690 43,266 6.3% 15,198 16,597 9.2% operation in Albert Lea. Grant 6,246 6,201 -0.7% 2,454 2,504 2.0% In 1998,Minnesota's 87 counties Hennepin 1,032,431 1,081,875 4.8% 419,060 445,149 6.2% ranged in size from Hennepin, Houston 18,497 19,412 4.9% 6,844 7,354 7.5% with 1,081,875 residents,to Hubbard 14,939 16,905 13.2% 5,781 6,731 16.4% Traverse,with 4,250 residents. Isanti 25,921 30,038 15.9% 8,810 10,540 19.6% Median county population in Itasca 40,863 43,729 7.0% 15,461 16,826 8.8% 1998 was 21,026.Eight coun- Jackson 11,677 11,728 0.4% 4,560 4,662 2.2% ties had more than 100,000 Kanabec 12,802 14,220 11.1% 4,753 5,397 13.5% residents,and 15 had fewer Kandiyohi 38,761 41,782 7.8% 14,298 15,926 11.4% than 10,000. Kittson 5,767 5,455 -5.4% 2,274 2,221 -2.3% Counties with a high rate of Koochiching 16,299 15,826 -2.9% 6,025 6,136 1.8% population growth also tend to Lac qui Parle 8,924 8,540 -4.3% 3,505 3,435 -2.0% have rapid household growth. Lake 10,415 10,700 2.7% 4,242 4,431 4.5% The number of households in Lake of the Woods 4,076 4,553 11.7% 1,576 1,784 13.2% Sherburne County increased by Le Sueur 23,239 25,181 8.4% 8,468 9,328 10.2% 44.8 percent between 1990 Lincoln 6,890 6,644 -3.6% 2,704 2,672 -1.2% and 1998.Household growth Lyon 24,789 25,484 2.8% 9,073 9,697 6.9% exceeded 30 percent in Scott, o 0 Washington,Carver and McLeod 32,030 34,881 8.9/0 11,815 13,173 11.5% Chisago counties. Nine coun- Mahnomen 5,044 5,190 2.9% 1,805 1,938 7.4% Marshall 10,993 10,465 -4.8% 4,194 4,120 -1.8% ties located along the western and southern borders of the Sources:State Demographic Center at Minnesota Planning and Metropolitan Council • 4 Minnesota's State Demographic Center February 2000 POPULATION NOTES • state lost households since the Most counties gained residents and households (continued) 1990 census. POPULATION HOUSEHOLDS The trend in most counties is Percent Percent' 1990 1998 change 1990 1998 change toward smaller households,but County census estimate 1990-98 census estimate 1990-98 average household size varies Martin 22,914 22,782 -0.6% 9,129 9,267 1.5% greatly from one county to Meeker 20,846 21,911 5.1% 7,651 8,231 7.6% another.In 1998,average Mille Lacs 18,670 21,026 12.6% 6,911 7,934 14.8% household size ranged from Morrison 29,604 31,496 6.4% 10,399 11,401 9.6% 2.96 people per household in Mower 37,385 37,582 0.5% 15,028 15,426 2.6% Sherburne County to 2.29 in Murray 9,660 9,573 -0.9% 3,758 3,818 1.6% Cook County. Nicollet 28,076 30,119 7.3% 9,478 10,549 11.3% With a few exceptions,the Nobles 20,098 20,276 0.9% 7,683 8,013 4.3% counties with the largest aver- Norman 7,975 7,636 -4.3% 3,118 3,080 -1.2% age household size ring the Olmsted 106,470 119,038 11.8% 40,058 46,111 15.1% Twin Cities and St.Cloud areas. Otter Tail 50,714 54,404 7.3% 19,510 21,479 10.1% Counties with the lowest aver- Pennington 13,306 13,617 2.3% 5,173 5,453 5.4% age household size tend to be Pine 21,264 23,937 12.6% 7,577 8,846 16.7% those with large elderly or Pipestone 10,491 10,437 -0.5% 4,078 4,136 1.4% young adult populations,such Polk 32,589 31,765 -2.5% 12,026 12,010 -0.1% as Hennepin,those in the west and southwest,and certain Pope 10,745 10,979 2.2% 4,135 4,351 5.2% northern ones that are popular Ramsey 485,783 498,090 2.5% 190,506 199,389 4.7% retirement destinations. Red Lake 4,525 4,404 -2.7% 1,730 1,742 0.7% Redwood 17,254 17,262 0.0% 6,554 6,729 2.7% Woodbury's population Renville 17,673 17,481 -1.1% 6,790 6,846 0.8% mushrooms Rice 49,183 54,101 10.0% 16,347 18,468 13.0% • Rock 9,806 9,855 0.5% 3,754 3,848 2.5% Six Minnesota cities had popu- Roseau 15,026 16,286 8.4% 5,415 6,048 11.70/0 lation growth exceeding 10,000 St.Louis 198,213 199,454 0.6% 78,901 81,156 2.9% residents between 1990 and 1998.Woodbury added 18,770 Scott 57,846 77,924 34.7% 19,367 26,739 38.1% residents,the largest increase Sherburne 41,945 59,945 42.9% 13,643 19,755 44.8% of any city in the state.Other Sibley 14,366 14,943 4.0% 5,323 5,620 5.6% cities with population growth Stearns 119,324 131,981 10.6% 39,885 45,538 14.2% exceeding 10,000 were Lakeville, Steele 30,729 32,561 6.0% 11,342 12,425 9.5% Eagan,Plymouth, Eden Prairie Stevens 10,634 10,609 -0.2% 3,823 3,943 3.1% and St.Cloud.Much of Swift 10,724 11,335 10.2% 4,268 4,329 1.4% St.Cloud's increase came from Todd 23,363 23,994 2.7% 8,589 9,046 5.3% its annexation of a large por- Traverse 4,463 4,250 -4.8% 1,778 1,753 -1.4% tion of St.Cloud Township. Wabasha 19,744 20,901 5.9% 7,286 7,905 8.5% The fastest-growing cities in Wadena 13,154 13,456 2.3% 4,978 5,212 4.7% Minnesota are generally outer- Waseca 18,079 18,744 3.7% 6,649 7,021 5.6% ring suburbs or bedroom Washington 145,858 192,979 32.3% 49,232 67,399 36.9% communities for regional cen- Watonwan 11,682 11,690 0.1% 4,530 4,618 1.9% ters.The 13 fastest-growing Wilkin 7,516 7,316 -2.7% 2,805 2,810 0.2% cities with at least 1,000 resi- I dents are all located in the Twin Winona 47,828 49,673 3.9% 16,930 18,217 7.6% Wright 68,710 84,926 23.6% 23,013 29,073 26.3% Cities metropolitan area.Lead- Yellow Medicine 11,684 11,573 -1.0% 4,607 4,681 1.6% ing this group are St.Michael, Rogers and Becker,which grew Minnesota 4,375,665 4,782,264 9.3% 1,647,974 1,832,191 11.2% by more than 100 percent between 1990 and 1998.Other Twin Cities area cities with Sources:State Demographic Center at Minnesota Planning and Metropolitan Council rapid growth include Albertville, • February 2000 Minnesota's State Demographic Center 5 - .,POPULATION NOTES' • Zimmerman, Farmington, Savage, Lino Lakes,and Isanti. Most of the fastest-growing cities are in Twin Cities area 1990-1998 1990-1998 Fast-growing cities outside the 1998 1998 1990 numeric percent Twin Cities area include Sartell rank City County population population change change and St.Joseph in the St.Cloud 1 St.Michael Wright 7,643 2,506 5,137 205.0% area,Baxter and Crosslake in 2 Rogers Hennepin 2,039 698 1,341 192.1% the Brainerd area and Byron in 3 Becker Sherbume 2,215 902 1,313 145.6% the Rochester area.Both Moose 4 Albertville Wright 2,893 1,251 1,642 131.3% Lake in Carlton County and 5 Woodbury Washington 38,845 20,075 18,770 93.5% Appleton in Swift County grew 6 Zimmerman Sherburne 2,420 1,350 1,070 79.3% by more than 50 percent since 7 Farmington Dakota 10,563 5,940 4,623 77.8% 1990. Both cities have correc- 8 Savage Scott 17,040 9,906 7,134 72.0% tional facilities with substantially 9 Lino Lakes Anoka 15,053 8,807 6,246 70.9% increased inmate populations. 10 Isanti Isanti 2,072 1,228 844 68.7% Thirteen Minnesota cities have 11 Hanover Hennepin,Wright 1,274 787 487 61.9% more than 50,000 residents.All 12 Victoria Carver 3,792 2,354 1,438 61.1% but three(Duluth, Rochester 13 St.Francis Anoka 3,959 2,463 1,496 60.7% and St.Cloud)are located in 14 Sartell Benton,Stearns 8,551 5,409 3,142 58.1% the Twin Cities metropolitan 15 Lakeville Dakota 38,506 24,854 13,652 54.9% area.Eagan,St.Cloud, 16 Moose Lake Carlton 2,126 1,377 749 54.4% Minnetonka and Eden Prairie 17 Big Lake Sherburne 4,767 3,113 1,654 53.1% all passed the threshold of 18 Andover Anoka 23,213 15,216 7,997 52.6% 50,000 residents since 1990. 19 Rosemount Dakota 13,146 8,622 4,524 52.5% 20 Appleton Swift 2,361 1,552 809 52.1% Minnesota had 853 cities in 1998.Median city size in 1998 21 Waconia Carver 5,309 3,498 1,811 51.8% was 638 residents.The smaller 22 Centerville Anoka 2,476 1,633 843 51.6% 23 North Branch Chisago 6,344 4,267 2,077 48.7% 41) the city,the higher the probabil Sty that it had lost population 24 St.Bonifacius Hennepin 1,753 1,180 573 48.6% 25 Chanhassen Carver,Hennepin 17,381 11,732 5,649 48.2% since 1990.Half of the cities with fewer than 1,000 resi- Note:Includes only cities with at least 1,000 residents in 1998. dents lost population between Sources:State Demographic Center at Minnesota Planning and Metropolitan Council 1990 and 1998.Only 16 per- cent of the cities with more than 1,000 residents lost popu- lation.The number of cities Minnesota has 13 cities with more than 50,000 people that lost population between 1990-1998 1990-1998 1990 and 1998 is substantially1998 1990 1998 1990 numeric percent rank rank Gty population population change change lower than during the 1980s. 1 1 Minneapolis 360,591 368,383 -7,792 -2.1% Four consolidations of cities 2 2 St.Paul 268,667 272,235 -3,568 -1.3% have occurred since 1990.The 3 3 Bloomington 87,476 86,335 1,141 1.3% cities of Branch and North 4 4 Duluth 85,249 85,493 -244 -0.3% Branch in Chisago County 5 5 Rochester 80,186 70,729 9,457 13.4% combined to form North 6 6 Brooklyn Park 63,940 56,381 7,559 13.4% Branch;the cities of Virginia and Franklin in St.Louis 7 9 Plymouth 62,979 50,889 12,090 23.8% County consolidated to form 8 7 Coon Rapids 61,904 52,978 8,926 16.8% Virginia;the cities of Redwood 9 12 Eagan 60,073 47,409 12,664 26.7% Falls and North Redwood in 10 10 St.Cloud 59,584 48,812 10,772 22.1% Redwood County became 11 8 Burnsville 58,705 51,288 7,417 14.5% Redwood Falls;and Norwood 12 11 Minnetonka 52,691 48,370 4,321 8.9% and Young America in Carver 13 15 Eden Prairie 50,681 39,311 11,370 28.9% County formed Norwood Young America. Sources:State Demographic Center at Minnesota Planning and Metropolitan Council III 6 Minnesota's State Demographic Center February 2000 POPULATION .NOTES,": • Since the 1990 census,Otsego 1,803 at the time of the 1990 Lake Township in Washington townships within densely Township in Wright County, census.Some townships were County, Marion Township in settled urbanized areas. Rural Oak Grove Township in Anoka dissolved or merged,four Olmsted County and Big Lake refers to the remainder of the County,Grant Township in incorporated as cities and three Township in Sherburne County population. Washington County and Bass -St.Cloud Township in Steams have more than 6,000 resi- Central cities means the six Brook Township in Itasca County,Winona Township in dents. There are 46 townships large cities(Minneapolis,St. County were all incorporated Winona County and Frankfort in Minnesota with fewer than Paul,Duluth, Rochester,St. as cities.(Bass Brook Township Township in Wright County- 50 residents. Cloud and Moorhead)within was originally incorporated as were completely annexed by Wyoming Township in Chicago the seven metropolitan areas. the city of Bass Brook,but has neighboring cities. County was the growth leader Suburban corresponds to the since changed its name to There were 946,666 people among townships with an Census Bureau's"urban Cohasset.)The city of Island living in organized townships in increase of 1,902 residents fringe" category. View in Koochiching County 1998,representing about 20 between 1990 and 1998.Big was dissolved. The Census Bureau,however, percent of Minnesota's popula- Lake Township in Sherburne classifies some cities and town Average township has tion.Median township size in County and White Bear Town ships as partly urban and partly 316 residents 1998 was 316 residents.The ship in Ramsey County added rural. In this report,any place largest township in the state is more than 1,500 residents. characterized by the Census Minnesota had 1,793 organized White Bear in Ramsey County Twenty-three of the 25 town Bureau as partly urban is con townships in 1998,down from with 10,925 residents.Forest ships with the largest population sidered entirely urban.The increases were located in the effect of this difference on Twin Cities Metropolitan Statis- Ten comparability with the census Ten cities register greatest growth tical Area.Alexandria Township p tY 1998 1990 1990-1998 in Douglas County and Marion is negligible. Rank City population population change Township in Olmsted County Other urban means cities of 1 Woodbury 38,845 20,075 18,770 were the growth leaders out- 2,500 people or more outside 2 Lakeville 38,506 24,854 13,652 side the Twin Cities area. the urbanized areas of the 3 Eagan 60,073 47,409 12,664 state.These urban places are • 4 Plymouth 62,979 50,889 12,090 Technical notes found both inside and outside 5 Eden Prairie 50,681 39,311 11,370 metropolitan areas. Urban is 6 St.Cloud 59,584 48,812 10,772 The definitions of urban and not synonymous with metro- rural7 Rochester 80,186 70,729 9,457 in this report correspond politan,and rural is not the closely to those used by the 8 Coon Rapids 61,904 52,978 8,926 same as nonmetropolitan. 9 Apple Valley 43,468 34,598 8,870 Census Bureau. Urban refers to Rural territory is found within 10 Maple Grove 47,164 38,736 8,428 all people living in cities of most metropolitan counties, Sources:State Demographic Center at Minnesota Planning and 2,500 or more,or to people Metropolitan Council living in smaller cities and Minnesota's largest and smallest cities lost population between 1990 and 1998 Economic census conference 1998 Number Number 1998 population losing A conference on the 1997 Economic Census will be held from Size category of cities population change population 100,000 or more 2 629,258 11,360 2 8:30 a.m.to noon,April 26,2000,at the University of St. 50,000-99,999 11 723,468 85,473 1 Thomas.The conference for data users will cover recent 25,000-49,999 20 696,731 90,127 2 trends and uses of economic census data,an introduction to 10,000-24,999 48 770,108 90,569 6 the new NAICS system and its relationship to the SIC system, 5,000-9,999 46 328,629 37,843 5 Economic Census products and accessing Economic Census 2,500-4,999 70 244,955 23,367 12 data on the Internet and CD-ROM.For a complete agenda, 1,000-2,499 131 216,704 17,783 26 see www.census.gov/epcd/www/ec97conf.htm. 500-999 152 107,441 4,702 51 250-499 136 48,904 1,163 66 if For more details,contact Diana Telschow via phone at Less than 250 237 32,158 -260 147 651-296-5728 or 651-296-2557,or by e-mail at Total 853 3,798,356 339,407 318 I helpline@mnplan.state.mn.us • Source:State Demographic Center at Minnesota Planning February 2000 Minnesota's State Demographic Center 7 POPULATION NOTES • and many urban places are in the La Crosse,Wisconsin- nonmetropolitan counties. Minnesota, Metropolitan A metropolitan statistical area, Statistical Area.In addition, as defined by the U.S.Office of Sherburne County was shifted from the St.Cloud metropolitan >t . Management and Budget,is a area to the Minneapolis-St. �-4 Census Dayis April 1,2000 large population nucleus and Ot�O P Paul metropolitan area. ty adjacent communities that �V0 have a high degree of eco- A household includes all the For more information about the nomic and social integration people who occupy a housing Census in Minnesota,see http:// census2000.state.mn.us/ with the nucleus.Each area has unit.A housing unit is a house, ns 5v one or more central counties an apartment,a group of rooms2O0� --,. containing the area's main or a single room occupied as a population concentration.An separate living quarters or,if MSA may also include outlying vacant,intended for occupancy counties that are closely inte- as a separate living quarters. grated with the central counties. The number of households Population Notes is published periodically by the State Metropolitan counties fre- always equals the number of Demographic Center at Minnesota Planning. quently contain rural as well as occupied housing units.House- Upon request,Population Notes will be made available in an urbanized areas.The population holds may be a single family, alternate format,such as Braille,large print or audio tape.For TTY, living outside MSAs constitutes one person living alone,two or contact Minnesota Relay Service at 800-627-3529 and ask for the nonmetropolitan popula- more families living together or Minnesota Planning.For information or additional copies of tion.The nonmetropolitan any other group of related or Population Notes,contact: population has both urban and unrelated people who share MINNESOTA PLANNING STATE DEMOGRAPHIC CENTER rural components. living quarters. The number of metropolitan The Metropolitan Council KM counties in Minnesota in- prepares population and house- 658 Cedar St. • creased to 18 after the 1990 hold estimates for counties, St.Paul, MN 55155 census.Polk County was added cities and townships within the 651-296-2557 to the Grand Forks, North seven-county Twin Cities area Fax:651-296-1754 Dakota-Minnesota, Metropoli- (Anoka,Carver,Dakota, www.mnplan.state.mn.us tan Statistical Area,and Hennepin, Ramsey,Scott,and helpline@mnplan.state.mn.us Houston County was added to Washington counties). -�.�-,-�, , ,.., � 2-• .. .. . ., v, ....,_, � �` f y ,s ^% fie. s„ MINNESOTA PLANNING STATE DEMOGRAPHIC CENTER Bulk Rate U.S.Postage KA PAID Permit No.171 St.Paul,MN 658 Cedar St. St.Paul,MN 55155 • tit tf '''''• „••• itir SHERBJJRFtEIJ . " Serving Sherburne County&Surrounding CommunitiesY IMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINIMMisonsur _ . .,. .. „., ..- PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID St.Cloud MN Distribution to: Becker •Big Lake •Clear Lake •Clearwater •Orrock•Palmer •Santiago •E.St. Cloud •Elk River •Zimmerman •Monticello Permit#2229 -.-: 7, • 2 _. - . - , herbtel.net ;; Vol. 7 No. 15 PO Box 217 12423 Pine Street Beeler,MN 55308•(612)261-5880•fax:(612)261-5884 E-Mail:eltuennewspaper� SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2000 • -e. .... ^,.: .':gip, •:-'n' ,,gty�':r.f -.Y...e r'. +'}' .. ..ur - -. - • _.,A�-�d'v`.'".i :: - ,, ,,„ .:84 x...,,.:_r ,i ':i4,W,..e:.'infint,, 4,,A. .. ..�.: .•...v _...:6_ `a. . K461•Z..fx..i9.:..... LTa4, a.c -r. .tea ...rC ... Tom••` 114. - : ounty Board FNew Way of Th BY JAMES HINTERMEISTER county's Comprehensive Land Use plan, "go forth and cluster"by offering incen- 1 _---7,-:„,,-_-_,;,___„_' _ - ` EDITOR the county is nudging developers in the tives. In the example mentioned above, I' 't3�.'' '• r.' ,t! •,, . •, "' ;. 4 - I ' Sherburne County officials have direction of cluster housing. the cluster developer is permitted to ! ;�imts ►r ' � 2 �i* ;;, \ ,'n.l'1,„ + been dealing with growth issues for In contrast to traditional plats,which increase the number of lots from 16 to -; ,I ( ",!\,. 4 '1..� r ,,, . f : years.Included on the list of issues is land might take a 40-acre parcel of land and around 22. Other benefits include the J,� 1 • ''i' *-. ,..'ry-- ,..i 1 i 4 ' +�1i''`, "_.,.:.-.....1''+ ' development that comes with an increas- divide it into 16 2.5-acre parcels,a clus- waiving of park dedication fees,a reduc- < t + 3. ` - E `l.`'" , • +�` k-`:, �" ing population. - tered arrangement might separate those tion in the necessary amount of road to be �` •-- ` s�` ` I `' ;`'`�, _ .;4 's To meet guidelines set forth in the 16 lots into two groups of eight, each installed ... •wt i 3 . 1 `: ,.... ; . ,` � , N • measuring 1- Still, not all developers see cluster ,, ' , ; ` I -- - $•,- 1 •' -t=., ,,i` ' +. t`- M •-,...-- C"- �'� I- ,� t ' ' I to A f . '"''t, , '+r � �' acre in size. development as the panacea to curb i j . , „,, P' !, _y'; L i - 1 ' 1 The remaining urban sprawl. . i: :LLQ .� -- ,, , 'rT�j�; _ /.,.,..„ r 1 .- ' ALA � 24 acres would Jesse Jondahl owns a parcel of land . 1• --Y""" '.• ` ',.� .- , ;,1 4L. '�'/" l I' ( `' ,• be left undevel- that is currently being platted with stan- '�- -M-� '� .;f.:� \.6' -_ =` , ' / 'r , III, 4.1 " oped. dard 2.5-acre parcels. The "Autumn i : •,1 r •_*'7,%'•<2;•-- •• r, s ,, 11,11Mi . f , *_ E < i y "Admittedly, Woods" plat was sent to the Tannin ' • ,\.� �' ,+ , --- 1 i� , }- not all tracts of commission and, subsequently, to the ..11 1111111 A. -,, ; ` e F: • ' y '" land are suit- county board,which denied the plat. xr�, •' ' I • ��I :�\ ,• f>; n T.' t \ The same parcel of land now t:''''. • 1 • I ^ able for cluster "I think it's prettybad that theygive �- 11 / --�-' ' '' ' r. ` --1' _ __ ';-- `.. '. , allows for approximately 48 small- development," you two options and then they take away / ,r •, , , .„�..,.! er lots and preserves "green - '1222'..11,-424.L1211;211,000' /_ said Countyone of those options," said Jondahl fol- p•/ ' `' t '' ,,' '�- . . space".As a side benefit,the total • 1> > r r .- . - Board Member lowing the meeting. {; :i �'��ti ' ` +i',;'. i =; ,� amount of road needed to service .`a Betsy Wergin. Developers give a couple reasons '' '11 ._,`, ~` " ;�, the parcel is reduced subsequent- 'At left is an example ,� ,' , ' +, \ ._ r,-_, _,_ ly reducing construction costs and of a standard plat But there are why they prefer the traditional plats.First, \.t'L I • ,i ""1-'-'!. 1 ,`„-'; township maintenance costs. The " ., 61III with 37 lots. The many others for up-front costs are far less. In a cluster '. \. ',.,` , "„ ,,',"%.,'fr,_ ` 1 %---....,,,.:. arrangement does, however, w - max.; .,. iIttk same plat is shown as which cluster- development, they have to pay for and , ; ',��;`,`.,-...i. ,a ,E .r... ; require increased up front costs to -K I a cluster develop- ing makes the install a common septic system. Second, t ;, r � r %r � install a common septic system. 1.-3.- '' "-� %�' ' � •, C , • Some developers also question � r ment in the illustra- � � �. �- ' \ , i.- r._-- most sense. the cluster lots are breaking new ground `"s+ <` ` _ r A tion at right. f% �;, �`\,,,:1:,;,,,-,7,:,, , >'' A/ , --�; , �,+ whether the smaller lots will be ,K The county ismight prove to be difficult to market. '.^�. ' • . ., ' ' _:; �' i marketable. �_ encouraging74 _. l0, - developers to I - .t`O -"'--_ _-_ **F.:.' ,..._,T", I CLUSTER to page 8A 1 ....;z1::,4. axe�a:c. • • S 1 rcc i is �uaaii,.eLioii again iaxe place titrougnuut the t,.;. ek•,:. FHA, VA, Conventional Loans entire weekend. Tim Cox and Ray Pictured are members of the Spud Fest planning committee.Back row,from left • the Mitchell will be coordinating —Michelle Backland,Bruce Miller.Ray Mitchell and Tom Treuemflef.Front row Specialized loans for special circumstances —Lori Pishney,Rita Jones and Toshie lokoyama.(Citizen photo by Joy Scherber) Evenings and weekends by appointment Call for an appointment for our rates standard plat development," he would have done with a standard ;= �` , CLUSTER from page iA said. , plat. It all comes down to what rr, , • : t- Byron Stokke County Board Member Terry As far as recovering higher kind of legacy you want to leave ' ''"- t (763) 740-5877 1121 Nagorski,who works as an asses- up-front costs, Derald Ewing, for future generations,"he said. • sor,says the latter argument does- who developed "Ewing's River While the "Autumn Woods" EQUAL HOUSING n't hold water. Springs", was able to recoup the plat appears to be headed for the LENDER He pointed to the"Woodlands entire cost of the septic system court system,County Planner Jim of Livonia" where cluster devel- with the sale of the additional lots. Brown says other developers SUPER BUY - opment worked well. "I got 10 more lots and the appear to be willing to give clus- "There's ahome in that chis $40,000 to 50,000 price per lot ter developments an chance. 11255 3rd St.,Becker,MN lard to find 4 bedroom,2 bath,main ter listed at$750,000.It's entirely paid for the common system. It "There are seven or eight floor laundry,family room with possible for a cluster development takes time to engineer,but the fin- development plans that are cur- deck, New • to be eve .bit as profitable as,a ished product far exceeds what rently between the design stage ; 3 Business and preliminary plat that are look- . . -- ka :,, Complex ) ing at a cluster arrangement. ' Office/Retail S LAST CHANCE HURRY . Another came in as a standard plat 3-271-3024 DIR. `<< ace p and switched to cluster develo sr, 500 Sq.ft.min.up to 4,000 sq.ft.avail. STORE p Broadway,Suite 2 Hwy. 10, Becker CLOSING ment,"he said. y 763-261-4154 END OF It's a process that requires Monticello sw-- APRIL both education and patience. Bruno Gad, a member of the Parks Commission, suggested a t Rate NM&1111 FIND YOUR DRESS FORT strong hand is also in order. MINIM , "I would like to see stronger • Naming'MORTGAGE THAT SPRING WEDDING e sanctions or incentives to force :bon 1111111111 WN••® Including Long & Short Suits •y people into clustering," he said. A MAXIS IFARGO Company Nice Selection .4...',!? '' " : , "We are just stewards of the land. ck From ,, will change its name to !N_ k People worry about the next elec- Wells Fargo Home Mortgage s' -, 'CI on April 17,2000 Ai 'Wide Variety of Colors , 1,444*-',, tion instead of the next genera- .' 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