5.8. PCSR 07-26-2005
Item # 5.8.
MEMORANDUM
FROM:
Planning Commis~____
Michele McPherso~irector of Planning
TO:
DATE:
July 26, 2005
SUBJECT:
Case NO. LU 05-06
Request by the City of Elk River for Land Use Amendment for Two
Parcels
Request
The Planning Commission is asked to consider a land use amendment for two parcels. They are
Parcels 6 and 8 from the zone change request, ZC 05-01.
Analysis
Parcel 6
Parcel 6 is located adjacent to Bonine Excavating on Meadowvale Road and is comprised of two
parcels. The parcels include a single family home of the American Four Square archetype and
two multi-tenant residential buildings. The property is zoned multi-family. It has been guided
Light Industrial in the Comprehensive Plan. The two parcels total 5.4 acres, but a large portion
is wetland. There are townhomes to the east of the two parcels.
The Planning Commission, at its June workshop, indicated a preference to have these parcels be
high density residential.
The request for these parcels would be to change the Land Use Map from Light Industrial to
High Density Residential.
Planning Department Mission: the orderly development of a livable and sustainable Elk River community.
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Parcel 8
Parcel 8 is that parcel located south of 193rd Avenue, north of Elk Lake Road (County Road 1)
and between Upland and Proctor Avenues. The intersection of Upland Avenue and County
Road 1 is not signalized and has a stop condition for the side street.
The property contains a large wetland complex in the middle. The NRI notes both areas of Oak
woodland-brushland and Altered/non-native deciduous woodland on the parcel adjacent to
Proctor Avenue. The Comprehensive Plan has this area guided for High Density Residential. It
is currently zoned both Community Commercial near Upland, and Single Family Residential
near Proctor. There is significant space on the east side for residential development, and given
the site constraints of the wetland for the westerly parcel, it may be appropriate for some type of
multi-family housing to be located on this site versus commercial.
The Planning Commission indicated a preference to re-guide the westerly portion of the parcel
Community Commercial.
The request would be to re-guide the parcel from High Density Residential to Community
Commercial.
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Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the land use changes
noted above.
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