3.1. SR 03-05-2001City of
River
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor and City Council
Michele McPherson, Director of Planning
March 2, 2001
March 5t' Special Meeting Agenda
Item #
3.1.
A special meeting has been set for Monday, March 5th to meet the developers of
and discuss the proposed Elk River Station development for the Eull property.
Please bring your large scale color rendition of the proposal.
Attached please find the January 29th memo written by Senior Planner Scott
Harlicker, outlining the issues and details which will be discussed.
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13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone (763) 441-7420 · Fax (763) 441-7425
City of
River
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor and City Council
Scoff Harlicker, Senior Planner
January 29, 2001
Development Proposal for Eull Property
The Planning Commission and staff have been in discussion with a developer
interested in developing the Eull property adjacent to the proposed commuter rail
station (see attached location map). The developer is strongly interested in
commuter rail and believes that this site will support transit and that transit will
support this proposal. Discussions have reached the point where the developer team
has produced a concept plan and would like the Council's input on the proposal. The
developer will be submitting a formal application to the City to develop this property
for the March 27th Planning Commission meeting. The developers are requesting
input from the Council regarding the concept plan and are willing to make
themselves available for a special meeting. Based on the current Council schedule,
the next available meeting date would be March 5, 2001. The developer has
contacted the Commissioner of Transportation, Elwyn Tinklenberg, expressing their
interest in transit-oriented development and requested assistance. He will also be
contacting Senator Ourada and Representative Anderson regarding the same.
The attached concept plan includes a mix of residential, office and commercial uses.
The residential component will be a mix of townhomes, condominiums and market
rate apartments. The townhouses are proposed to be a mix of back-to-back and row
house styles. The condominiums will be comprised of several multi-story buildings
overlooking a large wetland. The office and commercial components will be located
near the front of the site, along Twin Lakes Road and also adjacent to the station site
on the west side of Twin Lakes Road. Most of the site, approximately 40 acres, will
be residential; approximately 14 acres will be commercial/office and about 15 acres
is wetland.
This proposed development requires expanding the urban service boundary to include
the east half of the property, which is currently outside the urban service area. The
applicant is proposing the rezone the property from Rla (Single Family Residential) and
I1 (Light Industrial) to a Planned Unit Development (PUD), which will require platting the
property and a conditional use permit. The land use designation will also have to be
changed from LI (Light Industrial) and LR (Low Density Residential) to land use
designations that reflect the proposed uses in the PUD.
13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone (763) 441-7420 · Fax (763) 441-7425
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