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important in the Study Area's form and function. The images Recreational Opportunities incorporated within the Plan are intended to provide guidance toward the development of formal design guidelines and small • Identify appropriate locations along the rivers for public area plans after the Plan's adoption. access. Primary Elements of the • Work with Elk River Municipal Utilities to screen or Illustrative Master Plan relocate outdoor storage. • Establish a trail system throughout the study area,: Greater Downtown Area — General Promoting connections to the rivers,parks,and activity venues. ❖ Identify opportunities to visually improve the Highway 10 corridor by adding areas of landscaping,lighting,visual • Create interpretive signs to highlight historic occurrences features and removing blight. and view sheds ❖ Maintain the integrity of single family neighborhoods by Promote people generating activities(farmers markets, encouraging opportunities for reinvestment. festivals, concerts,sidewalk sales)to expand and enhance ••• Maintain historic character of the area by: citizen activity in the Study Area: • o Rehabilitation of the`Brick and South Main blocks" Core Downtown o Maintain the water tower at Jackson Ave o Designate historic single family residential areas o Commemorative signage • Establish the Mississippi River as the significant o Establish design standards for new development that reflect recreational amenity by creating a variety of public access characteristics of the past opportunities,physical connections and activities within the Study Area. • Establish identifiable pedestrian corridors to enhance traffic patterns and connections throughout the Study Area: ❖ Establish specialized commercial land uses in the core o Main Street to Handke Stadium to Hwy 10 at Proctor downtown (e.g. hotel,restaurant,banquet facility). o Main Street to the mixed use area o Jackson Avenue •••• Protect the large scale massing of buildings in the core • Establish identifiable landscape corridors to enhance traffic downtown that establish the character of the core area patterns and connections throughout the Study Area: o Main Street to Handke Stadium • Use structured parking in the core downtown to provide o Main Street/4th Street parking necessary to support diversity of uses in the downtown o Jackson Avenue area. Draft as of November 5,2012 -Part II,page 2 -