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i� <br /> City of <br /> Elk <br /> River <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Planning Commission <br /> Park and Recreation Commission <br /> FROM: Michele McPhersoia,2Director of Planning <br /> DATE: December 9, 2003 <br /> SUBJECT: Joint Meeting Regarding Implementation of the Comprehensive <br /> Plan <br /> Attachments <br /> • November 25, 2003 Memo Regarding Implementation Options <br /> • Traffic Analysis Zones, 2003 Transportation Plan <br /> • Greenway Map excerpt,North of County Road 33 <br /> • Large Potential Development Parcels North of County Road 33 <br /> • Proposed Phasing Plan Suggested by Mayor Klinzing <br /> Meeting Purpose <br /> A special joint meeting has been called in order to prepare a recommendation to the City <br /> Council for implementation of the Comprehensive Plan. Information has been attached to <br /> this memo to provide a basis for the discussion. <br /> Background Information <br /> Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc prepared, by traffic analysis zones, information about the <br /> land composition for the entire city for the transportation plan. We have utilized this <br /> information to do an analysis of the land north of 33. The total land area north of County <br /> Road 33 is 9,218 acres. Of that, 4,063 acres are vacant and developable (i.e.,minus wetlands, <br /> easements, and right-of-way) and do not include the mining area between the railroad grade <br /> and Highway 169,the landfill nor the area south of the landfill. The percentage of vacant <br /> developable land is 44 percent. <br /> To further determine the impact of a change in density from 10-acre lot minimums to 2 '/- <br /> acre density, staff utilizing the Sherburne County plat book, identified the parcels eligible for <br /> • <br />