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<br />THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN GOALS AND ?OLIC~E£ STATE THaT
<br />COMM~RC!AL DEVELOPMENT SHOULD 3E LOCATED TO STRENGTHEN THE
<br />DOWNTOWN AREA AND STRIP OR SCAK~R~D COMMERC:AL SiT~ ALONG
<br />MAJOR ROAOWAY~ 3E AVOIDED.
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<br /> , cz INTENSP/:
<br />THE ;ROPOSED R,._QN1NG WOULD ALLOW POTENTIAL ,
<br />COMMF. RC;AL ACTIVITIES IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO EXISTING RESIDENTIAL
<br />AREAS. W~THOUT A NATURAL BUFFER OR PHYSICAL SEPARATION, TH~
<br />~OMFA~BIL:,, CF HIGHWAY BUSINESS AND LOW DENSITY RESiDENTiAL
<br />GUESTiONA~L~ IN THIS LOCATION.
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<br />THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL WITHIN THE HIGHWAY
<br />169 CORRIDOR, AS WELL AS THE ?OS£1BILiTY OF A NEIGHBORHOOD
<br />COMMERCIAL DESiGNATiON ARE CURRENTLY BEING STUDIED WITH THE
<br />UPDATING OF THE CITY'S GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN. THEREFORe, A
<br />DECISION ON THE APPROPRIATENESS OF COMMERCIAL IN THE SUBJECT
<br />AREA SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL THE UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE STUDY IS
<br />COMPLETED.
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<br />THE TRAFFIC ISSUES, SUCH AS THE LACK OF A SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION
<br />THE CORNER OF 197TH AND HIGHWAY 169, AND THE LACK OF DIRECT
<br />ACCESS TO HIGHWAY 169, ALONG WITH THE INABILITY TO UTILIZE A
<br />FRONTAGE ROAD CONCEPT FOR THIS SITE LED TO CONCERNS AS TO HOW
<br />COMMERCIAL TRA;:FtC WILL INTEGRATE WITH THE RESIDENTIAL
<br />NEIGHBORHOODi
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<br />COMMISSIONER EBERLEY SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED S-l,
<br />Commissioner ',<reger abstained.
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<br />C,oms:~dec g~ ~c,n~ ~ncn~ xecues~ by ~ ver~Ce Oeveoc, mer~ ~b c megrim.
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<br />Staff report presented b,/ Steve Ach. RNersice Oeveooment requested
<br />~ez. ening c.~ cporoximatety forty (~.0) ac;es iTom ~le (.Single Family 8esidentict)
<br />?U© (P!cnnecl Uni~ Oeveloomeni).
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<br />Chcirmcn T./eite ooeneC the p. uclic hearing.
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<br />Doug Wcie~ka, 19688 Ulysses Sheet, Elk River, asked stmff to exsicin the term
<br />(Rcnr, eC !_!nit Seve!ccment).
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<br />Ken Lueck, 11388-198 Avenue. Elk River, aces not feei the rezor'ing request
<br />s~,ou, lC Ce :cmcrc,,eC lust far .Censib ;cur~cses.
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<br />M~ff Timinski. l1260-]?S Avenue. Elk RNer,
<br />,cr, d ,lensP/
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<br />Sharon 'Ncie~xa, 17688 Ul,/sses Street, E!k River. ,:zzkeG staff For further Cetciis
<br />reccrCinc, the ccc'.< ,si P,e ~ .~,Qc~,..l.
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<br />There ~eir, g nc ~br~n~, corers, eh, TS from the c. uctic Chairman Tveite c!o£ed ,h~
<br />celtic ine,,snng.
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