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. M RESOLUTION 79-42 • RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF A LAND USE PLANNING GRANT APPLICATION WHEREAS, the City of Elk River, a predominantly rural community situated just outside the boundaries of a concentrated urban area, finds that certain parts of its existing plans and official controls are inadequate for the regulation and control of development within its jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, the City of Elk River is traversed by major corridors, U.S. Highways 10, 52 and 169. In addition, Minnesota trunk Highway 101 crosses the Mississippi to intersect Interstate Highway 94. These highways pro- vide good access to the Twin Cities metropolitan area and to the St. Cloud metropolitan area. This impacts the City by causing urban resi- dential and commercial development in the area which will continue at an increasing rate; and WHEREAS, consolidation of the former Township of Elk River and the former City of Elk River into a new City of Elk River has recently taken place by order of the Minnesota Municipal Board, dated October 31 , 1977; and WHEREAS, this consolidation has created a dual system of regulatory controls inadequate to regulate the growth of the City of Elk River as newly created; and • WHEREAS, the former City of Elk River contains a central business district and land use for residential , commercial , industrial , institutional and public purposes. The former Township of Elk River contains land use for commercial purposes, particularly along U.S. Highways 10, 52, 101 and 169, and land use for urban, residential and agricultural purposes; and WHEREAS, existing zoning in the former Township immediately adjoining the former City of Elk River must be changed to reflect possible urban densities and urban streets and utilities; and WHEREAS, urban development at high densities, with on-site sewage disposal sys- tems, which is presently permitted, presents a potential problem of ground water pollution, and hence pollution of drinking water; and WHEREAS, the subdivision of land in areas lying outside of the boundaries of the former City of Elk River by way of metes and bounds legal des- criptions, private streets or streets not accepted for maintenance by the City has created and continues to create growth management and record-keeping difficulties for the City of Elk River; and WHEREAS, requirements imposed by the Municipal Planning Act, the designation of the Mississippi River as being subject to wild and scenic rivers regu- lation and the desire of the City of Elk River to accomodate growth in a rational and efficient manner require that the City Council pre- pare and recommend for hearing and adoption amendments to its compre- hensive plan and ordinances, regulations and progrmas governing the land use and development within the City of Elk River; and