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:y of ! iver MEMORANDUM Item ~5.12. FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Planning Commission Steve Ach, City Planner~~ July 22, 1997 Consider Comprehensive Plan Amendment to Adjust the Urban Service Boundary, Public Hearing Case No. OA 97-10 Issue. The City of Elk River has initiated a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to adjust the urban service boundary in eastern Elk River. Location The area considered to be included in the urban service boundary is bounded by County Road No. 12 on the north, the Tyler Street alignment on the west, 175th Avenue on the south, and Fillmore Street on the east. Background One of the major components of the updated Comprehensive Plan was to consider expanding the urban service boundary for future urban development opportunities. This would include city water and sewer services and a variety of urban densities similar to the development pattern found within the city's current urban district. After reviewing several options of expanding the urban service boundary, the City Council approved the expansion of the urban service boundary as shown on the attached Exhibit A. The Planning Commission may recall within the past six months a preliminary plat was submitted for a site of approximately 80 acres within the area identified to be considered for expansion of the urban service boundary. The proposed plat was a 2-1/2 acre subdivision which basically included a half mile cul-de-sac to serve the property. During review of this preliminary plat, a few Commission members made a comment relative to the inappropriateness of this 2-1/2 acre development in an area which may be 13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: ¢612) 441-7425