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Comprehensive Plan Revisions July 13, 2004 Page 2 10. Corresponding Plan text changes will be needed for Highway Business and Light Industrial. 11. Cliff Lundberg had requested changes in the text relating to Old Town. I do not recall the specific changes or the position of the Council on making these changes. 12. The analysis of future land use must be updated to account for these changes. 13. The Sanitary Sewer and Sewer Capacity portions of Chapter 8 (Utilities) should be revised to include the information produced by the recent H.R. Green study. 14. The Council did not change the urban service area boundary. Given the discussions at the meeting, it might be prudent to revise the text in Chapter 8 to more clearly describe the process for changing the boundaries. 15. Are changes needed in Chapter 9 (Parks, Trails and Open Space) to more accurately describe the current status of greenway planning or other elements of the park system that have changed in the past 12 months? I will continue to review the draft Plan. I will notify you if I find any other changes that should be considered. I also want to use this memo to present some issues and concerns related to the proposed changes in the Comprehensive Plan. It is not clear to me if the new commercial designations along 169 and 10 can be served with sanitary sewer in the foreseeable future. If not, the proposed land use changes may have unintended consequences. These changes could lead to the unsewered commercial pattern found on the City's eastern boundary. My sense is that the Council is not seeking this type of development, but rather a continuation of pattern along 169 north of School Street. A "commercial reserve" land use would hold development capacity while preventing premature and undesired development. The focus on commercial development heightens the importance of a proactive approach on planning for future highway interchange areas. The location and design of the interchanges will have a profound effect on commercial development potential. The Council's discussion of the Highway 10 corridor mentioned interchanges at both 171~t and 165th. The investigations made during the planning process suggest that this result is not likely. The City may want to consider obtaining market research that explores how future development in Elk River combined with commercial development in adjacent communities influences need for commercial land in Elk River.