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• location. East Main Street also provides the link between downtown and the U.S. <br /> Highway 169 commercial corridor. <br /> The Jackson Avenue corridor extending north from the downtown area has a few office <br /> buildings on the south end, however, it is primarily undeveloped at this time. This corridor <br /> once again has the potential to link the downtown to regional commercial activity <br /> between U.S. Highway 169 and Jackson Avenue. <br /> 4. Highway Commercial <br /> The highway commercial zoning district is considered the most intensive commercial <br /> district. This zoning district is primarily found along the U.S. Highway 10 and U.S. Highway <br /> 169 corridors (Figure 5-D). The purpose of this zoning district is to provide high impact <br /> commercial uses that typically require access onto thehighway system and may provide <br /> commercial opportunities for a broader area than the City of Elk River. <br /> Recently, the U.S. Highway 169 corridor has received a lot of attention by large <br /> commercial developments. This highway commercial development has the greatest <br /> impact on the rural fabric of the community. <br /> The intersections of U.S. Highway 169 and Main Street, School Street and 193rd Avenue all <br /> provide optimum opportunity for commercial. As considerations for extending water and <br /> sewer east along U.S. Highway 10 materialize, additional opportunities will arise along this <br /> corridor. However, until water and sewer is made available, the eastern corridor of U.S. <br /> Highway 10 will be susceptible to development of less intense land uses that do not <br /> • require City services. <br /> 5. Business Park <br /> The business park is a new zoning district that allows primarily industrial uses along with <br /> supporting commercial opportunities. This district is currently located along west U.S. <br /> Highway 10 in the vicinity of the Sherburne County Government Center. Commercial <br /> activity as set forth in the Business Park Zoning District is being developed at the <br /> intersection of Joplin and U.S. Highway 10. <br /> D. FUTURE PLAN <br /> Central Business District <br /> The Central Business District expansion includes peripheral expansion of the core area <br /> westward and infill of commercial activity between Gates Avenue and U.S. Highway 169. <br /> Specialized retail activity should be directed to the "downtown" area in the vicinity of <br /> Jackson Avenue and Main Street. Professional office and service facilities should be <br /> encouraged to provide redevelopment and infill along each of the corridors extending <br /> outward from Jackson and Main. <br /> The Steering Committee has also discussed issues facing the downtown and offered the <br /> following to shape its future: <br /> • <br /> • <br /> 21 <br />