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The Jackson Avenue corridor extending north from the downtown area has a few office • buildings on the south end, however, it is primarily undeveloped at this time. This corridor once again has the potential to link the downtown to regional commercial activity between U.S. Highway 169 and Jackson Avenue. 4. Highway Commercial The highway commercial zoning district is considered the most intensive commercial district. This zoning district is primarily found along the U.S. Highway 10 and U.S. Highway 169 corridors (Figure 5-D). The purpose of this zoning district is to provide high impact commercial uses that typically require access onto the highway system and may provide commercial opportunities for a broader area than the City of Elk River. Recently, the U.S. Highway 169 corridor has received a lot of attention by large commercial developments. This highway commercial development has the greatest impact on the rural fabric of the community. The intersections of U.S. Highway 169 and Main Street, School Street and 193rd Avenue all provide optimum opportunity for commercial. As considerations for extending water and sewer east along U.S. Highway 10 materialize, additional opportunities will arise along this corridor. However, until water and sewer is made available, the eastern corridor of U.S. Highway 10 will be susceptible to development of less intense land uses that do not require City services. 5. Business Park • The business park is a new zoning district that allows primarily industrial uses along with supporting commercial opportunities. This district is currently located along west U.S. Highway 10 in the vicinity of the Sherburne County Government Center. Commercial activity as setforth in the Business Park Zoning District is being developed at the intersection of Joplin and U.S. Highway 10. D. FUTURE PLAN 1. Central Business District The Central Business District expansion includes peripheral expansion of the core area westward and infill of commercial activity between Gates Avenue and U.S. Highway 169. Specialized retail activity should be directed to the "downtown" area in the vicinity of Jackson Avenue and Main Street. Professional office and service facilities should be encouraged to provide redevelopment and infill along each of the corridors extending outward from Jackson and Main. The Steering Committee has also discussed issues facing the downtown and offered the following to shape its future: • The Planning Commission and City Council should emphasize and encourage an early 1900's architectural theme for building exteriors of new, existing and • renovated buildings downtown. 41