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y of � MEMORANDUM <br /> lk <br /> Jiver TO: Mayor & City Council <br /> Planning Commission <br /> FROM: Steven B. Ach, City Planner_ __ <br /> DATE: February 19, 1996 <br /> SUBJECT: Growth Management <br /> Introduction <br /> With the recent adoption of the Comprehensive Plan, which included an <br /> expanded urban service area, the city needs to revisit and assess its current <br /> growth management policies and ordinance requirements to make sure these <br /> policies and ordinances will implement the adopted Comprehensive Plan. <br /> The City of Elk River's 1988 and recently adopted 1995 Comprehensive Plan <br /> endorsed a basic growth management strategy to develop from the central <br /> core outward in an orderly manner. <br /> • This approach is the typical development pattern any city or region will <br /> adopt to achieve managed growth. Simply put, as utilities, streets, and other <br /> infrastructure is extended by either a city initiated project or developer <br /> driven, development occurs accordingly. From a public policy standpoint, <br /> this development pattern utilizes strong planning principles, prudent fiscal <br /> management, and minimizes early investment in additional public services. <br /> What does the ordinance say today regarding controlling commercial <br /> and industrial development? <br /> The current zoning ordinance states that "All commercial and industrial <br /> development within the urban service area must hook up to city water and <br /> sewer". However, prior to expanding the urban service area down East <br /> Highway 10, this requirement only affected vacant commercial and industrial <br /> (Business Park) zoned property along West Highway 10, industrial property <br /> along Proctor Avenue (north of public works facility), and some commercial <br /> property along Highway 169 (Hillside Estates, Earl Hohlen). However, now <br /> that the urban service area has been expanded down East Highway 10, <br /> several vacant commercial and industrial properties are subject to this <br /> ordinance. <br /> • <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />