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EXHIBIT C ELK RIVER CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD) , � REVIEW/DEFINE CBD BOUNDARIES Elk River's CBD is perhaps best defined as a core area at, say, Main Street and Jackson Avenue. The core area has multiple extensions from it. These extensions include: • The East Main Street office corridor which connects the CBD with the highway commercial uses at U.S. Highway 169; • The Railroad Drive/3rd Street NW area; and, • The Jackson Avenue corridor - which runs north/south from U.S. Highway 10 to School Street. Each corridor has its own unique characteristics. For example, the East Main corridor is primarily single family residential that is currently undergoing a transformation into office uses. This has required the displacement or demolition of the single family uses prior to the construction of the offices. The city/HRA has played an active role by way or redevelopment grants to ensure that this corridor emerges as planned. The Railroad Drive/3rd Street area is characterized by existing commercial/governmental/medical uses. Redevelopment opportunities exist in this area to connect it with Gates Avenue. The Jackson Avenue corridor perhaps represents an emerging zone which may connect the CBD to the Elk Park Value Center and other Highway 169 users. The east side of Jackson is a mix of commercial and residential uses. The west side has some vacant commercial sites as well as a potential redevelopment site where Morrell Transfer exists. Barriers or constraints to development in the Elk River CBD include: • The Mississippi River; • A river crossing (Otsego bridge); • U.S. Highway 10; and, • The railroad tracks. While these features present challenges to the CBD, Elk River is in an enviable position when compared to other "suburban" communities that are currently exploring initiatives to establish a central focus or