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Agenda Review Memo Page 4 Steering Committee Meeting July 14, 1994 • • The conversion of land use from existing single family residential to commercial uses. • Providing adequate off-street parking to serve the development of office space. • Maintaining the integrity of these office corridors without allowing office uses to escape to the Highway 169 corridor. HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL The Highway Commercial zoning district is the most intensive commercial district. This zoning district is primarily found along the Highway 10 and Highway 169 corridors. 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. Issues associated with this district include the following: • Development standards. • Avoiding the appearance of strip commercial along the major corridors. • How far north along Highway 169 and east and west along Highway 10 should the Highway Commercial district extend. • Re-evaluating some of the uses that are currently allowed within the C3 district that may be more appropriate in other zoning districts (i.e., light industrial). PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT The Planned Unit Development zoning district should be established at the time a development proposal is made. Because of the permits required, the City has greater control reviewing PUD projects. Elk Park Center is one example of a commercial PUD development. Under the right conditions, a Planned Unit Development can be used to benefit both the developer and the City in achieving a quality project. Issues associated with PUD's: • Use Planned Unit Development where appropriate. • Establish Planned Unit Development's that can be administered effectively. • Planned Unit Development's should provide flexible standards while at • the same time creating a project that has overall qualities greater than a typical development. memo.steering