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• hood commercial node These neighborhood-oriented Community Commercial are .• •e a con- venience shopping alternative to adjacent n-'._- _. - . :y locating convenience type services closer to nei••ti, •.•s, vehicle trips that would otherwise by destined for •- . ense commercial uses along Highway 169, are reduced and •ents benefit by a higher quality of life do to less time coping with traffic. Highway Business The Highway Business land use contains the most intensive Eorm of commer- ;,<:.�*. �,.,�, �. :• '=.2..,:!...-$�-�� . cial development in Elk River. Businesses in this category may be the largest a , . »;a . >,« ." r - ., both in terms of size and traffic generation. Market orientation tends to be ' :.ri r.. , ; -.',,,4 >_ regional in nature. Development orientation tends to be toward regional high- -, .•.,f •1"1:- ways. Future Highway Business development should be located within the * " ----- Urban Service Boundary. Examples of Highway Business uses include dis- count retailers, grocery and general merchandise. Coborn's Superstore is an example The Highway Business land use follows the Highway 169 and Highway 10 of a highway business use that is corridors. On 169, the majority of land adjacent to the highway between the regionally oriented. Highway 10 interchange and 197th Avenue is guided for Highway Business. On Highway 10, the Highway Business area extends from the 169 interchange to 165th Avenue. A small area of Highway Business use exists along Highway 10 at the west and east ends of Elk River. Of these areas, the only substantially III/ undeveloped land lies on the north side of Highway 10 between 165th and 171st Avenues. An important planning issue is providing new areas for to accommodate in- creased demand for retail services. The proposed Land Use Plan provides for Highway Business commercial growth at the following locations: • New interchange on Highway 169 and County Road 33. • Area around intersection of Highway 10 and 165th Avenue. Light Industrial NY, . The Light Industrial category includes industrial uses that are lower in inten- .'•4-y.:.,-,".i !.. sity of activity. These uses limit potential for adverse impacts on adjacent land '' " •-f"" `'; ' :'; • -i" i uses due to factors such as noise and odor. Examples of Light Industry -: . :1'' "`"4''i are offices, enclosed storage and warehousing, research labora • ' and light •-'23R„ -,_ _____--- manufacturing. The Land Use Plan contains the fo - • g areas for Light Industrial land use: .. Adial. • North of • - y 10 at the eastern edge of Elk River (consistent with Light industry includes places to t plan). work in a business park type setting. • • Both sides of the Highway 10 corridor around the intersection (poten- {{�� Building the Future -A Comprehensive Plan for Elk River 4.11 River—