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S Economic Development <br /> 5-1 Consider proactively up-zoning areas as identified in the Land Use Plan and 1 Short-term Planning Division <br /> Economic Development Plan to support Downtown/Uptown expansion,commercial <br /> area reinvestment,and future industrial development. <br /> 5-2 Encourage third places be integrated into all new commercial development. 2 Ongoing Planning Division <br /> 5-3 Consider establishing a requirement for new commercial development of a certain 1 Short-term Planning Division <br /> size to provide a minimum square footage of public gathering space as well as <br /> standards for how the space should be activated. <br /> 5-4 Consider offering a fee-in-lieu of providing the outdoor gathering space on site to 1 Short-term Planning Division <br /> go towards the expansion and enhancement of Rivers Edge Commons Park and <br /> improvements to the public realm. <br /> 5-5 Promote outlot development by reviewing and assessing the City's land development 1 Short-term Planning Division <br /> regulations and eliminate any barriers to the consolidation and development of <br /> parking lots along the Highway 169 corridor. <br /> 5-6 Consider establishing standards that address the unique of outlot development 1 Short-term Planning Division <br /> including the need for additional signage facing parking areas and rights-of-way,and <br /> the need to accommodate service areas while minimizing their visibility. <br /> 5-7 Require commercial developments to provide bicycle parking,provide pedestrian 1 Ongoing Planning Division, <br /> walkways from public sidewalks to building entrances and between adjacent Public Works,Property <br /> buildings within sites,pedestrian wayfinding. Owners,and Chamber of <br /> Commerce <br /> 5-8 Consider standards that require the specific designation of ride-sharing service 2 Short-term Planning Division, <br /> drop-off and pick-up areas and curbside pick-up spots within sites to avoid conflict Public Works,Property <br /> between the pedestrian and vehicular circulation routes. Owners,and Chamber of <br /> Commerce <br /> 5-9 Encourage adaptive reuse older or obsolete commercial buildings for revitalization 1 Ongoing Planning Division and <br /> and reactivation. Property Owners <br /> 5-10 Evaluate regional development standards and consider enhancing standards for 1 Short-term Planning Division and <br /> landscaping,signs,building materials,and other site improvements to enhance Chamber of Commerce <br /> commercial area appearance. <br /> 5-11 Promote the use of shared parking between adjacent commercial uses. 2 Ongoing Planning Division and <br /> Property Owners <br /> 5-12 Ensure existing commercial and industrial sites adjacent to residential 1 Ongoing Code Enforcement <br /> neighborhoods do not intensify their activity in a manner thatwould create further Division <br /> conflicts. <br /> 5-13 Work with the Chamber of Commerce to develop a branding and promotional 1 Ongoing Chamber of Commerce, <br /> campaign that would set the Elk River apart from other communities in the region Economic Development <br /> including elements that emphasize outdoor recreation,unique assets like the ERX Department,and Business <br /> facility,and Downtown/Uptown. Owners <br /> 5-14 Consider creating design standards for streetlamp banners,plantings,benches,and 1 Short-term Planning Division and <br /> other street furniture that visually tie the Downtown together as a district. Chamber of Commerce <br /> 5-15 Consider creating a Community Ambassador position within the Economic 3 Short-term Economic Development <br /> Development Department. Department <br /> Neighborhood Commercial <br /> 5-16 In accoredance with the Land Use Plan,encourage the location of new neighborhood 1 Ongoing Planning Division, <br /> commercial development at major intersections in primarily residential areas to Economic Development <br /> increase access to daily goods and services. Department,and <br /> Chamber of Commerce <br /> 5-17 Promote neighborhood commercial development that is appropriately scaled to the 2 Ongoing Planning Division <br /> neighborhood it is in. <br /> 5-18 Consider creating a new zoning district or updating land development regulations for 1 Short-term Planning Division <br /> the C-1 Central Business District to include language about integrating commercial <br /> into residential neighborhoods to permit appropriately scaled neighborhood <br /> commercial development. <br /> Elk River Comprehensive Plan•Implementation Plan 133 <br /> DRAFT FOR REVIEW ONLY <br />