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Twin Lakes Road Corridor 2 9 HAKE w <br /> The Twin Lakes Road corridor,located between 209th <br /> Avenue and Elk River Station,is being studied for capacity <br /> improvements and if widened,is well positioned to _ <br /> support additional traffic that coincides with residential <br /> subdivision development.Traditional single-family neigh- <br /> borhood development should be encouraged in this area <br /> with an emphasis on conservation design that supports z <br /> the preservation of the existing wetlands and tree canopy <br /> of <br /> in this area. ? Q f <br /> Much of the undeveloped land in the northern and eastern ter— <br /> portions of Elk River is impacted by wetlands and at risk for <br /> flood hazard from the Trott Brook Creek.Given the demand <br /> for additional housing and limited infill opportunities in <br /> '793 RD'gV�.� <br /> the southern and western portions of the City,new housing <br /> is likely to be built in close proximity to these important <br /> environmental features.Although it is essential to develop <br /> g p �, w <br /> new housing to accommodate Elk River's population <br /> growth,it is also critical that the City protects its natural ` <br /> resources and ensures new development is sustainable. <br /> As such the City should require conservation design in this a z <br /> area for all new residential development. <br /> �i <br /> 13 Z <br /> Ranch Road Corridor <br /> Municipal services are already planned to extend into the �,i as*rdve;ruw 12 <br /> northern Ranch Road corridor to connect the Windsor <br /> neighborhood shared septic system into municipal service <br /> lines.Over the long term,the City should also consider zz,srau Nw <br /> extending water to facilitate future development. <br /> With this planned extension,the area would have capacity <br /> to support additional residential development.Infill i <br /> development in this area should be complementary to and _ <br /> W <br /> connected with existing subdivisions,such as the Windsor <br /> development,through the provision of sidewalks or trail o <br /> connections.The service extension also creates oppor- <br /> tunities for higher density residential development on F ' <br /> existing large lot residential lands and undeveloped areas. <br /> To accommodate this,the City should consider revising the 1 <br /> dimensional standards of the zoning districts that regulate <br /> these areas to allow for lot subdivision. ss <br /> 32 <br /> 48 Housing Plan Elk River Comprehensive Plan <br /> DRAFT FOR REVIEW ONLY <br />