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# Action Priority Jirnefrarne Partners 4-19 Work alongside the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) to encourage and 1 Ongoing Planning Division, enforce the continued maintenance and reinvestment in aging homes to ensure a Housing and healthy, diverse, and affordable housing stock is available to residents of Elk River. Redevelopment Authority, Building Safety Division, and Property Owners 4-20 Waive fees for licenses or permits associated with maintenance (such as dumpsters) 1 Ongoing Planning Division, Public for a limited time period every year to encourage homeowners to reinvest in their Works Department, and properties. Building Safety Division 4-21 Consider revisions to the city's Land Development Regulations to encourage single- 1 Short-term Planning Division, Public family home expansions including amending bulk and dimensional standards to Works Department, and allow for higher lot coverage, waiving or reducing permitting fees, and expanding Building Safety Division inspection times. 4-22 Advertise the Housing and Redevelopment Authority as a key resource for low and 1 Ongoing Planning Division, moderate income homeowners looking to complete home expansions in the city Housing and with an emphasis on the downtown/uptown and downtown neighborhood areas. Redevelopment Authority, Building Safety Division, and Private Developers 4-23 Require proposed development in the downtown to create new public connections 1 Ongoing Planning Division, Public to the Mississippi River waterfront and for properties along the water's edge and Works Department, and provide a public easement for the future Mississippi River Trail extension. Riverfront Residenti Private Developers 4-24 Require riverfront residential areas to provide public access to the river as 2 Ongoing Planning Division, Public development occurs and preserve and incorporate mature trees into new Works Department, and development. Private Developers 4-25 Encourage deep setbacks and landscape buffering for riverfront residential to buffer 3 Ongoing Planning Division and from the Highway 10 commercial corridor. Private Developers 4-26 Encourage mixed residential development including a combination of small lot 2 Ongoing Planning Division and single-family detached homes, duplexes, and townhomes in the southern portion of Private Developers the riverfront residential area. Station Area Residential 4-27 As development occurs, require connections to surrounding development for 2 Ongoing Planning Division, Public convenient access to commercial area to the south. Works Department, and Private Developers 4-28 Encourage new housing development that complements existing housing 2 Ongoing Planning Division and surrounding the Northstar Station and leverages the existing natural amenities. Private Developers Twin Lakes Road Corridor 4-29 Encourage traditional single-family neighborhood development along the Twin 2 Ongoing Planning Division and Lakes Road corridor with an emphasis on conservation design respectful of existing Private Developers wetlands. Ranch Road Corridor 4-30 Consider extending municipal water services to complement planned sewer line 2 Long-term Public Works Department extensions and facilitate future development along the Ranch Road corridor. 4-31 Encourage complementary infill development in existing subdivisions and the 2 Ongoing Planning Division and provision of sidewalks and trail connections. Parks and Recreation Department 4-32 Consider revising the dimensional standards of the zoning districts that regulate the 1 Short-term Planning Division Ranch Road corridor to allow for lot subdivision to promote denser development. Gravel MiningArea ll 4-33 Require new development to provide connections to the existing neighborhood 1 Ongoing Planning Division, Public in the south of the gravel mining area through a robust network of sidewalks and Works Department, and connections to the Woodlands Trails Park to the west. Parks and Recreation Department 4-34 Ensure new development is screened from industrial activity to the north with deep 2 Ongoing Planning Division and setbacks and landscaped buffers. Private Developers 4-35 Encourage a mix of residential development with lower intensity single-family 1 Ongoing Planning Division and housing to serve as a transition to existing neighborhoods to the south. Private Developers 132 191MITI ad9i7:1:1VVAlMiVEi701wo Implementation Plan • Elk River Comprehensive Plan