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ddkfters <br />Economic Development <br />5-1 <br />Consider proactively up -zoning areas as identified in the Land Use Plan and <br />1 <br />Short-term <br />Planning Division <br />Economic Development Plan to support downtown/uptown expansion, commercial <br />area reinvestment, and future industrial development. <br />5-2 <br />Encourage third places be integrated into all new commercial development. <br />2 <br />Ongoing <br />Planning Division <br />5-3 <br />Consider establishing a requirement for new commercial development of a certain <br />1 <br />Short-term <br />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 <br />Consider reducing the park dedication requirements for new commercial <br />1 <br />Short-term <br />Planning Division <br />development to incentivize the inclusion of third place amenities. <br />5-5 <br />Consider offering a fee -in -lieu of providing the outdoor gathering space on site to <br />1 <br />Short-term <br />Planning Division <br />go towards the expansion and enhancement of Rivers Edge Commons Park and <br />improvements to the public realm. <br />5-6 <br />Promote outlot development by reviewing and assessing the city's land development <br />1 <br />Short-term <br />Planning Division <br />regulations and eliminate any barriers to the consolidation and development of <br />parking lots along the Highway 169 corridor. <br />5-7 <br />Consider establishing standards that address the unique needs of outlot <br />1 <br />Short-term <br />Planning Division <br />development including the need for additional signage facing parking areas and <br />rights -of -way, and the need to accommodate service areas while minimizing their <br />visibility. <br />5-8 <br />Require commercial developments to provide bicycle parking, provide pedestrian <br />1 <br />Ongoing <br />Planning Division, <br />walkways from public sidewalks to building entrances and between adjacent <br />Public Works, Property <br />buildings within sites, pedestrian wayfinding. <br />Owners, and Chamber of <br />Commerce <br />5-9 <br />Consider standards that require the specific designation of ride -sharing service <br />2 <br />Short-term <br />Planning Division, <br />drop-off and pick-up areas and curbside pick-up spots within sites to avoid conflict <br />Public Works, Property <br />between the pedestrian and vehicular circulation routes. <br />Owners, and Chamber of <br />Commerce <br />5-10 <br />Encourage adaptive reuse older or obsolete commercial buildings for revitalization <br />1 <br />Ongoing <br />Planning Division and <br />and reactivation. <br />Property Owners <br />5-11 <br />Evaluate regional development standards and consider enhancing standards for <br />1 <br />Short-term <br />Planning Division and <br />landscaping, signs, building materials, and other site improvements to enhance <br />Chamber of Commerce <br />commercial area appearance. <br />5-12 <br />Promote the use of shared parking between adjacent commercial uses. <br />2 <br />Ongoing <br />Planning Division and <br />Property Owners <br />5-13 <br />Ensure existing commercial and industrial sites adjacent to residential <br />1 <br />Ongoing <br />Code Enforcement <br />neighborhoods do not intensify their activity in a manner thatwould create further <br />Division <br />conflicts. <br />5-14 <br />Work with the Chamber of Commerce to develop a branding and promotional <br />1 <br />Ongoing <br />Chamber of Commerce, <br />campaign that would set the Elk River apart from other communities in the region <br />Economic Development <br />including elements that emphasize outdoor recreation, unique assets like ERX and <br />Department, and Business <br />downtown/uptown. <br />Owners <br />5-15 <br />Consider creating design standards for streetlamp banners, plantings, benches, and <br />1 <br />Short-term <br />Planning Division and <br />other street furniture that visually tie the downtown together as a district. <br />Chamber of Commerce <br />5-16 <br />Consider creating a Community Ambassador position within the Economic <br />3 <br />Short-term <br />Economic Development <br />Development Department. <br />Department <br />5-17 <br />Assess and modify the city's development fee schedule to ensure it is competitive to <br />1 <br />Ongoing <br />Planning Division <br />peer communities in the region. <br />Neighborhood Commercial <br />5-18 <br />In accordance with the Land Use Plan, encourage the location of new neighborhood <br />1 <br />Ongoing <br />Planning Division, <br />commercial development at major intersections in primarily residential areas to <br />Economic Development <br />increase access to daffy goods and services. <br />Department, and <br />Chamber of Commerce <br />Elk River Comprehensive Plan • Implementation Plan <br />DIMITI ad10]C16*1MAIMAM97ilk1w1 <br />133 <br />