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101 ) Highway 169 Commercial The city should continue to leverage the Highway 169 area which draws patrons from within and beyond Elk River and plays an important role in supporting the city's tax base. The Highway 169 commercial corridor is surrounded by established neighborhoods and has limited opportunities for expansion; therefore, this area should be prioritized for strategic reinvestment to reposition underutilized portions of the corridor and better situate them for destination/life- style experiential shopping. Highway 169 Commercial Update Development Standards for Highway M Corridor Commercial Reinvestment Currently, much of the development that occurs in Elk River is approved through a Planned Unit Development or other quasi-judicial process that requires multiple meetings and adds time and cost to development. To streamline development approval and spur reinvestment and new development, the city should consider updating the development standards for commercial development along Highway 169. By enhancing development standards, the city can allow for more uses and development to occur as of right, knowing that improvements and amenities that were once only achieved through conditions placed on approvals are now requirements. Updates could include, but should not be limited to requiring: • Monument signs and wall signs with individually affixed letters, • Public gathering spaces, • Screening of service areas such as loading bays and trash/recycling receptacles, • High quality building materials, • Facade articulation, • Pedestrian circulation/sidewalks that connect to all build- ings on the site and adjacent sites, • Minimum storefront transparency to allow visibility into stores, • On site stormwater management. Elk River Comprehensive Plan • Economic Development Plan DICL\arri]C1CIMAI�VAVKOILII Wo 61