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Page 13 <br /> <br /> <br />throughout the greater Twin Cities area. The corridors were created to provide guidance for <br />development while prioritizing ecological connection. <br /> <br />The planning partnership began planning the Mississippi River – St. Cloud Watershed One <br />Watershed One Plan in 2021, but an approved plan has not been published. <br /> <br />There are no additional known local, regional, state, or federal governmental management plans <br />adopted for the project area. <br /> <br />iii) Zoning, including special districts or overlays such as shoreland, floodplain, wild and <br />scenic rivers, critical area, agricultural preserves, etc. <br /> <br />City Zoning <br />Page 18 of the comprehensive plan shows the current zoning for the northern portion of the <br />project area as ‘FAST – Focus Area Study,’ the southern portion as ‘R1d – Single Family <br />Residential,’ and ‘BP – Business Park’ along US Highway 101 (Figure 6). <br /> “R1d - This district is intended to accommodate single-family residential dwellings <br />with large lots and higher quality housing within the municipal sewer and water <br />access area. This district is explicitly for areas that possess significant natural <br />features and is intended to encourage the design of subdivisions that protect these <br />natural features” (5). <br /> “BP - This district is intended to encourage a planned, integrated environment for <br />certain industrial, office, and commercial uses, which are compatible and <br />complementary to each other and surrounding uses” (5). <br /> “Focus Area Study (FAST) - This district is intended to establish the land use, <br />architectural, and bulk regulations of the 900-acre area included in the district from <br />the 171st Focused Area Study” (5). <br /> <br />171st Avenue Focused Area Study (dated June 2nd, 2010) <br />“The master plan for the Elk River 171st Avenue FAST outlines a course for change responding <br />to both near and long-term development & transportation realities impacting the site” (14). Page <br />37 of the study includes the Future Development Framework Plan map. This map shows the <br />northern half of the project area as ‘Open Space,’ ‘Higher Density Residential,’ and ‘Destination <br />Retail’ (Figure 8). A future interchange is shown along U.S. Highway 10, where the future Twin <br />Lakes Parkway extension meet. The study outlines the land use types: <br /> Open Space <br />o Natural features, visual amenities <br />o Stormwater filtration <br />o Wildlife habitat and movement corridors <br />o Agricultural production and research <br />o Viewsheds <br />o Trails <br /> Higher Density Residential <br />o 3 - 4 story buildings <br />o Surface/structured parking <br />o Apartments, condominiums, lofts, senior housing