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35 44 <br />32 <br />32 <br />1 <br />12 <br />121 <br />33 <br />13 <br />40 <br />33 <br />101 <br />10 <br />169 <br />16910 <br />Urban Service Area <br />Existing Urban Service <br />Area <br />Proposed Urban Service <br />Area Extensions <br />LAKEORONO <br />Targeted Urban Service Area Expansion <br />There are several strategic areas of the city that can accom- <br />modate future development in concert with the sustain- <br />able expansion of the Urban Service Area. These areas <br />have existing transportation infrastructure to which new <br />development can connect as well as minimal wetlands and <br />conflicts with neighboring land uses that make them well- <br />suited for future residential, commercial, and industrial <br />development. <br />The Urban Service Area map highlights the existing Urban <br />Service Area in the city and overlays the proposed future <br />Urban Service Area extensions. Expansion areas include <br />portions of the Gravel Mining Area, land surrounding the <br />Twin Lakes Road corridor, and the Elk Lake Road corridor. <br />The Housing Plan and Economic Development Plan further <br />elaborate on these expansion areas and provide key <br />recommendations to ensure development is in line with <br />the community’s vision for the future. <br />Future Land Use <br />The Land Use Plan identifies desired future land uses for all <br />areas of the City of Elk River both within the Urban Service <br />Area and out to the city’s boundary. The plan provides a <br />framework for future planning decisions that build upon <br />the desired characteristics of Elk River’s established resi- <br />dential neighborhoods, commercial districts, and employ- <br />ment areas. <br />Assess Land Development Regulations for Alignment <br />with the Comprehensive Plan <br />To ensure that all standards of review for development <br />approval and zoning relief processes include alignment <br />with the comprehensive plan the city should assess its land <br />development regulations. This will ensure that elected and <br />appointed officials have clear guidance when considering <br />requests for map and text amendments, planned unit <br />developments, and all other petition review processes. It <br />will also provide fair certainty to residents, businesses, <br />property owners, and developers. <br />Land Use Category <br />Rural Residential <br />The rural residential category consists of large lot single- <br />family homes. This is the predominant residential type in <br />the north of the city beyond the Urban Service Area. This <br />land use primarily consists of planned residential subdi- <br />visions and lots located directly on arterial roadways. This <br />land use supports large lot residential development and <br />allows agricultural operations as an accessory use where <br />appropriate. <br />Traditional Single-family Neighborhood <br />The suburban residential category predominately consists <br />of single-family detached homes occupying moderately <br />sized lots. This land use is the most prevalent residential <br />type within the Urban Service Area and consists of a range <br />of neighborhood typologies including the historic grid <br />block pattern neighborhoods surrounding the downtown <br />and newer curvilinear block pattern subdivision devel- <br />opments in the north, east, and west. This land use, while <br />predominately single-family detached, should accommo- <br />date single-family attached, townhomes, and duplexes at <br />transitional areas on the edges of these neighborhoods, <br />along primary transportation corridors, and adjacent <br />higher intensity uses such as multi-family or commercial. <br />26 Land Use Plan • Elk River Comprehensive Plan <br />Page 76 of 110