DRAFT 171ST STUDY 04-27-2009 - Laserfiche WebLink

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EAST ELK RIVER GATEWAY - This district responds to the ~ _, _ preferred location of the '_ future interchange along ` ' Highway io/i6g and suggests a large area of highway commercial land use (i8 acres) on the northern side of the interchange and transitioning to office and industrial uses moving east. The city must balance the level of near-term infrastructure investments needed for development with holding land for future development when the interchange comes. This district will ultimately become the gateway to the commuter rail station and East Elk River. The following are near term and long term strategies for the East Elk River Gateway District centered on the future interchange timing. NEAR-TERM Portions of this district could develop earlier with light industrial uses along the eastern boundary, and more office /office industrial uses focused around the primary intersection of Twin Lakes Parkway and the future road to the interchange. Because of the visibility into the site from Highway ~0/~69 office uses could be viable in the near term and would set the foundation for the eco- energy park concept. The city will need to determine the appropriate level of infrastructure investment for Twin Lakes Parkway given only roughly zo acres of development on the eastern portion of the district. THE MASTER PLAN street and round-a-bout intersection to establish the district character and pattern. Additionally, this district study illustrates an organized development approach for parcel access, placement of buildings, parking, loading, and stormwater treatment. All of which are established by the framework of Twin Lakes Parkway dictating parcel access and sizes. The roadway structure and prescribed access locations will assist in land assembly for a unified development pattern in the future to ensure adequate East Elk River Gateway District -Near Term Vignette Study