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Anoka, MN 55303
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PLANNING REPORT
TO: Otsego Planning Commission
FROM: Daniel Licht, AICP
DATE: 2 February 2011
RE: Otsego — Comprehensive Plan; Transportation Plan
TPC FILE: 101.01
BACKGROUND
The City Engineer has been working on updates to the City's MSA street plan and also
with the Finance Department and Public Works Departments on a Capital Improvement
Plan. As part of this effort, the City was required to review the routes of proposed MSA
streets to ensure that the illustrated roadways were physically feasible. A number of
minor adjustments to planned roadways has been proposed on the MSA Street Plan as
a result and should also be reflected on the City's Transportation Plan.
The Transportation Plan is the City's long range planning document identifying existing
and future collector and arterial roadways that will be constructed in support of planned
land uses and regional transportation needs. The Transportation Plan does not
indicate timing of planned roadway construction. The Transportation Plan is an
element of the City's Comprehensive Plan and any changes must be considered by the
Planning Commission as part of a public hearing with a recommendation to the City
Council. A public hearing has been noticed for 7 February 2011 at 7:00 PM to
consider the updated Transportation Plan.
Exhibits:
A. Existing Transportation Plan map
B. Proposed Transportation Plan map
ANALYSIS
The proposed Transportation Plan map reflects the following updates recommended by
City staff:
Kadler Avenue from CSAH 39 to the Mississippi River is shown as a minor
residential collector street reflecting the use of the roadway for access to/from the
Island View Estates, Mississippi Pines and Norin Landing developments as well
as direct access to residential lots adjacent to the street. The Northeast Wright
County (NEWC) Transportation Plan anticipates that Kalder Avenue may
become an arterial roadway in the future if a bridge over the Mississippi River
were constructed. This river crossing is only conceptual at this time and
designating this section of Kadler Avenue as a future arterial street would be
premature.
Jaber Avenue from CSAH 39 to 85th Street and 85th Street from Jaber Avenue to
Kadler Avenue are changed from residential major collector and parkway
designations, respectively, to industrial/commercial major collector reflecting the
likelyhood of traffic from the planned industrial area south of 80th Street west of
CSAH 19 utilizing this roadway in the future.
The illustrated alignment of 80th/77th Street as an industrial/commercial major
collector west of CSAH 19 has been refined to show the connection to Kalland
Avenue. The realignement of 80th Street to 75th Street at CSAH 19 will provide
for equal spacing of four-way intersections along CSAH 19 at 70th Street, 77th
Street and future 85th Street in accordance with spacing requirements adopted as
part of the NEWC Transportation Plan.
■ The City Engineer coordinated with the City of St. Michael City Engineer on the
planned alignment of future Nashua/Nabor Avenue between 77th Street and 60th
Street (CSAH 37) to avoid wetlands and ensure that both Cities agree on the
intersection location at 60th Street.
The illustrated alignment of the 85th Street Parkway between Kadler Avenue and
Nashua Avenue has been studied to minimize both wetland and property impacts
as required for the City's MSA Street Plan. The City Council has directed the
City Engineer to begin preliminary planning for the roadway alignment although
construction would not be anticipated to occur until such time as ISD 728 moves
forward with development of school facilities on the 80 acres at the intersection of
80th Street/Maclver Avenue.
The illustrated alignment of 70th Street between Marlowe Avenue and Oakewood
Avenue (CSAH 37) has been studied to minimize both wetland and property
impacts as required for the City's MSA Street Plan. The City Council has
ordered a feasibility study of construction of this roadway using MSA the City is
required to utilize and also the possibility of Federal transportation grant funds.
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85th Street from CSAH 42 to Quaday Avenue and Quaday Avenue south of 85th
Street to CSAH 42 is shown designated as an industrial/commercial minor
collector street. A future four way intersection would be anticipated at Quaday
Avenue and CSAH 42. Another four way intersection would likely be developed
along CSAH 42 at the Otsego Elementary School entrance with a
commercial/industrial street extended to the east.
■ Sections of 83rd Street, 83`d Street/Marlowe Avenue and MacAlister Avenue are
shown as being removed either as major streets are constructed or these
sections are replaced by urban local streets internal to subdivisions.
RECOMMENDATION
City staff recommends approval of the updated Transportation Plan as presented.
POSSIBLE ACTIONS
A. Motion to approve amendments to the Transportation Plan as consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan.
B. Motion to deny action as not being consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
C. Motion to table.
C. Mike Robertson, City Administrator
Tami Loff, City Clerk
Ron Wagner, City Engineer
Andy MacArthur, City Attorney
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