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3601 Thurston Avenue N, Suite 100
Anoka, MN 66303
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Otsego Planning Commission
FROM: Daniel Licht, AICP
DATE: 11 October 2012
RE: Otsego — Comprehensive Plan Update; Land Use Plan
TPC FILE: 101.01 — 12.10
BACKGROUND
Our office has prepared the attached maps outlining potential updates to the Future
Land Use Plan map for discussion at the Planning Commission meeting on 15 October
2012.
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A. Current Future Land Use Plan map
B. Proposed Future Land Use Plan map
C. Proposed Urban Service Staging Area map
D. Transportation Plan
E. Proposed Future Parks and Trails System map
ANALYSIS
The majority of the proposed changes are adjustments reflecting changes to land use
boundaries or identification of parcels based on approved development plans. Two
specific changes that we would draw attention to are:
The area het ween TM 10 1 and CSAH 42 currently guided fo r office uses would
be designated for commercial uses. The commercial use category allows for a
broader range of commercial retail and service activities as well as office uses
that is more consistent with this area of the City being developed as the
community's commercial core. The office land use designation is intended to
provide for development of office park uses that may also include warehousing
and light manufacturing without consumer oriented retail or service businesses.
The commercial area identified at the intersection of 70th Street and Nashua
Avenue/Nabor Avenue has been shifted to correspond to the roadway
alignments shown on the Transportation Plan. The boundary between
residential uses and the central industrial area is now show to be existing
MacAlister Avenue, although the alignment of this roadway may be altered as
urban development occurs.
The area west of Kadler Avenue, north of 70th Street guided for residential uses
is changed to industrial uses. This area had been guided for residential uses as
part of the concept plan for Kittredge Crossings. The PUD District and
preliminary plat for Kittredge Crossings included only the area east of Kadler
Avenue, so no entitlement exists to residential use on this parcel. We would
recommend that Kadler Avenue is an appropriate stopping point for residential
development and that returning the area west of Kadler Avenue to industrial uses
would be more compatible with existing and planned uses in the area and
consistent with the City's long term plans for industrial development in the area
served by an interchange at Kadler Avenue and 1-94.
Office uses have been designated at the northeast quadrant of Kadler Avenue
and 70th Street. This area had been previously guided for residential and
commercial uses as part of the Kittredge Crossings development. However, the
office designation i s, more appropriate given th e planned access to 1-94 at Kadler
Avenue with Kadler Avenue being the gateway into the existing planned
industrial area north of 1-94.
The Parks and Recreation Commission at their meeting on 10 October 2012
reviewed the draft Future Parks and Trails System Plan map. The Parks and
Recreation Commission had no changes to the proposed system plan, which is
attached for reference.
CONCLUSION
The draft Land Use Plan is for review and comment by the Planning Commission at
their meeting on 15 October 2012. The Planning Commission is requested to meet
again on 5 November 2012 to review the Comprehensive Plan document in final form.
It is anticipated that a public hearing will be noticed for the Planning Commission
meeting on 19 November 2012.
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