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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS N% INC C COMMUNITY PLANNING - DESIGN - MARKET RESEARCH • MEMORANDUM TO: Tom Melena FROM: Scott Richards DATE: March 18, 1999 RE: Oak Park Heights - Comprehensive Plan Update FILE NO: 798.04 - 98.03 As you are aware, the City Council, at their March 16, 1999 work session, discussed the Comprehensive Plan. Overall, the Council was favorable to the text and graphics of the draft plan with a few slight revisions. These revisions are as follows: • 1. The Central Business District area represented on the Proposed Land Use Plan (Page 35 of the Development Framework) is to be expanded to include the area west of Norell Avenue that is currently developed. See attached revised Proposed Land Use Plan. 2. Text related to parks and trails on page 18 of the Tactics section is to be revised to add language directing future housing development on the MnDOT properties. 3. Maps and text related to revised plans for the Osgood and Highway 36 intersection would be included. One other land use plan issue raised by staff on Thursday related to the property south of 58th Street at Oakgreen Avenue. The entire area is shown as park facilities open space on the Proposed Land Use Plan. Once a 150 foot buffer has been provided to the River Hills neighborhood, approximately two acres remain for potential residential or commercial uses. The City Council should consider whether the plan should include this area as Business/Residential Transitional. The Planning Commission will be commenting on this issue at their March 18, 1999 meeting. pc: Kris Danielson • 5775 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 555 ST. 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' .� dFTi�I.._ ,•— III / C/ Illlallllun•�� ' •�' / 1111�� _ � � unnm111111111111111111111..,.r. %'' 01 P ,' './° `. 1_ II/ . � w all`--�� ENCLOSURE 13 OAK PARK HEIGHTS COMPREHENSIVE PARK & TRAIL SYSTEM PLAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY March 18, 1999 Introduction. The Oak Park Heights Comprehensive Plan,adopted in 1999,indicates that a Comprehensive Park and Trail Plan will also be completed in 1999. The Comprehensive Park and Trail Plan contains elements of the Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail System Plan,1995,and also looks at facilities in existing parks,potential for new parks,and provides a clear implementation plan. The Comprehensive Plan indicates that the City's population is aging with a growing number of two person households,where the children have left home. The City also has a growing amount of elderly housing especially within Boutwells Landing,a project specifically designed for senior residents. In recognition of the changing demographics of the community,this plan seeks to provide opportunities for recreation for all ages. Main Goal. Provide recreational facilities for all ages and areas of Oak Park Heights and link all parts of Oak Park Heights internally as well as to neighboring communities by a safe and convenient multi-use trail system. Inventory. Existing park and trail facilities were identified through site inspections by City staff, Park Commission 1111 members,and planning consultants. This identification process included both location,size and physical amenities of the facility in question,as well as the condition and level of development of the facility,both of which may affect eventual use of the park or trail sites. The baseline data provided helps the City to understand how its park and trail facilties fit together,and provides the information necessary to identify gaps or areas of need. Attached is a table that provides an overview of the existing and planned park components within the community. Also attached,following the table,are maps of existing and proposed parks. Issues Identification. Trail issues were previously identified by the City Council in a special workshop held on February 13, 1995. These issues have been incorporated into the plan along with new park and trail issues raised by the Parks Commission and City staff in workshops held on February 9 and March 1, 1999. Issues and Analysis. This section of the Park and Trail Plan develops the inventory and issues identification information into a set of issues which is then addressed in the policies and masterplans. Recreation System Policies. Policies reflect the community's general treatment of its recreation services and provide more detailed guidance on park and trail development standards. Park and trail policies from the 1995 Comprehensive Bicycle & Pedestrian Trail System Plan have been incorporated into this plan. Policies are based on analysis of the issues identified in the inventory and issue analysis phase of work. • Park and Trail Facilities Masterplans. The trail masterplan and description of proposed multi-use trail routes have been updated from the 1995 Trail Plan. A new section provides a park masterplan followed by park guidelines • and classification system. A plan has been prepared and is attached that shows the locations of existing and proposed park and trail facilities. Brekke Park is shown expanding southward on land currently owned by the DNR. Valley View Park is shown expanding to the north on land currently used as an NSP ash disposal facility. Other new parks are shown south of 586 Street and west of Oakgreen Avenue. An extensive trail system is shown that connects the community's parks to each other and all areas of the community. Implementation. The final phase of the Park and Trail Plan establishes a process of projecting land acquisition and trail improvements,setting priorities,and scheduling for their provision and financing over a period of time. This process produces a long-range guide for recreation and requires that the City look toward the future to anticipate capital expenditures and to provide revenues to meet them. Trail Planning & Design Guidelines and Trail Design Standards. The appendix includes trail planning and design guidelines and standards taken from the 1995 Trail Plan. S Sal•IMMENIMS "MSS= ) G k k k k k 0 ..... k§ '1,1. k EXISTING & PROPOSED SC LaJ�§ �k col fix/ . x PARK Z COMPONENTS L O d © On -g "I k z kJ 77= X ea , . . 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Box 2007 Oak Park Heights,Minnesota 55082 Re: City of Oak Park Heights Draft Comprehensive Plan Update Dear Council members: Thank you for the opportunity to review the City of Oak Park Heights Draft Comprehensive Plan Update. County staff reviewed the plan for consistency with the Washington County 2015 Compre- hensive Plan adopted in April 1997 and activities currently being planned. The County Board has the following comments for your consideration. Land Use • The County supports the City's policies establishing and developing standards to avoid incompatibilities between differing land uses. These types of policies are essential in providing for the orderly growth of communities throughout Washington County. Proposed land use plan The City's Comprehensive Plan identifies areas to the south and west of the City for annexation. Propos- ed land uses in these areas include low,medium, and high density residential, low density estate, estate residential/golf course/open space, commercial,highway business/warehouse, and industrial. These areas are identified in the County Comprehensive Plan for rural residential (16/40), semi rural (8/40),and transition area land uses. The City's Plan is inconsistent with the Washington County land use plan in regards to this area. The City proposes to annex land from Baytown Township and the City of Lake Elmo. The Washington County Land Use Plan includes provisions to plan for transition areas between urban and rural service areas, including the township edges adjacent to Stillwater,Bayport and Oak Park Heights, and Forest Lake. The Plan states "these cities and their adjacent townships should jointly agree upon the exact boundaries of the transition areas and the ultimate development plans for the areas." The County encourages the City to work cooperatively with Baytown Township and Lake Elmo in planning for expansion of the City's boundaries. A goal of the County Land Use Plan is to "accommodate the growth of attractive urban communities while preserving rural functions and appearances." Preservation of open space is a significant concern among county residents. The County encourages the City to include open space preservation in any • plans for expansion of the City's boundaries, including preservation of the wildlife management area west of Osgood Avenue. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Commercial/industrial The County commends the City for its policies establishing standards to avoid incompatibilities between S commercial/industrial and other types of land uses. As commercial/industrial land uses grow in Oak Park Heights, the County encourages the City to redevelop existing properties before developing new commercial/industrial areas. Transportation Road capacity The growth projected in the City's Plan, in residential,commercial and industrial land uses, will increase traffic volume on county roads which serve these areas. The Plan projects the City's population at between 6,450 and 7,500 by the year 2020. Based on the City's proposed plans for land annexation from Baytown Township and the City of Lake Elmo, the County believes that these projections are too low. The County estimates the 2020 population of Oak Park Heights,based on the land use scenario described in the City's Plan, to be approximately 8,940. The County is concerned about the effects this population increase will have on county roads that serve the City. Additional increases to traffic volume on county roads are also to be expected from the proposed commercial and industrial land uses in the annexation areas. The County has no plans for capacity improvements to these roads in the short-or long-term as there are other roads county-wide with greater needs for upgrading. As per the County's new cost participation policy, any improvements needed for county roads due to traffic increases from new businesses will not be funded by the County. Functional classification Some inconsistencies exist in the functional classification of roads in the City's Plan with functional classifications identified in the Washington County Transportation Plan and road designations recogniz- • ed by the Metropolitan Council Office of Transportation and Transit Development. The County suggests the City add County State Aid Highway(CSAH)24, north of State Trunk Highway(TH) 36, and CSAH 23 as minor arterials. The County suggests the City also add CSAH 24, south of TH 36, and CSAH 28 as collectors. Capital improvements and roadway jurisdiction The City Plan indicates the County is planning improvements to CSAH 24 and proposing to take over Northbrook Boulevard/Oakgreen Avenue as a county roadway. Both projects are impacted by the proposal for the new St. Croix River Crossing. The scope and schedule of these projects will depend on decisions made regarding the new river crossing. The County will work with the City to coordinate improvements to CSAH 24. The Plan also states that TH 5 is to transfer from State to County jurisdiction. The County does not plan to pursue the transfer of this roadway to its jurisdiction. Traffic volume The County is concerned that traffic volume projections for roads within Oak Park Heights' proposed boundaries may be too low,based on projected growth within the City. The Mn/DOT-accepted 20 year projection factor for county roads in Washington County is 1.9, however the County feels that this factor is too low for areas expecting significant growth in residential, commercial and industrial land uses, such as Oak Park Heights. The County suggests the City revise its traffic projections based on anticipated growth within the City's boundaries. • 2 Transportation goals/policies • The County commends the City on its policy minimizing and limiting vehicular access onto the arterial system. The County requests that the City also adopt the County's access spacing policy on all current and future county roadways. Limiting direct access to County Roads and County State Aid Highways is important in maintaining the mobility for which these roadways are designed. Historic Preservation The County commends the City for identifying historic sites within Oak Park Heights, developing policies which support preservation of historic sites and structures, and cooperating with Mn/DOT to preserve or move the Bergstein House and Shoddy Mill. The County suggests the City foster preserva- tion in its older neighborhoods, and work toward preservation and documentation of the old athletic fields. The Plan states that due to the limited number of historic structures and sites,the City does not anticipate the need for a preservation ordinance or establishment of a commission to oversee historic resources. Another alternative the City could consider is to include a preservationist on the Planning Commission. Conclusion The City of Oak Park Heights Draft Comprehensive Plan Update is inconsistent with the land use section of the Washington County Comprehensive Plan. The County is concerned about the impacts on County roads as a result of the urban expansion of the City into Baytown Township. The County would be willing to work with the City in resolving this issue. S A copy of the County's Comprehensive Plan should be available at City Hall if needed for reference. If you have any transportation-or historic preservation-related questions,please refer them to Don Wisniewski,Director of Transportation and Physical Development, at 430-4300. Land use questions should be directed to Mary McGlothlin, Director of Public Health and Environment, at 430-6655. Sincerely,/ Wally Abrahamson, Chair Washington County Board of Commissioners c: Dennis C. Hegberg, Commissioner Bill Pulkrabek, Commissioner Myra Peterson, Commissioner Dick Stafford, Commissioner Don Wisniewski,Transportation and Physical Development Director Mary McGlothlin,Public Health and Environment Director Tori Boers,Metropolitan Council • 3 r ENCLOSURE 5 Baytown Township �Q Washington D 0 gt n County • Stillwater, MN 55082 March 18, 1999 Mr. Thomas Melena, Administrator City of Oak Park Heights 14168 57th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 RE: Oak Park Heights Comprehensive Plan - Sixty Day Review / Comment Period ( Plan Received January 22. 1999 ) Dear Mr. Melena: Baytown offers the following comments regarding Oak Park's 1998 Comprehensive Plan: - Ongoing area planning input has NOT been formally solicited from Baytown Township with regard to this plan and cooperative studies are not underway as indicated on page 10 of the Study. - Baytown takes issue with the inaccurate, subjective text on page 11 indicating that the township "is not favorable to allowing the City of Oak Park to expand its borders even if a majority of property owners in an area request the annexation." Baytown cooperated in the Spring of 1998 in an orderly annexation of an "island" of Baytown residents ( Oakgreen Avenue North ) that were surrounded by Oak Park. The majority of landowners in the area indicated a desire to be annexed and the township deferred to their wishes. In past years, Baytown did not oppose the annexation of a large portion of the township south of Highway 36 and east of Highway 5 to accommodate the overall St. Croix Valley's need for a new Stillwater Area High School with municipal services. Baytown and the City of Bayport worked out an annexation agreement that included a Joint Powers Planning Board for 245 acres of DNR land in the township that the Andersen Corporation purchased and wished to go into Bayport. This was worked out cooperatively and with the overall economic health of the larger community being considered that included the St. Croix Valley, Washington County, and the State of MN. The most recent annexation dispute involving the Kern Center and surrounding properties was a battle on behalf of six of the eight impacted residential properties and six of the eight existing businesses that requested Baytown's help. The mother-son, husbands- Page 2 - OPH Comp. Plan Review wives. and business partners with vacant land who signed the annexation petition did not reflect the will of those home and business owners. Historically, Baytown weighs in in favor of the majority of the residents impacted by an annexation proceeding and also considers the overall impact on the larger community. The township stands by this approach and does not engage in frivolous actions. Oak Park's desire to grow into the DNR parcel west of Osgood Avenue North is a good example of land speculating from outside the community. Local residents planning for the area would recognize the value assigned over the years to this public. open wildlife space by Baytown, Bayport, Washington County, and State of MN agencies. - An unofficial photo survey conducted by Baytown of land currently advertised "For Sale" or lying vacant for development within Oak Park identifies quantities of land in excess of the minimal amounts listed by OPH on page 12 for single and multi-family housing. The comprehensive plan later identifies approximately 307 acres currently available for development. - Commercial Development: Oak Park's commercial development along Highway 36 is and has been for many years, a combination of random building use and placement with inadequate design standards. Although the compre- hensive plan acknowledges this problem. it is of concern to long time residents whether Oak Park can accomplish any infill or rebuilding of these areas given • its lack of success to date to address these issues. As a gateway to the Stillwater i St. Croix River . this area of Oak Park continues to create a negative image. Oak Park's resources should be directed towards upgrading this area instead of planning far into adjoining communities. Once again. a photo survey identifies numerous vacant ! partially used buildings within the OPH community. The delay of the proposed St. Croix River bridge ( fought vigorously by Oak Park ). has created a dangerous delay for needed improvements for the ill equipped highway. service lane. and intersections in and around Oak Park despite continued commercial development and subsequent increased traffic use levels in the localized area. - Local Growth: it is not inherent that a city must grow. Many communities within the seven county metro region function with defined, orderly boundaries in which they do not plan outwardly for miles into adjacent cities. - Land Use Goals! Policies: Oak Park's plan states a goal of discouraging "leap frog" development of any kind by requiring all new development to be contiguous to existing city services and development. However, the vast areas of the township identified as Oak Park Planning Districts totally ignore existing, developed, and planned land uses. • Page 3 - Oak Park Comp. Plan Review . - Annexation: The statements that Oak Park has almost exhausted its supply of vacant land for residential development contradicts earlier charts indicating that about 140 acres of land is available for this use. Also, if OPH has over the years actually planned its utility extensions /sizing predicated on future annexations of township land, why is the City playing "catch up" with its utility extensions in the recent Kern Center annexation and is now( February 1999 ) just publicizing a plan for a water service/tower near the DNR land- Baytown border along Osgood Avenue ? Is this future planning or the appearance of future planning ? The concept and staging of annexations into Baytown are done WITHOUT communication and a coordinated planning effort between the communities and is a veiled attempt at giving the impression that Oak Park's comprehensive plan is future thinking and progressive. It is simply a back door " I dibs this land before you do approach which is counterproductive to area wide, cooperative planning that benefits local residents. This approach detracts from Oak Park's plan credibility and fails to ad&ess overall land use/ resident issues for the area. Oak Park's poorly communicated, aggressive land use districts within Baytown also extend into areas that the City of Bayport has identified for growth and has dialogued with the township for many years. The Oak Park plan has • naively created a "catch 22" scenario and has every community scrambling without any orderly, common sense approach to border issues, land use, and future needs. Oak Park's pian may outline a vast number of community goals, but the underlying city planning tactics, politics, and land use philosophies fail miserably at long-range, coordinated planning efforts. The OPH plan accelerates the 2020-2040 urban reserve vision for the area and cannot realistically accommodate the vast expansion goals identified. Oak Park has been unable to resolve the fate of the former Screaton parcel ( approximately 50 acres ) and other nearby areas since the former Mayor of Oak Park approached the subject nearly five years ago. Planning beyond Oak Park's borders to the degree that this current plan does is contradictory to the Metropolitan Council's stated goal of discouraging urban development before 2020-2040 in an urban reserve area. Much of OPH's planning extends outside the urban reserve into rural areas of Baytown that the Met. Council has indicated publicly should be permanent rural areas off limits to urban development. ( Met. Council Directions Newsletter- March / April 1999 ) An acknowledged Met. Council goal is "to work with community partners to promote balance, accommodate growth ( but not indiscriminately chasing it with new infrastructure ) and recognize the need to constrain sprawl while maintaining housing affordability." • Oak Park's aggressive posturing into the communities of Baytown and • Page 4 - Oak Park Comp. Plan Review f.-., Lake Elmo as well as the identified future gowth area negotiated over the i. years with Bayport , is the antithesis of reasonable, long range land use planning. It is Baytown's hope that Oak Park will exert community goodwill and relax its aggressive planning into the township in the hopes that future planning and communications that benefit the entire area—can be accommodated. Sincerely, )0. &feu/ P. L. St. Claire Clerk cc: Mr. Brian Nichols, Baytown Board Chairman Mr. Guy Peterson, Metropolitan Council Mr. Dennis O'Donnell, Wash. Co. Dept. H.E.L.M. Mary Kueffner, City of Lake Elmo Ken Hartung, City of Bayport w NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS N INC COMMUNITY PLANNING - DESIGN - MARKET RESEARCH • ENCLOSURE y MEMORANDUM TO: Tom Melena FROM: Scott Richards DATE: May 11, 1999 RE: Oak Park Heights - Comprehensive Plan Update -Metropolitan Council Submission FILE NO: 798.04 - 98.03 As you are aware, the Metropolitan Council has done an initial review of the Comprehensive Plan and has asked for additional information before the plan can be finalized. Much of the information that is included in the recently completed Sanitary Sewer Plan, but was not available at the time of initial submittal, should satisfy many of the Metropolitan Council staff comments. Our office has reviewed the comments and offer the attached draft response to the Metropolitan Council for completion of the submittal. The Planning Commission should review the response and provide any comments regarding the additional information to be submitted. Depending upon how quickly the Metropolitan Council completes its review once the additional information is submitted, the Planning Commission could hold a public hearing as early as its June 17th meeting to make the necessary changes to the Comprehensive Plan. pc: Kris Danielson 5775 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 555 ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA 5541 6 PHONE 6 1 2 - 595 - 9636 FAX 6 1 2 - 595 - 9837 E-MAIL NAG@ WINTERNET.COM Metropolitan Council Working for the Region, Planning for the Future April 15, 1999 •199 Q� � Kris Danielson sv' City of Oak Park Heights 14168 - 57th Street North • Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 RE: City of Oak Park Heights-- 1998 Comprehensive Plan Update Metropolitan Council District 12 - Metropolitan Council Referral File No. 17018-1 Dear Ms Danielson: The Metropolitan Council staff has reviewed the City's 1998 comprehensive plan update received by the Council on April 5, 1999. Our initial staff review finds that the proposed plan update is generally very well done and is complete for Parks and Recreation Open Space, Solar Access Protection, Historic Preservation, and Zoning. However,the plan is incomplete for Council review in a number of other important areas,which include Aviation, Housing,Land Use, Sewers,Transportation, Water Resources Management and Capital Improvements Program. A detailed list of missing information is attached. The Council cannot review the proposed plan and further review of the Oak Park Heights comprehensive • plan is suspended until the Council receives the needed information. If you have any questions about this matter,please contact Guy Peterson, sector representative for communities in Washington County at 651- 602-1418 or Jim U. - , AICP,principal reviewer at 651-602-1361. Since , 10 r _ RiclSard E.Thompson, Supefvl'sor Comprehensive Planning Attachment C: Marc Hugunin, Metropolitan Council Member District 12 Scott Richards,Northwest Associated Consultants, Inc. Guy Peterson, Sector Representative, Housing and Redevelopment Department Chauncey Case, Office of Transportation and Transit Development Carl Ohrn and Elaine Bauer, Office of Transportation and Transit Development Donald Bluhm, Manager, MCES Municipal Services Department James Larsen, MCES Environmental Planning& Evaluation Department Phyllis Hanson, Parks Linda Milashius, Referrals Coordinator Jim Uttley, AICP, Principal Reviewer, Planning and Growth Management Department Sherry Narusiewicz, MN/DOT Metro Division • V:/library/commundv/referral/Ietters/OP 170201.doc AREA CODE CHANGES TO 651 IN JULY, 1998 230 East Filth Street St. Paul. Minnesota 55 10 1-1626 (612)602-1000 Fax 602-1550 TDD/TTY 291-0904 Metro Info Line 602-1888 4,,Fo,,.d nn,,,,rrndr,p' J,vu•r AVIATION • Please contact Chauncey Case, Office of Transportation and Transit Development, 651-602-1724 for any questions about the following. The City of Oak Park Heights is affected by the regions general airspace. It is near the Lake Elmo airport but is not directly impacted by airport-specific airspace safety zones or aircraft noise impacts; if there are future annexations into Baytown Twp. that situation may change. The City plan includes an Aviation element on Inventory page 75, Policy Plan page 24,and Development Framework page 42. However,the plan does not contain text on "notification"to MnDOT concerning control of potential obstructions to navigable airspace. The plan is not complete until the notification item is included in the comprehensive plan. . The city's plan should be modified to include the following Notification language: Notification: Any sponsor who proposes any construction or alteration that would exceed a height of 200 feet about ground level at the site,or any construction or alteration or greater height than an imaginary surface extending upward and outward at a slope of 100:1 from the nearest point of the nearest runway of a public airport shall notify the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation at least 30 days in advance. HOUSING Please contact Guy Peterson, Sr. Planner, Housing and Redevelopment Department, 651-602-1418 for • any questions about the following. As submitted, the Oak Park Heights comprehensive plan is incomplete for review from the perspective of the Land Planning Act's housing planning requirements. Though the current draft says on page 19 of the Land Use section that the city's LCA Action Plan is in the Appendix, it is not. The Metropolitan Land Planning Act(LPA)and the Council's policy call for MUSA communities to plan for affordable and life-cycle housing opportunities. The LPA directs that communities prepare a land use plan that includes a"housing element containing standards, plans,programs for providing adequate housing opportunities to meet existing and projected local and regional needs, including but not limited to the use of official controls and land use planning to promote the availability of land for development of low-and moderate-income housing." Furthermore,the LPA requires that the comprehensive plan include an implementation program describing the"public programs, fiscal devices and other specific actions"to implement the plan, "including official controls to implement the housing element...which will provide sufficient existing and new housing to meet the local unit's share of the metropolitan area need for low- and moderate-income housing." The Regional Blueprint says"the Council will work with local communities in a partnership to meet the range of housing needs of people of various life-cycle stages; broaden locational choices and access throughout the region for people of all income levels; and support use of public funds to help achieve these goals. The Council will use the state Livable Communities Act to further this goal." • To meet this requirement,on page 19 of the city's comprehensive plan the paragraph dealing with the Livable Communities Act should be amended. That paragraph should be rewritten to clarify that the city's LCA Action Plan adopted in 1996,and the affordable and life-cycle housing goals it includes in its Table 1, represent the city's housing goals and implementation program required by the planning requirements of the Land Planning Act. The comprehensive plan needs to be very specific that the appended Action Plan is a part of the city's comprehensive plan and not just another separate document. Simply acknowledging that it exists is not sufficient to make it a part of the comprehensive plan. The city should affirmatively make it a part of the comprehensive plan by either lifting it into the comprehensive plan or being very specific that although appended, it is part of the city's comprehensive plan. LAND USE AND IMPLEMENTATION Please contact Jim Uttley, AICP, Planning and Growth Management Department, 651-602-1361 for any questions about the following. The existing land use plan map(Inventory, page 39),the tables of existing land uses(Inventory, pages 41 and 42),the concept and staging plan map(Development Framework,page 11)and proposed land use plan map(Development Framework, page 35)are very well done. The following are present but incomplete: 1. Forecasts 2. Future Land Use Acreage Table 1. Forecasts • The Council principal focuses in terms of forecasts are households and employment. The plan (Inventory,page 96) proposes identical employment forecasts but higher household forecasts. In order to better understand the City's proposed plan and forecasts, given its proposal for future annexations,the Oak Parks Height plan should separate the household forecasts for the existing city boundaries, from those of each of the proposed,staged annexations. This will allow us to better understand the implications of the various annexation proposals on local and regional systems. 2. Future Land Use Acreage What is missing is a table of future land use acreage. In order to help the Council, neighboring communities, and appropriate county and state agencies to understand the plan and to be consistent with the Local Planning Handbook and Land Planning Act,the plan should include a future land use table with the following columns: • 1998 existing land use(from tables, Inventory, pages 41 and 42) • 2005 land use acreage, within City's existing legal boundary • 2010 land use acreage within City's existing legal boundary • ultimate build out of City within its existing legal boundary (Note: if buildout occurs earlier, identify year and skip 2005 and/or 2010 columns) • Proposed 2000 land use-acreage, proposed annexation area • Proposed 2005 land use acreage, proposed annexation area • Proposed 2010 land use acreage, proposed annexation area • Proposed 2015 land use acreage, proposed annexation area i • Proposed Grand Total with all annexations Capital Improvements Program • In addition,the Capital Improvements Program section of the plan, which consists of 2 11x17 tables is good as far as its goes but is incomplete. A description of each of the projects is required. For example, the second project listed says simply "Kern Center." A description should provide detailed information about the proposed Kern Center project, is it 600 feet of 8-inch sanitary sewer, and "x" feet of"y"-inch municipal water mains, and what types of road and storm water work, etc. SEWERS Please contact Donald Bluhm, Manager, MCES Municipal Services Department, 651-602-1116 for any questions about the following. The plan is incomplete in the following areas: 1. Flow projections in five-year increments through 2020. The projections should be made with and without proposed annexations. 2. Design Flow parameters used by the City in calculating flow by sewer service area for their appendix B should be submitted. 3. A sewer map with a larger scale. It is very difficult to distinguish the location of the control points used for Appendix D. 4. The report identifies a substantial portion of the existing sewer system that would be need to be expanded if the City annexes and provides sanitary sewer service to areas west and south of the City.The report indicates that the City's Final Comprehensive Sewer Plan will look at this issue in more detail and was to be completed in April. Is it currently available?If so it should be submitted. The needed information as stated above may be part of this additional report. Reference to the"Metropolitan Waste Control Commission"on page 84 needs to be modified to-refer the reader to the"Metropolitan Council Environmental Services(MCES)division as the owner and operator of the metropolitan wastewater treatment facility located along Highway 95 within the city. TRANSPORTATION Please contact Carl Ohrn and Elaine Bauer, Office of Transportation and Transit Development, 651-602- 1719 and 602-1717 respectively for any questions about the following. The plan is incomplete in the following areas: 1. The"A" minor arterials are not identified. The functional classifications of roads can be obtained from the Council or County. 2. The number of lanes on all roads above a local street needs to be identified. 3. There is little or no analysis of existing or future traffic problems. The discussion provided is very subjective and no data is provided. There is little or no information that illustrates the problems is adequately addressed. 4. There is no discussion of Travel Demand Management. 5. Access management is addressed in very general means. The plan should discuss the guidelines that will be used to determine appropriate access by road classification is needed. There is information missing from the existing transit service, no future transit needs are identified,and there is no travel demand management element. Please see pages 4.4-4.5 of the Land Planning Handbook. With respect to transit, the transportation element of the comprehensive plan should include • the following: (1)a description of existing transit services and transit routes; and (2)the location of facilities such as transit hubs or park-and-ride lots. The transportation plans of communities currently working with the Metropolitan Council for new transit services(or for communities intending to develop new transit services) should reflect: Future possible transit services that are consistent with the transit • market areas and service options identified in Table 2 of the Transportation Policy Plan (see appendix, contents list,Tab 9). Oak Park Heights Comprehensive Plan, Inventory, pages 75-76 The Metropolitan Council adopted the St. Croix Transit Redesign Plan on February 26, 1998. Phase I of the Plan was implemented on September 21, 1998. Metro Transit Routes 12 and 94S were consolidated to one route-new Route 294. In addition, a new park-and-ride was established at the St. Croix Valley Recreation Center. Phase II of the Plan was implemented on March 20, 1999. Two routes- Routes 245 and 246, replaced Valley Transit Route 80. Both routes provide additional service coverage in Oak Park Heights, including Stillwater Area High School, Rainbow Foods, Menards, Wal-Mart, and Washington County Government Center. Laidlaw Transit Inc. using two buses operates the service. Saturday service was implemented also on the circulator routes. Oak Park Heights also receives paratransit service. Human Services Inc. (HSI)provides Paratransit service to seniors and persons with disabilities. HSI provides service to Oak Park Heights Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m.to 5:00 p.m. If the City of Oak Park Heights has any questions about HSI, they can all Linda Moszer or Karen Huebscher at(651)777-5222. • Oak Park Heights Comprehensive Plan, Development Framework,page 42. Indicate whether the existing level of transit service will be adequate for future needs. In addition,the City should indicate any travel demand strategies they have in place or are planning for ! the future. The City may want to mention ways they can assist their residents become aware of and/or utilize the ride-matching services provided by Metro Commuter Services. The number for Metro Commuter Services is 602-1602. WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Please contact James Larsen,MCES Environmental Planning&Evaluation Department, 651-602-1159 for any questions about the following. The plan is incomplete in the following areas: ISTS, stormwater management and water supply. The document states a total of 306.7 acres of undeveloped land remain in the city. However,page 93 in the Inventory section states the city `expects to absorb between 1170 and 1564 acres of undeveloped land for new residential and commercial/industrial development by the year 2020.' This discrepancy is a concern as the city is not in a position at present, from a water supply standpoint,to provide water supply service to any additional developable land. The city's CIP in the appendix lists the expectation that DNR property will be acquired for well field development, but that plan is not discussed anywhere in the text. Individual Sewage Treatment Systems(ISTS) The plan states that on-site systems remain in use in the city, but no information regarding numbers,the city's ordinance, phase-out plans,or the city's management program. The city will need to identify the number of on-site systems that remain in use in the city, include a map in the plan identifying the location of those systems, and submit a copy of its current on-site ordinance. MPCA 7080 Rules required ordinances to be modified by 1/1/99. Local governments are required by state law to adopt a management plan, that at a minimum, includes the following: • Procedures needed to develop a 3-year maintenance management program, • • Procedures for dealing with failing systems and imminent public health threats, • A notification system to remind people when it is time to pump their systems, and • A tracking system that identifies the location of systems, tracks when they are inspected and/or pumped, and monitors the condition of the systems. The plan needs to include a section describing the city's management program, consistent with MPCA requirements. Surface Water Management The City's submittal form indicates that it has adopted nonpoint source pollution controls consistent with the Council's Interim Strategy. The appendix contain a copy of City code section 404,which would suffice for land use controls consistent with our strategy, but the code section is not dated or signed. The City needs to supply a dated and executed copy of this document. The City also needs to include a policy statement in its plan similar to the follow for this part of the 1998 plan update to be considered complete. The City of will apply National Urban Runoff Program (NURP)standards for the design of new stormwater ponds and the MPCA's urban best management practices titled Protecting Water Quality in Urban Areas to the review of any proposed development occurring in the City to reduce nonpoint source pollutant loading in stormwater runoff. The City of will incorporate these standards and requirements in its stormwater management plan and land use controls to implement this policy. Water Supply The city submitted its initial water supply plan(WSP) in Jul 1996. The most recent update of that plan was reviewed and commented on by Council staff in October 1998. Our review of that update identified deficiencies which to date, have not been responded to by the city or their engineering consultant. The deficiencies concern city growth projection discrepancies,need and timing of new water supply wells, submission of the city's February 1998 wellhead protection planning document, and effect of city annexation projections on the water supply system. The issues raised in the Council's 10/98 review letter and discrepancies concerning the(immediate) need and timing of a third water supply well need to be resolved before this overall plan update can be considered complete for review. The water supply plan component section on page 48 of the Development Framework section of the plan is out of date and should be updated. This document incorrectly states on pages 80 and 84 of the Inventory section that the city's 1996 WSP"recommended the construction of a new production well by the year 2020." What the 1996 WSP and its subsequent amendments state is that "a new well is needed immediately to provide firm capacity equal to the maximum day demand"and an additional well will also be required by 2020. The city also needs to clarify what DNR property was identified as planned for acquisition in 1998 (per CIP in appendix), and specifically what water supply system improvements are identified as planned in 1999. These plans were not discussed in the text. • • CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS RESPONSE TO METROPOLITAN COUNCIL • REVIEW OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AVIATION A paragraph will be added on page 42 of the Development Framework regarding notification to MnDOT concerning control of potential obstructions to navigable airspace. The language would read as follows: The Minnesota Department of Transportation requires notification of any proposed structure that could impact navigable airspace. It shall be required of any project which involves construction or alteration that exceeds a height of 200 feet above ground level at the site, or any construction, alteration or greater height than an imaginary surface extending upward and outward at a slope of 100:1 from the nearest point of the nearest runway of a public airport, to notify the Commission of the Minnesota Department of Transportation at least 30 days prior to commencement of work. HOUSING A copy of the 1996 Livable Communities Action Plan adopted by the City Council, will be included in the Comprehensive Plan Appendix section. The paragraph concerning Livable Communities on page 19 of the Development Framework will be revised to read as follows: In 1996, the City adopted a Livable Communities Action Plan in conformance with the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act to address housing issues. The affordable and life cycle housing goals as included in Table 1 and the implementation section of the Action Plan represents the City's housing goals and - implementation program required by the planning requirements of the Land Planning Act. The Livable Communities Action Plan is found as an Appendix to this plan, but the goals, policies and implementation aspects constitute the housing plan for the City as part of its Comprehensive Plan. The housing plan encourages the development and maintenance of affordable and life cycle housing in the City of Oak Park Heights. Additionally, the plan establishes housing goals and policies that are to be implemented by specific programs initiatives, and actions. Those initiatives are directed specifically to provisions of additional affordable units (150 by the year 2010), housing demand and housing maintenance/rehabilitation. The issues of housing demand and maintenance are addressed below. • LAND USE AND IMPLEMENTATION Forecasts/Future Land Use Acreage 9 When the City submitted its Comprehensive Plan for review, the Comprehensive Sanitary Sewer Plan was not completed for inclusion at that time. The City's Engineer, Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik and Associates has completed the plan, and it was adopted by the City Council at their April 27, 1999 meeting. Within the plan, specific information related to forecasts of population, households, and acreages is found in Tables 2.1 and 4.1 and in Appendix A. The forecasts correspond generally to the Concept and Staging Plan found on page 11 of the Development Framework. To clarify future land use acreage, a table would be added on page 9 of the Development Framework to include existing and proposed land use acreage as specified in the Metropolitan Council review letter. Capital Improvements Program The City will add brief descriptions of each of the capital improvements categories, but will likely not go into detail regarding specifications for each of the projects as suggested in the Metropolitan Council letter. • SEWERS The information requested by the Metropolitan Council should be satisfied by the submittal of the completed Comprehensive Sanitary Sewer Plan. Any references to the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission (page 84 of the Inventory) will be changed to the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) TRANSPORTATION 1. The review indicates that minor arterials are not identified. Page 65 of the Inventory section includes a Functional Classification System Map in which the minor arterials are identified. Additionally, page 38 of the Development Framework includes a description of all of the minor arterials within the City. Page 45 of the Development Framework includes the proposed Transportation Plan that includes all minor arterials. 2. The number of roadway lanes shall be indicated on the Functional Classification System Map found on page 65 of the Inventory. i 2 • 3. To address traffic issues, a section will be added to the Transportation Plan of the Development Framework entitled Traffic Issue Areas. In that section, an analysis of existing and future traffic problems will be addressed. 4. Also within the Transportation Plan a section would be added entitled Travel Demand Management. This section will discuss ways in which to reduce vehicular travel demand such as development of the Central Business District with a housing element, development of the City's trail system and planning the proposed annexation areas in such a way as to reduce vehicular traffic. 5. To address access management, guidelines will be included in the Appendix that includes roadway functional classification system characteristics for the Twin Cities region as found within the Land Planning Handbook. A statement will be included in the Transportation Plan section under Functional Classification Systems that discuss the general guidelines. 6. The Public Transit Service section of the Transportation Plan will be updated to include more discussion on existing and future demand for transit services. The Area Bus Route Map on page 77 and any discussion of existing transit services will be updated to reflect the current system. WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT • Individual Sewage Treatment Systems (ISTS) The City recently updated its requirements regarding installation, maintenance and inspection of ISTS's. A copy will be included in the Appendix of the Comprehensive Plan. Additionally, a map has been prepared that identifies the 31 septic systems currently within the City. Sewer and water service will be available in 1999 within the Kern Center that will allow for the eventual elimination (within the next 6 years) of 8 septic systems for commercial business. Surface Water Management A copy of the signed and dated Ordinance that implemented Section 404 will be provided to the Metropolitan Council. A policy statement would be added on page 10 of the Policy Plan that reads as follows: 9. The City of Oak Park Heights will apply National Urban Runoff Program (NURP) standards for the design of new stormwater ponds and the MPCA's urban best management practices titled Protecting Water Quality in Urban Areas to the review 3 • of any proposed development occurring in the City to reduce nonpoint source • pollutant loading in stormwater runoff. The City of Oak Park Heights will incorporate these standards and requirements in its stormwater management plan and land use controls to implement this policy. Water Supply The issues related to the Water Supply and Distribution Plan will need to be resolved as part of this Comprehensive Plan update. Many of the issues raised with the initial submission of the Water Plan have been addressed in the Comprehensive Plan. A meeting will need to be set up with Metropolitan Council staff, representatives of Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik and Associates and City staff to address any of the remaining issues. The text on page 48 of the Development Framework regarding the water plan will be updated and revised. • • 4