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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-06-16 NAC Ltr to Metropolitan Council • • NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS A INC COMMUNITY PLANNING - DESIGN - MARKET RESEARCH 16 un J e 1998 Ms. Lynda Voge, Referrals Coordinator Metropolitan Council Mears Park Centre 230 E. Fifth Street St. Paul, MN 55101 -1634 RE: Oak Park Heights / Kern Center - Information Summary for Comprehensive Plan Revisions and Plan Amendments FILE NO: 798.04 -98.04 Dear Ms. Voge: The purpose of this letter is to deliver the Information Summary for Comprehensive Plan Revisions and seven (7) copies of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment and MUSA Expansion report for the Kern Center in Oak Park Heights. The amendment proposes a change to its c:jrrent comprehensive plan for the purpose of including the Kern Center as Planning District 18 and to request a Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) expansion for the area in question. I hope that the form is fillec: out to your satisfaction. If we may be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our office at 595 -9636. Sincerely, NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. Brad Digre Planner / GIS Specialist pc. Tom Melena 5775 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 555 ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA 554 1 6 PHONE 612 - 595 -9636 FAX 612- 595 -9837 E -MAIL_ NAC @WINTERNET.COM • • It Metropolitan Council Working for the Region, Planning for the Future Local Planning Handbook Information Summary for Comprehensive Plan Revisions and Plan Amendments This completed form should accompany each comprehensive plan revision or plan amendment submitted to the Metropolitan Council for review. The information submitted on this form is reviewed by Council staff within 10 working days to determine if the comprehensive plan or amendment is sufficiently complete for Council review purposes. NOTE: Plan amendment s that are simply "housekeeping" changes, need only supply the information in Section I of this form. Please send plan revision or amendment to: Lynda Voge, Referrals Coordinator Metropolitan Council Mears Park Centre 230 E. Fifth Street; St. Paul, MN 55101 -1634 • • SECTION l: GENERAL INFORMATION A. Sponsoring Governmental Unit: City of Oak Park Heights Name of Local Contact Person: Tom Melena Address: 14168 57 Street N., Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 Telephone Number: (612) 439 -4439 FAX Number: (612) 439 -0574 Internet Address (if applicable): NA • Date of Preparation: 6/15/98 B. Type of submittal O Overall plan revision or update or X Plan amendment Name of amendment/brief description: Kern Center - Comprehensive Plan Amendment and MUSA Expansion. Land use change (describe): The amendment proposes a change to its current comprehensive plan for the purpose of including the Kern Center as Planning District 18 and to request a Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) expansion for the area in question. Size of affected area (in acres): 113.4 MUSA Expansion? 0 No X Yes. If yes, size of expansion (in acres) 113.4 Other (Please describe) C. Please attach seven (7) copies of the following: 1. Completed Information Summary for Comprehensive Plan Revisions and Plan Amendments (this form) 2. The proposed plan revision or plan amendment. 3. A city -wide map showing the location of the proposed change(s). 4. The current plan map, indicating area(s) affected by the revision or amendment. 5. The proposed plan map, indicating the subject area(s) of the revision or amendment. D. What is the official local status of the proposed plan revision or amendment? (Check all that apply.) If a report regarding this plan revision or amendment was prepared for the local Planning Commission or City Council please include one (1) copy of that report along with the submittal package. O Acted upon by planning commission (if applicable) on date. X Approved by governing body, contingent upon Metropolitan Council review on 5/26/98 date O Considered, but not approved by governing body on date. 0 Other (please describe) E. List adjacent local governmental units and other jurisdictions (school districts, watershed districts, etc.) to which copies of the plan revision or amendment have been sent, and the date the copies were sent to them. (Required by Minn. Stat. 473.858, Subd. 2). City of Stillwater 6/15/98 City of Lake Elmo 6/15/98 Baytown Township 6/16/98 • • SECTION II: CONFORMITY WITH METROPOLITAN SYSTEM PLANS A. Transportation 1. Does this plan revision or amendment potentially increase existing trip generation (use Institute of Transportation Engineers trip - generation manual)? O No .. if no, Skip to #5. X Yes .. if yes, What is the estimated average daily traffic increase? 17,820 (full build out} What is the estimated peak hour traffic increase? Unknown 2. Does the existing local and regional road network (including metropolitan interchanges) have the capacity to accommodate planned land use(s)? X Yes O No .. if no, briefly describe the improvements to local or regional roads or interchanges that will be required to accommodate the planned use(s): Are these improvements included in a Capital Improvements Program? X Yes .. briefly describe who will pay for improvements: Improvements will be assessed to benefitting property owners. O No .. Please explain 3. Does this plan amendment impact transit service or facilities -- either positively or negatively? X No O Yes .. briefly describe 4. Can the potential traffic impacts of the land use be mitigated by implementing Traffic Demand Management (TDM) strategies or through land use and urban design measures that encourage alternatives to single occupancy vehicles (SOV)? X No O Yes .. please describe (e.g., park & rides, flexible work hours, mixed land uses) 5. Is this proposed land use change located adjacent to a principal arterial or "A" minor arterial? O No X Yes .. please describe site access to the arterial, and whether location and spacing of the access is consistent with Access Spacing Guidelines: Site access will be along minor Arterial State Highway 5. 6. Does the proposed plan revision or amendment positively or negatively affect pedestrian or bike systems? O No X Yes .. please describe the effects: As a means of facilitating pedestrian circulation, the City will likely extend its trail system from 58 street, adjacent to the high school access, Highway 5 and into the Kern Center. The Park Board will review and suggest changes to the Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail System Plan as necessary. • • B. Wastewater Treatment 1. Total flow for community based on existing plan: year 2000: 0 million gallons /day (mgd) - (Under Township) year 2010: 0 million gallons /day (mgd) - (Under Township) 2. Total proposed flow for community, based on plan revision or amendment: year 2000: million gallons /day (mgd) year 2010: 45,000 gallons /day million gallons /day (mgd) - (Total Buildout Expected) 3. If community discharges to more than one metropolitan interceptor, indicate which interceptor will be affected by the revision or amendment. NA 4. Will flows be diverted from one interceptor service area to another'? X No O Yes .. if yes, describe the change and volumes (mgd) involved 5. Is any wastewater flow an intercommunity flow to an adjoining community's sanitary sewer system? X No O Yes .. if yes, enclose a copy of the inter - community agreement. 6. Has the community adopted a comprehensive program for the management of on -site septic systems? O No X Yes O Not Applicable .. please explain C. Aviation 1. Has the community adopted (in local codes /ordinances) a "notification" element to protect regional airspace? X No O Yes 2. Do the proposed changes in the plan revision or amendment involve areas within an airport influence area or airport search area? X No (If no, skip to D. Recreation Open Space) O Yes .. if yes, please answer "a" and "b" a. Do the proposed changes affect the functioning of the airport(s) as defined in the approved airport Long -Term Comprehensive Plan? O Yes (If yes, please refer to the local plan content requirements as identified in the Aviation Policy Plan.) X No, (If no, go to 2.b.) b. Are the proposed changes in the plan revision or plan amendment consistent with guidelines for land use compatibility and aircraft noise guidelines in the Aviation Policy Plan? X Yes 0 No (If no, please explain • • D. Recreation Open Space 1. Does the plan revision or proposed amendment affect existing or future federal, state or regional parks, park reserves or trails? X No O Yes .. please describe 2. , Does the plan revision or amendment include a trail segment in, or a connection to a regional trail or park? X No O Yes III. IMPACT ON LAND USE A. Overall Comprehensive Plan Update /Revision If you are submitting a plan revision and you are using your own community's land use data, please attach copies of Worksheets A and B - -Tab 9 in the Handbook. B. Plan Amendment Questions 1, 2 and 3 below apply to plan amendments involving a land use change and /or MUSA expansion area. 1. For the area in the amendment: a. Existing land uses in acres: 23.4 (Developed as Commercial /Industrial) b. Proposed land uses in acres: 113.4 (at Full Build -out) 2. For residential use amendments: a. Number of residential dwelling units and types (single, multi - family) involved under existing plan 0 under proposed revision /amendment 0 b. Density under existing plan 0 under proposed revision /amendment 0 c. Anticipated change in the number of students in the school system under existing plan 0 under proposed revision /amendment 0 3. For commercial /industrial /institutional use amendments: a. Square footage of commercial structures under existing plan Not known under proposed revision /amendment Not known b. Square footage of industrial structures under existing plan Not known under proposed revision /amendment Not known c. Square footage of institutional structures under existing plan Not known under proposed revision /amendment Not known d. Number of employees under existing plan Not known under proposed revision /amendment Not known i • C . Housing 1. Will the plan revision or amendment affect the availability of affordable or life -cycle housing in your community? X No (skip to D Environmental Resources) O Yes .. please describe D. Environmental Resources 1. Will an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) be prepared for the plan revision or amendment? X No O Yes if yes, what is the schedule for completion of the EAW? 2. Does the plan revision or amendment affect a state or federal protected wetland? O No X Yes .. if yes, please include a map showing the location of the wetland. Describe the type of wetland affected and tell how it will be protected or how impacts will be mitigated. Most of the subject area is relatively flat except for the western edge which contains a pond /wetland complex, and graded slopes (see Exhibit A). The City will protect wetlands in accordance with the 1991 Wetland Conservation Act. 3. Will the plan revision or amendment potentially affect the quality of any surface water body? X No O Yes .. if yes, identify water bodies affected and describe the impacts and planned efforts to protect the water body: 4. Does the plan revision or amendment affect any land in the Mississippi River Critical Area? X No O Yes .. if yes, briefly describe relationship to the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area Comprehensive Management Plan 5. If the community has a municipal water supply system, does the local water supply plan meet the requirements of Chapter 186 of 1993 Session Laws? O Not Applicable O No X Yes .. if yes, will the proposed plan revision or plan amendment affect your water supply plan? X No 0 Yes If yes, how? s • 6. Has the community adopted a local surface water management plan? O No .. if no, has the community adopted the Council's Interim Strategy to Reduce Nonpoint Source Pollution to all Metropolitan Water Bodies? O No O Yes X Yes .. if yes, will the proposed plan revision or plan amendment affect your local surface water management plan? O No X Yes if yes, how? City Engineer is preparing plan to address surface water management in subject area. IV. IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM A. Will the plan revision or amendment require changes in zoning, subdivision, on -site sewer ordinances or other official controls? O No X Yes If yes, when? Upon adoption by the Metropolitan Council Describe proposed changes: City to rezone property from Open Space to B -W Business Warehousing following Comprehensive Plan Amendment approval. B. Has your community adopted a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) to implement the initial stages of the proposed plan or plan amendment? O No X Yes If yes, what changes will be needed in your community's Capital Improvement Program to implement the plan revision or amendment? No change - expansion into subject area had been planned for.