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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-02 Washington County Comprehensive Plan Section 0795 6001417 LW LAND USE PLAN The Washington County Land Use Plan consists of a plan map, goals, objectives and policies, explanatory sketches, and an implementation program. The purpose of the Land Use Plan is to guide in the townships the location of housing, businesses and industry, and the number of housing units per Quarter - Quarter Section of land, and to guide the amending of the County Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map. Washington County does not have land use regulation powers in the incorporated municipalities (such as Oakdale or Afton). The Land Use Plan was prepared with the considerable assistance and comment of a committee of citizens who met seven times in 1994. This group advised the County Planning Advisory Commission and helped interpret the outcome of two county -wide workshops, one held in October 1993, the other in September 1994. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES Goals and objectives were written with the assistance of the Land Use Subcommittee and ratified by the Washington County Planning Advisory Commission. Their purpose is to begin to translate the general land use vision statements prepared by County citizens during the plan preparation process and to guide the formulation of policies. The goals are the broadest purpose statements of the Plan, followed by the objectives. Goal 1: Utilize land and related natural resources so they are undiminished for future generations. Objectives: A. Promote the proper management of resources for future generations. Natural resources include but are not limited to land, surface water, ground water, farmland, woodlands, minerals, wetlands and wildlife. Also of importance are historic and archaeologic resources. B. Preserve the rural character and natural landscapes of Washington County. C. Conserve long -term land use options. D. Preserve agriculture as a permanent land use and a viable economic activity in the County. E. Help maintain financially healthy governments through wise planning of land use and public facilities such as roads, parks and buildings. 21733 4 -25 February 1996 Land Use Plan F. Minimize incompatible land use relationships through planning and design. Goal 2: Accommodate the growth of attractive urban communities while preserving rural functions and appearances. Objectives: A. Achieve compact and cost - efficient development of areas with public sewer and water. 1 °4` ft B. Foster a low-density, truly rural land use pattern in areas without public sewer 41 ,„ and water. C. Encourage suburban -style growth in locations served by public sewer and water services. D. Recognize and plan for the County's share of metropolitan growth. E. Create attractive urban communities and neighborhoods served by a full complement of municipal and County services. F. Preserve and enhance the "village atmosphere" of the rural centers. G. Maintain a distinction between urban and rural areas. H. Locate public "infrastructure" facilities (i.e. public roads, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water) in a manner that reinforces the desired development pattern. I. Use zoning, parks, public open space, trails and roads to create a distinctive north -south "green" corridor through the County. Goal 3: Encourage variety in housing so as to create a county community embracing the full spectrum of household types, incomes, ages and races. Objectives: A. Provide appropriate locations for low -, medium- and high- density housing across the County. B. Discourage requirements that unnecessarily increase the cost of housing while maintaining health and safety standards. C. Attempt to achieve housing variety within each community. D. Within each community, provide incentives and services to maintain houses and property. 421733 4 -26 February 1996 Land Use Plan Goal 4: Design the land use plan to support economic development. Objectives: A. Locate commercial and industrial growth where urban services are available. B. Promote commercial and industrial development in planned clusters such as business parks. C. Minimize land use conflicts that would unduly impede commercial and industrial growth in areas planned for those uses. D. Allow home businesses provided they are accessory to the residential use and do not impact nearby properties. E. In the rural centers where urban services are not available, permit limited neighborhood commercial development provided that performance and density requirements exist that minimize the risk to natural resources, particularly groundwater. LAND USE POLICIES AND MAP General Development Philosophy Washington County, in cooperation with the townships and the cities, will seek to preserve and accentuate the difference between the serviced suburban areas and the unserviced rural or semi -rural areas. The cities should be compact, efficient and walkable while the rural areas should be open and agricultural. The intent is to reduce sprawl and preserve openness by keeping lot sizes large and average densities low in rural areas. The great majority of new residential, commercial and industrial growth should be attracted to the cities by means of facilities, services and development regulations. Simultaneously, growth should be steered away from the unserviced townships and unserviced cities by zoning regulations. This regulatory approach moves away from a common practice of minimum lot sizes toward a more flexible policy of maximum housing densities. This is intended to allow developers to respond more creatively to the variations in the landscape. The general intention is to create openness, not just open space, and try to preserve elements of the remaining rural character. New housing should be encouraged (but not required) through zoning incentives to be clustered in small groups of small lots. These clusters should be designed to maintain open views, keep larger tracts available for farming or cattle operations, protect trees, hillsides and water quality, and engender a sense of community. 421733 4 -27 February 1996 Land Use Plan General Rural: The General Rural Areas on Figure LU -6, Land Use Plan, 1995, are those indicated as "4 Dwelling Units per 40 Acres." The intent of this location is to accommodate farming, protect the long -term agricultural areas, and preserve the County's remaining sense of openness and rural character. In those locations, housing development will be allowed at a density not greater than 4 units per Quarter - Quarter Section. Public services and facilities shall be kept to a minimum, consistent with the rural character. Semi -Rural and Rural Residential: To accommodate and acknowledge existing conditions, two semi -rural land use districts are included: "8 and 16 Dwelling Units per 40 Acres." Other requirements are the same as under the General Rural Areas. Suburban Housing: The urban housing areas are these areas that are currently developed or are planned for residential development at a density that can support public water and sewer. Typically, these areas have a density greater than one dwelling unit per acre. In most cases, these areas are within municipalities. Generally, this type of development would not be allowed in townships. Transition Areas: Certain townships immediately adjacent to serviced cities should cooperatively plan for the serviced development of designated portions of .A .,- their territory. Transition areas are proposed on the land use plan map and include the township edges adjacent to the cities of Stillwater, Bayport and Oak Park Heights, and Forest Lake. 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. Lot sizes in the transition areas shall be kept sufficiently large (i.e., ten acres) so that they can be resubdivided to urban densities. Alternatively, four houses per ten acres could be allowed if a plan is submitted and approved showing how the larger tract could be resubdivided into urban -sized lots when sewer and water services become available and if the houses are appropriately located on the smaller Tots. Commercial/Industrial: Commercial /industrial areas are lands that are currently being used for or are zoned for commercial and industrial purposes. Rural Centers: The rural centers of Marine, New Scandia, Lake Elmo Village, Old Afton Village and Old Cottage Grove shall be encouraged to slowly add new housing units and, possibly, businesses, if such growth were consistent with their historic character and if the loss of prime farmland were minimized. Desirable design features shall include those listed below for rural housing clusters. Actual design criteria shall be determined based upon a review of that community's pattern of houses, Tots, streets, major buildings, views, open spaces, trees and hills. Major Parks and Natural Areas: Major parks and natural areas include state, county and large city parks; other large areas of publicly -owned open space; and large, private land holdings that are currently held for open space purposes and are not likely to be developed. #21733 4 -31 February 1996 Land Use Plan computed by land use type within each jurisdiction. State, County and local parks will be included in the average density calculation. Lakes not managed through the State Shoreland Management Program will be included in the average density calculation. Existing shoreland districts and river districts would be separate density districts. Maximum Housing Density for Determining Units by Ownership Within a density district, the allowable housing density will be applied on an ownership basis. Within each ownership, the allowable maximum housing density will be calculated over a quarter - quarter section (approximately 40 acres). On tracts smaller than a quarter - quarter section, the allowable housing density will be computed proportionately and rounded up according to Table LU -2. Wetlands and slopes in excess of 25 percent (steep slope) may not be built upon. However, the wetland or steep slope area of a site may be counted when computing the number of allowable housing units. Generally, the number of dwelling units allowed shall not exceed the total number of dwelling units allowed if the development was based on the minimum lot size requirements for a single - family residential subdivision. Minimum Lot Size The minimum lot size could be as small as two acres if on -site septic system and water well requirements were satisfied. This would minimize the amount of land taken out of farming. Smaller lot sizes may be allowed under the clustering policy described below. Figures LU -7 and LU -8 illustrate the concept of combining the minimum lot size of two acres and a maximum density (in this case either 4, 8 or 16 houses per Quarter - Quarter Section) under either conventional or clustered development. Calculating the Allowable Number of Residential Lots for Existing Unsewered Parcels Smaller than 40 Acres Purpose. The Washington County land use plan proposes to regulate the number of new housing units in unsewered areas based upon "density." The plan speaks in terms of "units per 40 acres." However, not all parcels are 40 acres or multiples of 40 acres. The following policies will apply in determining the number of housing units allowed on existing unsewered parcels. "Existing Unsewered Parcels" are lots that were recorded prior to the Zoning Ordinance being amended to implement the 2015 Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Rounding. If the site in question is at least 75 percent the size of the next rounded "multiple," then you can "round up" to the next allowable number of Tots. For example, in the 4 per 40 district, if you have a 28 -acre lot you could develop three Tots. Exception: In the 16 Units per 40 Acres category, the break points are every 2.0 acres. For any parcel not evenly divisible by 2.5, the allowable number of lots must be rounded down to the next whole number. x21733 4 -33 Februan• 1996 • Generalized Land Use Plan Washington County 2015 Comprehensive Plan • r.x f 4 . . r ? — r'' k r - , .. , .‘ , .,,,--.,,,,,i,,,,, ,- , ...., ,),,,,,,,,, Suburban Housing `8 ® Transition Area ` ' ' ' �� ' s {• r'. Rural Residential (16 per 40 *) 1 xr T 4 Semi Rural (8 per 40 *) �s: �� ,.,E . �` } ytJ General Rural (4 per 40 *) l 3<y y: T _ � ,. Long -Term Agriculture (2 per 40 *) s $} ` ,, i , " Y p ,,' i s * } ` 7 , - J ' ® Long -Term Agriculture (1 per 40 *) t af } > t a • Major Parks and Natural Areas ' a : { r • Commercial/Industrial ; ', {, ' y- Airport s, �� ,t El Water _._ = t — r ' Metropolitan Urban Service Area St. Croix Scenic River District : j ` { Y * Density measured in dwelling units per acre. r .. ..,....r: 4 r z � _ . This generalized land use plan specifies , the average housing density allowed for �" ti ; kgrl:wi , each land use type. Each township will have a zoning ordinance that may sped areas of higher or lower densities., -.. ® P th__ p simian ,L.1....m ii! . ;:c.---liti r t f S 0 Washington County exercizes land use '4, It:a__ .,...._*, _ , ,..,,,, i planning and zoning authority in x 3 , e ; " a 74, unincorporated areas. The land use _ ', :` on this map generally reflects the C 4.‘t , j1x Y . it city. ./ `'` " ' „ r xt' e 'i.ti/ current land use plans of each Cities should be contacted for more 1, 4 { £- detailed information. (- , ''� - • 1 ' '..-- . ' ' -: 1 N ' I :,1 ":;:. a � Washington County Planning and Public Affairs FIGURE LU -6 February 1996 Land Use Plan policies that encourage housing expansion near existing population centers and in clusters in rural areas should minimize development on potential mining sites. The County will identify mineral deposits having significant economic potential and discourage encroachment of development in these areas. All mining will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Washington County Mining Ordinance. The County should develop a policy regarding reclamation of abandoned mines. Waste Management On -Site Systems: The county regulates the location, design, installation, use and maintenance of on -site sewage treatment systems so as to prevent contamination of the surface and ground waters within the County. All new on -site treatment systems will be located where soil capabilities are adequate to provide for proper treatment system installation. Septic tank and drainfield systems will be the preferred on -site sewage treatment system allowed for new development. Exceptions may be made when housing is "clustered" as part of an open space design development. To the extent authorized by state law, alternative systems may be allowed if they can be designed, located, installed and maintained to prevent contamination of surface and groundwater and public water supplies within the County and adequate administrative procedures are in place to ensure accountability. Soil borings and percolation tests will be required prior to approval of a septic system or a building permit. The County will continue to require receipt of a septic system permit prior to the issuance of a building permit. Community Systems: Community sanitary sewer systems will be installed only when all other options fail to correct septic system problems in areas of high housing density. Consideration will be given to allowing these systems to serve small groups of houses in a cluster development. These systems will be regulated by the Washington County Individual Sewage Treatment System Ordinance. The County's "201" Sewer Use Ordinance regulates the use of community systems that were constructed with state and federal grant assistance. County Monitoring: The County will conduct a program that will minimize the chances of on -site septic system failure and will have the ability to immediately correct failing systems when they occur. On -site septic system users will be informed of the proper maintenance and use of their system. Landowners will be required to repair or replace failing systems. The County will continue to enforce the provisions of its Individual Sewage Treatment System Ordinance in the unincorporated areas. The County will keep development densities low in rural areas not served by public waste treatment facilities so as to preclude the need for untimely extension of public sewer or water lines. The County will continue to regulate the on -land disposal of treated waste water. #21733 4 -43 Februar 1996 Land Use Plan RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LAND USE PLAN AND REGIONAL SYSTEMS The Washington County Land Use Plan is generally consistent with the policies of • the Twin Cities Metropolitan Council as expressed through the Regional Blueprint. The Plan clearly recognizes the importance of maintaining a distinction between the Urban Service Area and the Rural Service Area, and most of its policies revolve around that principle. Housing densities are proposed to be kept relatively low in the Rural Service Area while higher densities are encouraged within the Urban Service Area. Rural policies include very low housing densities (2 units per Quarter - Quarter section) in areas of prime farmland and generally 4 per Quarter - Quarter section elsewhere. Densities of 8 or 16 units per Quarter - Quarter section are planned in areas where past regulations have allowed higher densities, and an existing development pattern has been established. Communities within the Urban Service Area, including the Freestanding Growth Centers of Stillwater and Forest Lake, are encouraged to plan for compact growth and mixed- or multiple -use development and redevelopment. They are encouraged to create an environment that is oriented toward pedestrian and bicyclist movement and that accommodates bus transit. The Plan recognizes that growth in the serviced cities reduces demand in unserviced, rural and semi -rural locations. However, Washington County does not have land use regulatory control in the municipalities, most of which are in the Urban Service Area. Communities are encouraged to request expansions of the Urban Service Area in a gradual manner based upon analyses of available land, forecasted growth and the capacity of regional systems. The Plan states a preference for where these expansions should occur in the townships. The rural centers and small cities along the St. Croix River are encouraged to grow slowly in a manner that respects their established character and the limitations of their sewage disposal systems. Also consistent with regional policy, commercial and industrial development is directed to the cities where there are regional sewers and good auto and transit access. Commercial growth in unsewered areas continues to be restricted. These County Land Use Plan features support the Metropolitan Council policies regarding regional transportation and sewers. In addition, the updated County transportation plan was based on this land use plan. Its modeling assumptions reflect the expectation of slowed housing growth in the Rural Service Area. The County policies are designed to protect the quality of groundwater, surface water and other sensitive natural features such as wetlands and steep slopes. In addition, the planned low densities in the Rural Service Area should benefit the long -term fiscal health of the townships, cities, school districts and Washington County. #21733 447 February 1996 Locally Planned . : ° .A� °� M Land Use W. • r 1 1 'lir , r v o T AAKA , ""4 �Yi P S h , Agricultural � _ ` x o Semi - Rural i�l 4. ` 4 , Suburban Housing K . , L .,. 4 t . • Village 1 - : a g q Commercial/Industrial " � ,, Park/Semi - Private ' , ; Major Public Facility ,° • p ; r� Water * ,lit ma x^ Source: BRW d � 4 NI Ili ' 1 k m1 L ? � y a • e u of nF ri t - 1 ,M: r, 4 v 5* L r or t : L . 4 c -� C r . 1 7 1 Washington County Comprehensive Plan February 1996 FIGURE LU -9 Appendix A - Planning Framework TOWNSHIP PLANS Baytown Township Baytown Township plans to encourage the continuation of commercial farming as a viable land use and a significant economic activity. It is planning for a slow, orderly growth of population by limiting housing densities and encouraging housing development in areas not capable of supporting long -term, permanent commercial agriculture. The extension of regional sewer service is discouraged. The Lake Elmo Airport is in the southwestern corner of the community and, thus, places some restrictions on nearby development in Baytown Township. Denmark Township Denmark Township has the most productive farmland and is the least densely populated community in Washington County. Consequently, its land use plan designates the western two- thirds of the Township as Agricultural, which allows 2 houses per 40 acres. Approximately 20 percent of the Township is planned for Rural Residential use, which allows one house per five acres. A three -acre classification is also included along the St. Croix and Mississippi rivers. Carpenter Nature Center and part of Afton State Park are in Denmark Township. Slow residential growth is desired and expected. Forest Lake Township Forest Lake Township is planning for 15,000 square foot lots around its two lakes and mostly 10 -acre lots with an area of 5 -acre lots northeast of the lake. A large conservancy area is located in the central part of the Township. Grant Township Grant Township plans to: preserve its rural residential character; protect and enhance its natural resources and environment; establish a system of recreational trails; maintain blight -free residential development; contain commercial development at a level compatible with a rural, unsewered policy; provide a non - frills rural level of services; maintain a road system complementary to its rural character; and preserve existing railroad corridors for possible future use. It has 10- acre density zoning with a 5 -acre minimum lot size. Grey Cloud Island Township The plan for Grey Cloud Island Township is to protect its semi -rural nature and preclude the premature demand for municipal services. The minimum residential lot size is 2.5 acres. Continuation of the limestone mining is encouraged. Grey Cloud Island Township consists of two islands. Most of the lower island is in Cottage Grove. The Township has a significant amount of floodplain and shoreline, including many small islands, peninsulas and backwaters, on the Mississippi River. It is in the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area. N21733 A-15 February 1996 Forest Lake Year 1990 Roadway �" , ° � ° m Capacity Deficiencies g = ��� 2 V g , . m New Scandia Twp. F Forest Lake Twp. t i 0 C nunuuumimmmwnw 1 Marine on a Important I ®1. „ 4 st. Croix t Volume /Capacity I Hugo 9 ® ®' o - * 1I Ratio 1.00 -1.24 I 0 c May Twp. ` al 4, ,® 0 it Most Important - - „ -- - . - - - Volume/Capacity .Ogw : ' Q P J , fi t Stillwater Twp. Ratio 1.25+ m m Grant ® 4 :, / . 0 - I . Stillwater 1 ` TwP Birchwood „ ® ®y 1 041 II talk* �” r'�° Oak Park j m®� , % © Heights = & m — West - " � • ak dale Lakeland °d a y p 4 4-,.°, V PX1hi MI i WC° ktakeland eland " 1 i ores 40 IP ake St. Croix 4 Woodbury t _:each Afton (St.Mar P O re InNewportee ___ ,c 1 ' Denmark Twp. Cottage Grove St. Paul Park Cloud Island . 1 - Twp. m 0 Hastings ! .,- Washington County Comprehensive Plan February 1996 FIGURE T -5 Public Transit o I _ i.� Service Locations i r c I I I i 1, 4 Northeast Suburban Ai ... Transit 1 14. St. Croix Valley Transit = ) rg Lake Area Transit x Metropolitan Council /' Transit Taxing District RT 15 110/ r and Metro Mobility r 11111.r Lake e Service Area Area _ : St Croix Entire HSI Transporter/ Transit nu `'�' Valley County Community Volunteer s i�r. / Twranhitesi; Services , �� Northeast I 12o isms Mil 1 . A Park/Ride or Park/ Suburban eD — Transit . "%' Pool Lots 1 2D• As ■ Metropolitan Council %,1111111111111111111111P t* Transit Operations 49. ' � Bus Routes 94Y •" f , Source: Metropolitan Council Transit Operations R;61 ' 49W hi 94W / and Washington County Planning and Public ' 't141-4.jrt Affairs, Jan. 1995. 1111111111 t\ , c:3,,,„:, � 1 i s , , . : / ' i i 1 / / E' I (___-1_2.11111ilinini11001/ , / Wash County Comprehensive Plan . February 1996 FIGURE T -6 Forest Lake Year 2015 Highway sw o ' - Tr - ° -© m Capacity Needs . , ?,011416.4,2 /0 o p� I 97 Forest Lake Twp. �® New P• � Scandia Twp. 0 e Important i o .l ‘ Sa i Cro o zn i Volume/Capacity ®_ Ratio 1.U0-1.24 I O 4 Hugo ® M ay Twp. ° i Q , o alkt i co Most Important - o - — ' Volume /Capacity . II ell O a D ►. G ., 0 Stillwater Twp. Ratio 1.25+ ® �, m T wp ran[ ® ® m kit } Stillwater Birchwood 1 ® - ® y ; White Bear Lake 4 .m �, ,� } � s, 0 411( � �� :.�� \ 23 m � �m lit I: aytown Twp. ` — l Oakdale �o ® 1_ ® — — L West T Lakeland ir 1111111141 M��1 ■!� akeland eland V1 ores `s ta ke St. Croix r ' ® ,': each W Afton �� Po tvw-miti 0 ''\ i St. Paul N ' Cottage Denmark Twp. `T Grove Cloud =�i Twp. m El 0 clithaii.r - - Y LV-Ti -:-' --" - -‘,,,. ED ( Hastings ! a, Washington County Comprehensive Plan February 1996 FIGURE T -8 Proposed Functional i F LT ` ° . � 4 °� 0 m Classification System �® � ° 40 1 m , New Scandia Twp. • ,5 0 Forest Lake Twp. � F --- ini — — © 40 0 • * 0 Marine on • Principal Arterial I ® � ° v St. Croix 0 H ugo ,s �� 0 I' �c'Q, 0 i - Minor Arterial I . Q May Twp. I S � o fl ip m _ $ w _ Collector © C o ilw ' '' ood p ' 0 ' e ,- Stillwater Twp. ' 4- Grant's Ca - — — - - Future Principal I: V ' Twp. 0 I 41a. Arterial Candidate Birchwood Mahtomedi Stillwater , � White Bear t,m J ill ie ®t ��.� Pine ©m _�. �® , 1 � ar o Springs - ., } ® m % m ©Hae Ph k A 0 if) g 11! 120 I Lake Elmo 0 © la Baytown Twp. �� 0 West Lakeland 0 , sk,j ", Twp. t ' Oakdale Iv U CI 0 (y1' a211r I akeland p er = Ii ' eland ® �,� ores 120 e ® ake St. Croix V� Woodbury each ® - Afton L1111-0 E ° St. Poi Marys t. nt �� Newport 4 • ��! ® I St. Paul r &�� Park _ Denmark Twp. F } Cottage T ( G rove • Gre � Cloud t c Island Twp. Hastings kile ,, Washington County Comprehensive Plan February 1996 FIGURE T-11 ores - - -- o r __ -- - -- 7 .. F Proposed Jurisdictional i Lak :. State Trunk Highway itm i m , New candia Twp. ' = System == o Forest Lake Twp. ----[ 1---tit------t1 Marine on Existing I / Ist Croix Trunk Highways I i Hugo 1 r. a ©A Mn/DOT Jurisdiction 1 Q a Q I May Twp. a 4 "" 1 ' — — - Proposed Deletion k 61 — , —�� v — e 1 from T.H. Sstem - Dellwood © Q �, y Grant,, 1 a Stillwater Twp. , Transfer to County Twp m Jurisdiction ® ` › '" a li Mahtomedi y , Birchwood— , . Stillwater k { t w Pro White Bear r, Willernie Proposed Additional I Lake ® , N . p J Fine m, Trunk Highway (7_4. Springs m 1 -' Mn/DOT Jurisdiction m Oak ghts 1 -1 Lake Elmo aytown Twp. ' ir: Possible Future Trunk •akd. e J. W est Lakeland Highway (If Designated I Twp. as Principal Arterial) 94 0 - ` akeland + 0 eland % it , ores % ake St. Croix Woodbury 'S : each Afton Pi' oint "St. Mary s Newport t ID , i St. Paul i, Park Cottage Denmark Twp. Cloud Twp. 131 III Hastings !y' Washington County Comprehensive Plan February 1996 FIGURE T-12 Proposed Jurisdictional I Foies % ° � 4 County Highway System ill ;J `© N S NewScan d ?aTwp. ' Y g Y Y • I® 53 -j• ; ©33 ; Foi Lake Twp. L - r i CD 0 • Marine on e ® Existing County System / 0 4. i v j •( St. Croix i 0 d Hugo ® V'et 0 it i 4. Proposed Additions: I / . Z 58 May Twp. • Transfer from I N 0 m ® �� Local Jurisdiction 0 — DellwoocP O c." ss ,Stillwater Tw t 4 Grant°' Twp. I" - - - .I Transfer from ®'' ® .. ® m State Jurisdiction ° am s ate Birchwood M a h tomedi White Bear • t • Wi1lernie i , © � 1 . 23 Lake : m _ - S s - -Na. Proposed Deletions: P g �• Oak Park Ito Transfer to m R Hei 120 Northbrook Blvd.; State Jurisdiction -© crake E- Baytown Twp.V g • akda e ' .0 ® W eland Transfer to I P. Local Jurisdiction CO Y • • • m m I t S. eland (Including 31, 32 and 33 .) zo '4' —- ® eland ,� - 3i �, � ores 120 0 71 . t. Croix 0 Woodbury mI, t. Mary s . i �® Afton i n t Point _ m 95 Newport $[. P a u l . Hinton Ave. w ® Park ' i I Denmark Twp. ? aah st. s. Cott Grove age I .... • Grey Cloud i �s � _Island Twp. ( k l ilL 'i ' , _ �r Hastings Washington County Comprehensive Plan February 1996 FIGURE T-13 r -, v 0 Ea • Transit System Forest ®i, o Conce t Ma P A O rs. % i „ p p •. ' o m • New Scandia Twp. 1 Forest Lake ® D Twp. R 44> BS © o .. 0 Preservation of ®� 1 Marine on , v St. Croix Future Rail Corridors 1 Hugo 4 ® o 1 0 May Twp. Q Circulator Service . . , O m ® f,, HOV Lanes , e o a a '� a Stillwater Twp.,✓ MI w it vii2,, ; m�. Tw Gr a nt" ® p. m wrix.. Birchwood - ahtomedi k , Stillwater White Bear a ®� #? 0' ��/. . Lake r / ,, _ . ® • rl 15 � � .o- - a� ;��- _ -� ° a ®� r d@,,. , 1 /� • ®� P me m Avi;,. %� � � Springs ? nor/ Elmo Baytown Twp. %' Oak Park Oakdale `��i©� - 4, Heights % ® 4' is �� / ; West 43111p. „Lakeland Lakeland ar �l•��� s akeland vr°*7 x. C1- °"'> : --z= ^ K ' eland izo `� a gores Vie �freW . . e St. Croix . " Woodbury e% :each y." ry % Marys e % ' Afton m� St. ary s Newport % � ® m ` /Siv ��� / 4503,'1, tv ® � St. Paul dd i� Tyr Park r� *o� �' Denmark Tw :' / +i � Cotta e Gre p 1;%�/$4 G Cloud � /.' Twp. / /ii? r �% bd , Hastings , Washington County Comprehensive Plan February 1996 FIGURE T-15 1999 1997 Short Range r 2.111( — -� — 1995 . e © m 1995 ® ::© I� 1 Improvements , �m o , ME r 1995 m 1995 -1999 Capital Lake ® New ,Scandia 1. Improvements Program I Forest Twp. TWP 1997 1 Ho al — ? O r co on Management Hugo 4 , J � Ma ri St. Croix � 1997 0 1 Z yTkw � 1 )* 1 1111111111111111111111111111 Right of Way 1995 '� ;:... (3. ® p '', Reservation m 1998 _ ,® 0 Q Dellwood a, Stillwater Twp. ►' Expansion Twp` 0 1998 _ w ® 1998 V )„,,,,, ° Birchwood � Mahtomedi a Stillwater ( 1998 12 1998 ,,,t Bear 4r.= illernie ' 1998 , Pine -Lake iS rin s " � E:7 1998 ' m� i4# , g 1998 Oak-Park a ;: VD e : � o �+ Am % m Heights - -' -y m � p rt 1999 �� Lake Elmo �< 1995 w G 9....1•11 Lake Baytown Twp. �r , * 1995 ��:::� © - — ' r :s 1995 E ® West,T Pelan 1 ` �r� ?x „ 1999 - y mm 1 ge XCLIKS��r `akeland eland i ores y� 1998 '?ake S[. Croix 1998 or Woodbury ,leach Afton I) St. Ma 1996 um FA% OD P o i nt ', 'Newport � 1996 , St. Paul I Park 1s Denmark Twp. 1 Cottage Y Grove • Gr z I s l an ey d Tw a ss lir Hastings Washington County Comprehensive Plan FIGURE T-16 February 1996 Linear Park k System Plan ail ‘71,.n q r 2 J * 0 � ® Sca • .. so • Big •• A • b % William • Marine 7 1 + , ��� . O'Brien 1_____ • _ Park • ' .Aa i - � ' State Park m Reserve • % f 0 0 0 , Marine on I Washington Parkway • • 41, b . / k' St. Croix O • I : 9 e' / S quare . ,„ . Q ` Lake • ► Park - Greenways , • 4 • tr ` 4 ,1 • • t al Wash dik CIO ■■••••• Off-Road u _ Parkway 1 ®.� // 4 - _ Trails I t,r1=-11 L Munger • . Pine Poi nt 1 4!'" Trail it ss — -- �, ®i ' - r r + ' - ( � Lower St. Croix Trail Search Area - i : National Scenic New Alignment , ® ._ ® - k: Riverway ,tau. Possible m � �® %/ / / % % //, Parks a` 0 © i Lake Elmo Lake Elmo AV _ Rural Centers Park Reserve % - 4> aics mir : 1 3,:::. k 0711111 C.IIPOIDO V. co {{{LLLIII/// A .. ill jot Pt m * Afton Village 1 ' • Afton 3a ille, ��� i� State m �'%4 Park 22 k 4 Cottage 4> * Old t -Ravine Cottage t Re gional rove 7c iill . tooth St. Grey Cloud Island , .1 Regional Park -", - ' -, Mississippi National Point Douglas River Recreation Area Park Washington County Comprehensive Plan February 1996 FIGURE PP -13 Linear Park System Plan Summary SYSTEM ELEMENTS The elements of the system are described in the following text. Washington Parkway The Washington Parkway is intended to showcase the rural character of the County. It will be characterized by a well landscaped roadway. It will enhance the experience of travelling to the central parks and travelling north or south in the County. The name "parkway" is used because the design concept involves additional trees along both road edges and, in certain locations, in a new median space. In the southern part of the County, bicycle trails will be provided along CSAH 19 to link city and township trails to trail loops in County or State parks, and provide • } � connections to the regional trail system in other counties. Washington Parkway should make driving and bicycling both more pleasurable and functional. Washington Parkway will include locations for resting, picnics and car parking, special signage, maps and lighting. These would complement similar facilities already in place along the Willard Munger State Trail. Rest areas will be located near the intersections of each Greenway and the Washington Parkway. Shelter, benches, picnic tables, informational materials and a small amount of parking will be provided at the rest areas. Trail design along the Parkway may include: • Two eight -foot paved shoulders for bicyclists • A ten -foot paved trail horizontally separated from the road to accommodate two -way traffic for bicycling, in -line skating and walking • A 12 -foot gravel equestrian trail primarily between Lake Elmo and Big Marine Park Reserves • Snowmobile trails in the ditch bottoms or opposite the roadways * • Additional trees in the road right -of -way • Support facilities such as rest and information areas and signs. East -West Greenways The east -west Greenways will provide additional access to the major parks, the rural centers and other communities in the County, and to other parts of the regional bicycle system. These corridors will include two six -to- eight -foot paved * Over time, as development intensifies, the trails may not be suited for snowmobiles. #21733 6 -54 February 1996 Most Critical Leaking ipg,Arip 1% Underground Storage 1.16I yew Scar: , Tank Contamination F. est Lake Tw . , i ! Sites I p Hugo irr(neion x • . Contamination Site le\ Critical Contamination ° Site Qei ad Tnt It • wp. ,/ i / kiii4; di P` Source: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency MI Hazardous Waste Division Tanks and Spills Section Birchwa ^ ,� Prepared by: Washington County Planning and Public Affairs, (� ' ne S • rings Jan. 1995. , i� — WI _141.71 �� 1: 2ake El o Bay'' h iL.iL x'' ' "41' ore: liP t� Cro Wog db;try `r ch AP>Af:an !, ary; 1 I. (t � , _ Z 1 1 111111 ) t Denmark 1 Tw ) 7 1 11 4 .7 111 r I i - \__ Hastin' - ,_; Washington County Comprehensive Plan February 1996 FIGURE NR -3