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Goals and Policies <br />The vision statement, as described in Chapter 1, defines what Lino Lakes should look like in the future. The goals and policies that follow were established <br />in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan and reaffirmed as part of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Process. <br />Goal 1: Expand and diversify the city's tax base by encouraging <br />commercial, industrial and mixed -use development to lessen the tax <br />burden on residential properties <br />Policies: <br />a. Encourage developers to take advantage of development <br />opportunities especially within designated redevelopment areas. <br />b. Establish guidelines for the appropriate inclusion of green spaces, <br />paths, sidewalks and other people -oriented amenities within <br />commercial areas and throughout the city. <br />c. Ensure commercial development is dispersed appropriately <br />throughout the community and in designated business <br />development areas. <br />d. Develop walkable neighborhoods with commercial nodes and <br />amenities for residents. <br />e. Integrate into neighborhoods those retail and service commercial <br />activities that serve the neighborhood. <br />Goal 2: Work with developers to identify innovative strategies for <br />attracting entry level and smaller entrepreneurial businesses to Lino <br />Lakes. <br />Policies: <br />a. Encourage new business owners and expanding entrepreneurial <br />businesses to locate here by offering available financial incentives <br />when consistent with city policy. <br />b. Work with the current business community, the Quad Area <br />Chamber of Commerce and the city's Economic Development <br />Advisory Committee to attract new businesses and expand the <br />economic success of existing businesses. <br />c. Promote Lino Lakes' identity as a business -friendly city. <br />C I T Y O F <br />- C E5 <br />Goal 3: Attract and encourage new light industrial, high tech, business <br />and professional services enterprises and maintain and expand <br />existing businesses in Lino Lakes. <br />Policies: <br />a. Protect designated industrial areas from residential encroachment <br />and marginal land uses that will preclude the highest economic use <br />of land available for commercial and light industrial development. <br />b. Develop strategies and programs to attract high tech and high value <br />industrial and business and professional services enterprises that <br />have an emphasis on job creation. <br />c. Encourage high -end business park development designed to attract <br />medical, technology, and similar industries, which provide quality <br />employment opportunities and have low service demand for <br />municipal services. <br />d. Encourage a comprehensive business center with services such <br />as wi-fi access, office space, copy services, postal and overnight <br />delivery pick up, and telephone services to small and start-up <br />entrepreneurial business owners and telecommuters who can share <br />space and costs. <br />e. Continue to support local business retention and expansion <br />initiatives. <br />f. Recognize the fundamental linkage between housing and economic <br />development and work to match housing availability with <br />community employment. <br />g. Promote the Anoka County Airport as an asset to corporate users. <br />Goal 4: Promote efficient, planned commercial and industrial expansion <br />within the City's growth areas, accessible to public infrastructure and <br />transportation. <br />Policies: <br />a. Identify key commercial and industrial development opportunities <br />within the City's planned growth areas in locations with access to <br />major transportation systems. <br />b. Encourage compact commercial development that will make <br />efficient use of infrastructure and resources. <br />c. Require that new commercial, industrial, and developments may <br />only occur in sewered areas in accordance with the staging plan. <br />d. Promote the rehabilitation and redevelopment of existing <br />commercial facilities by continuing to pursue and make available <br />various financial programs and assistance. <br />e. Promote the development of a major regional commercial center <br />which would include various types of restaurants, shopping, and <br />entertainment venues for both adults and children. <br />f. Review and clearly define design standards to promote consistent <br />application and timely approvals for commercial and industrial <br />development. <br />g. Promote the use of "Green" building and low impact development <br />techniques in new development. <br />h. Ensure, as areas are developed, that a specific development project <br />bears its proportionate share of infrastructure improvement costs <br />to the fullest extent possible. <br />Goal 5: Promote Lino Lakes' location within the metropolitan region as <br />an advantage in doing business. <br />Policies: <br />a. Work to actively market Lino Lakes as a great place to live and <br />work. <br />b. Collaborate with business support organizations to serve the needs <br />to current and future businesses. <br />c. Consider the use of available financial incentives (i.e. TIF/tax <br />abatements/grants, etc.) to attract businesses to relocate or start up <br />in Lino Lakes. <br />DRAFT Jan25-18 <br />Lino Lakes Comprehensive Plan Update <br />for review only Chapter 5: Economic Development 46 <br />