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Anoka County 2019 Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan 136 BLAINE Geographic location and characteristics: The City of Blaine Minnesota is located in southern Anoka County, 13 miles north of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ramsey County and the Cities of Shoreview and Mounds View are adjacent to its southern border. Adjacent cities in Anoka County include Lino Lakes to the east, Ham Lake to the north, Coon Rapids to the west and Spring Lake Park to the south. An industrial park is within the corporate limits of the City of Blaine and Ramsey County. The City is 34.12 square miles in size. The City of Blaine is located at Latitude 45.168N and Longitude -93.204W and has an elevation of 900 feet (NGVD 29). Public lands: The City of Blaine has 4622.59 acres of public land, including churches, schools, city offices and facilities, and fire stations. Anoka County owns two large park areas in Blaine: Bunker Lake and Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Parks. Bunker Lake Park consists of 120.34 acres and is located in the northwest corner of the City. Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park consists of 60.60 acres and is located in the southeast corner of the City. There are sixty-two city owned parks throughout Blaine. The three largest parks are: Aquatore (66.57 acres), Lochness Park (89.22 acres) and Pioneer Park (100.04 acres). Private fee areas: The City of Blaine has 3 private fee area; the Tournament Players Club of the Twin Cities, Kate Haven Golf Course and Metro Gun Club. Agriculture and forestry: Very little agricultural land exists in Blaine. Currently, there are two parcels (totaling 72.56 acres) zoned Agricultural and they are located north of 125th Avenue and west of Radisson Road. Commercial and industrial development and trends: Of Blaine’s 21,795 acres, 3557.75 acres are zoned for commercial or industrial use. 1,500 of these acres are vacant. Residential development and trends: A little less than half of Blaine’s total acreage is dedicated to single-family development. 9,553 acres are zoned for single-family homes, and only 2,619 acres remain vacant. Similarly, 954 acres are zoned for medium-density residential, with 350 acres remaining vacant. Finally, 342 acres are dedicated to high-density residential development, with 178 acres remaining vacant Infrastructure and infrastructure projects: The City of Blaine has an ongoing, aggressive street pavement management program that includes reconstruction, overlays, seal coats and other minor maintenance. Funding of this work is through general fund budget and property assessments. The City has utility fees in place for sanitary sewer, water supply and storm water and performs routine maintenance of these utilities. The city currently has 240 miles of City, County, State and Federal roads, 134 miles of sidewalks and trails, 242 miles of sanitary sewer, 281 miles of water main, 17 wells, four water towers, one water reservoir, three water treatment plants, and 151 miles of storm sewer. The City’s sanitary sewers connect to three Metropolitan Council interceptors. CENTERVILLE Geographic location and characteristics: Centerville is located in the eastern part of Anoka County at Latitude 45.16 N and Longitude 93.05 W and an elevation of 899 feet. The city has a total area of 1,597 acres (2.2 square miles.) Located between the shores of Peltier Lake and Centerville Lake. The two lakes are used as a water supply for the city of St. Paul in drought