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1 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING STAFF REPORT AGENDA ITEM 7A STAFF ORIGINATOR: Michael Grochala, Community Development Director MEETING DATE: August 25, 2025 TOPIC: Consider Resolution No. 25-116 Approving Lino Lakes Main Street Master Plan VOTE REQUIRED: Simple Majority ______________________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION Staff is requesting City Council consideration to approve the Lino Lakes Main Street Master Plan. BACKGROUND On July 8, 2024, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 11-24 establishing a moratorium on residential development around the Main Street corridor between Sunset and 4th Avenue. The purpose of the moratorium was to allow for the completion of a master plan and Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) for the area. The moratorium ended on August 15, 2025. The AUAR comment period ended on June 26th and responses to comments have been prepared by the project team. The City Council adopted the Final AUAR on August 11, 2025. An AUAR mitigation plan has been incorporated into the Master Plan document to guide development activities. The first draft Master Plan was presented to the Planning & Zoning Board on July 9, 2025. The Master Plan is a compilation of the process undertaken, site overview and constraints and planning considerations. The Preferred Scenario – Scenario 2 concept is more fully developed with key concepts highlighted and system plans illustrated. The plan concludes with an implementation section and appendices. Overall, development density and projected unit counts are generally consistent between the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Full Build Out Land Use Plan and the Preferred Scenario 2. As discussed at the beginning of the project and reiterated through the process, it was not the purpose of the plan to modify densities within the project area. That would be a consideration for review with City-wide land use and density during the 2050 Comprehensive Plan update Page 50 of 171