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• Anoka County Multi- Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan Lake Park, Coon Rapids, Mounds View, New Brighton, Columbia Heights, and Minneapolis. On its western border is the Mississippi River. The City of Fridley is 10.2 square miles in size. The City of Coon Rapids is located at Latitude 45.08N and Longitude - 93.25W and has an elevation of 850 feet. Public lands: Approximately 8.3 % of the communities land area is developed as public or semi - public for uses such as schools, religious institutions, government facilities and other non- profit agencies. Future development in this area is unlikely unless done as part of a redevelopment initiative. Private fee areas: The City of Fridley does not have any private fee areas currently. Future development in this area is unlikely due to the limited unused land area. Agriculture and forestry: The City of Fridley has no land designated for agriculture or forestry use. Commercial and industrial development and trends: The City of Fridley has a significant portion of land area devoted to industrial and commercial land use. The industrial land uses fall mainly in three areas of the city. (1) Along BNSF railroad tracks from the south border to 61st Ave, (2) in the northern part of the city between the railroad tracks and University Ave north of 79 Way (3) and along Central Ave near the Medtronic and Onan campuses. The commercial land use is primarily located along University Ave and Hwy 65 near major east/west roadways such as 1694, Mississippi St, Osborne Rd, and 57 Ave NE. Minimal vacant lands are available for future commercial and industrial development. Residential development and trends: Residential land use comprises approximately 32 % of the city's total land area. Residential uses include single - family detached housing, mobile homes, multi - family apartment complexes, individual apartment buildings, town homes, twin homes, and condominiums. Single- family residential land use constitutes 27.8% of the total land area. Future opportunities for residential development will likely only be due to redevelopment initiatives due to the limited available land. Infrastructure and infrastructure projects: Interstate 694 runs east/west in the southern area of the city. Two State Highways run through the City of Fridley, State Hwy 65 and State Hwy 47, as well as numerous county roads and municipal state aid roadways. Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail yard is located in the southern part of Fridley and the railroad runs north /south throughout the city. HAM LAKE Geographic location and characteristics: The City of Ham Lake is a thirty-six square mile (23,040 acres) suburb approximately 20 miles north of Minneapolis /St. Paul, located in the middle of Anoka County, with Latitude of 45.25 N and Longitude of -93.20 W and an elevation of 915 feet. The city is bordered by East Bethel to the north, It has five natural lakes: Ham Lake (193 acres), Lake Netta (168 acres), Coon Lake (1259 acres with only a portion of this lake located in the City), Mallard Lake (23 acres) and South Coon Lake (49 acres). Ham Lake is basically a mixture of prairie and wetland with some forested areas.