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cCONTY Anoka County Multi - Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan HILLTOP Geographic location and characteristics: The City of Hilltop is located in southern Anoka County, within the City of Columbia Heights, a first -ring suburb on the northeast border of the City of Minneapolis. Hilltop is completely surrounded by and shares all of its borders with the City of Columbia Heights. Hilltop is 80 acres in size or 0.1 square miles. The City of Hilltop is located at Latitude 45.05N and Longitude - 93.24W and has an elevation of 942 feet. Public lands: Hilltop has 27 acres of public land within the city. These areas include schools, city offices, public works facilities and a small public park. Private fee areas: There are no such areas in Hilltop. Agriculture and forestry: There are no such areas in Hilltop. Commercial and industrial development and trends: Hilltop is fully developed. There is no significant growth projected. Redevelopment/ renewal of aging commercial areas is all that is expected in the near to distant future. Residential development and trends: Hilltop is fully developed. No growth in the number of households is projected. Infrastructure and infrastructure projects: There is no planned expansion of streets, water or sanitary sewer service. LEXINGTON Geographic location and characteristics: The City of Lexington is located in the SE corner of Anoka County about 5 miles north of HWY 694. Lexington shares North, South, and West borders with Blaine and East Border with Circle Pines. Lexington is about 1 sq mile in size. The City of Lexington is located at Latitude 45.13N and Longitude - 93.17W and has an elevation of 909 feet. Public lands: The City has 3 public parks, city offices, public works facilities and a fire station. There are 3 churches in Lexington. The City of Lexington owns and operates Lexington Memorial Park. It is nearly 20 acres in size and supports two tennis courts, five ball fields, a hockey rink, a skating rink and a warming house. There are also three neighborhood playgrounds in the city. Private fee areas: There are no private fee areas in Lexington. Agriculture and forestry: There are no agriculture or forestry in Lexington. Commercial and industrial development and trends: Lake Drive (CSAH 23), where most of the commercial activity of the city is located, divides the city from the northeast to the southwest. Retail uses dominate commercial areas, although there are automobile service uses, restaurants, storage facilities, professional offices, and other commercial use as well. There is no future growth anticipated. • The center of commercial activity in Lexington is Northway Shopping Center, located along the south side of the Lake Drive frontage road. This center, which includes 90,000 square feet, was