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Anoka County Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan co Agriculture and forestry: There are no agriculture and forestry areas in the City of Spring Lake Park. Commercial and industrial development and trends: Spring Lake Park does not have a wide range of commercial businesses. Commercial businesses in the city either attempt to capture pass -by traffic along Highway 65, County Road 10 and University Avenue, or they are destination businesses. Light industrial businesses are located east of Highway 65. Spring Lake Park due to its size and development does not anticipate much growth in the way of commercial or industrial development. Scattered though out the City of Spring Lake Park are strip malls with numerous other family owned businesses and other small businesses. Residential development and trends: The City is predominately a residential community with families and children. This is expected to continue, although the aging of the population and the need for senior housing, as well as the need for housing for young adults, presents an opportunity for the development of different types of housing, such as multiple - family apartments, townhouses and housing units on one level The Metropolitan Council's forecasts assumes that growth in Spring Lake Park's population and households will result almost entirely from the development of multi - family housing at a density of 10 dwelling units per acre. Based on the Council's estimate of 2,503 households in 1995, that would be an increase of 167 dwelling units during the next 20 years. Infrastructure and infrastructure projects: Consists of two State Highways within the City of Spring Lake Park. On the Westside of the City is MN Hwy 47 that runs north and south. The city • is also divided in half north and south with MN Highway 65 (Central Ave). Anoka County Road 10 runs east to west through the northern portion of Spring Lake Park connecting both Highway corridors. ST. FRANCIS Geographic location and characteristics: The City of St. Francis is located in northern Anoka County, approximately 35 miles north of Minneapolis /St. Paul. St. Francis shares its borders with Bethel, Oak Grove, and Burns Township in Anoka County, and has lsanti County on the northern border. Running through the center of town is the Rum River. The City of St. Francis is 24 square miles in size. The latitude of St. Francis is 45.38N and the longitude is - 93.35W, with an elevation of 919 feet. Public lands: The city has 8.51% of its land as public land within City Limits. These areas include churches, schools, city offices, public works facilities and fire stations. Within the City, there is nearly 82 acres of Public Park. There are 13 city parks totaling 82.6 acres. The larger City Owned parks are Deer Creek 1St addition (16.5 acres) and the Community Park (15 acres). In addition, St. Francis has 1 regional park Anoka Rum River North County Park, 6.7 miles of trails. Private fee areas: Within the City, there is one public golf course, The Ponds, located along County Road 24. Agriculture and forestry: Approximately 7% within the City of St. Francis receive agricultural property tax classification by Anoka County Assessors Office. The City of St. Francis has an • abundance of trees in the 460 -acre Bethel Wildlife Management Area along with the DNR 40 acre land.