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<br />NorthPoint Industrial Park – Lake Elmo, MN │Traffic Analysis <br />January 2022 <br />8 <br /> <br />4.0 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT <br />4.1 SITE LOCATION <br />The proposed development is in the City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota, and is adjacent to low density, single <br />family developments to the east, north, and south. The development consists of 2 primary developments, <br />on the southeast corner of 34th Street N & Ideal Avenue N is the proposed 84-acre industrial development <br />that is anticipated to be operational by 2025, and on the northeast corner of 34th Street N & Ideal Avenue <br />N is the proposed 96-acre mixed-use development that is anticipated to be built out by 2040. The proposed <br />site is currently undeveloped and zoned as Rural Residential (RR). The project location is shown in Exhibit <br />1. <br />4.2 SITE CIRCULATION <br />In Phase 1, access to the development is proposed to be provided at three full access connections, two <br />along Ideal Avenue N and one located on 34th Street N. In Pha se 2 , two full access driveways are proposed <br />in addition to the three accesses from phase 1 of development. Of the additional accesses, one will be <br />located on Ideal Avenue N as an extension of 36th Street N and the last access will be on 34th Street N, <br />directly aligned with the access from phases 1 of development. All four build scenarios have the same <br />proposed site accesses. The p roposed site plans are attached in Appendix C. <br />The industrial development is separated by railroad tracks owned by Union Pacific, one building is proposed <br />south of the tracks and three buildings are proposed north of the tracks. There will be no facilities on the <br />proposed site to cross the train tracks, vehicles needing to cross the tracks will need to utilize Ideal Avenue <br />N. <br />4.3 FUTURE LAND USE <br />There are four potential development plans, Scenario 1 consists of industrial park, commercial, and <br />multifamily residential. Scenario 2 consists of industrial park, commercial, multifamily residential, and single <br />family residential. Scenario 3 consists of industrial park, commercial, and single family residential. Scenario <br />4 consists of industrial park, and single family residential. The first three development scenarios have similar <br />land uses and levels of density and scenario 4 is lower density north of 34th Street N. Table 3 provides a <br />summary of the four development scenarios that are considered in this AUAR. <br />