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12 Development Opportunities on City-Owned Land | Lake Elmo, Minnesota <br />With the information from the City and <br />stakeholders in hand and with a clear eye <br />on the guiding principles, the panel began to <br />formulate a plan that could provide the City <br />with maximum development flexibility while <br />steadily moving toward a phasing solution that <br />could attract market-viable uses. <br />Parcel 1 <br />The 20-acre site on the south provided the <br />panel with a good starting point. With sewer <br />access already available at this site, it is likely <br />the most flexible and market-ready of the three <br />parcels. The panel believes that this site might <br />make the most sense for an industrial user, <br />including heavy industry. <br />The site is buffered from surrounding uses on <br />all sides, including the rail line, Ideal Avenue, <br />the existing 3M property, and a tree line and <br />topography change to the east. <br />Roadway access. Although there is a natural <br />roadway access point already present along <br />Ideal Avenue, creating an additional vehicular <br />access point could prove challenging given its <br />surrounding uses and limited access. <br />Utility access. A utility easement runs along <br />the eastern portion of the site, and a watershed <br />is noted along the south. <br />Building configurations. The panel’s rendering <br />for the study site notes a potential light <br />industrial use on this parcel situated across one <br />250,000 square foot building or two buildings, <br />each with approximately 115,000 square <br />feet under roof. The panel also believes that <br />workforce housing could fit on this parcel and <br />could be a welcome addition to Lake Elmo. <br />Parcel 1Parcel 1 <br />Parcel 3Parcel 3 <br />Parcel 2Parcel 2 <br />N <br />(above) The panel labeled the three parcels sequentially, noting with a “1” the parcel that might be expected to develop first. <br />(below) The potential uses across the three parcels range from industrial uses to the south to residential on the north. <br />GO <br />O <br />G <br />L <br />E <br /> EA <br />R <br />T <br />H <br /> / UL <br />I <br /> PA <br />N <br />E <br />L <br />GO <br />O <br />G <br />L <br />E <br /> EA <br />R <br />T <br />H <br /> / UL <br />I <br /> PA <br />N <br />E <br />L <br />Parcel 1Parcel 1 <br />Parcel 2Parcel 2 <br />Parcel 3Parcel 3