03-10-26 City Council Workshop Packet

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13 Development Opportunities on City-Owned Land | Lake Elmo, Minnesota Parcel 2 The center parcel, with approximately 51 acres, presents a good opportunity for light industrial uses in the study area. Utility and roadway considerations. There is a utility easement that runs north and south through the eastern third of the site. It is near this easement that the panel envisioned road access from 34th Street that would complement another access point off Ideal Avenue. There is also an existing pipeline that traverses the entire study area, noted by the red line diagonally covering the map to the right. Connecting to the sewer line will require conversations with the Union Pacific Railroad, as the sewer connection will likely involve tunneling under the rail line. Building configurations. With the easements and potential roadways crossing the site, the panel was still able to find space for five buildings, each approximately 100,000 square feet, across what could become a light industrial business park. Trail and greenway connectivity. Trails would wind through the eastern edge of this parcel, connecting users to points north and south and making good use UL I PA N E L of the tree line and buffer that separates this parcel from the uses to the east. (The trail crossing for the rail line would likely need to happen by routing the trail west, crossing at the same point as Ideal Avenue, and then doubling back to the east.)Using potential new design guidelines, new industrial development could blend nicely with Lake Elmo’s character. SO U R C E Potential site development as envisioned by the panel. Additional panel renderings for Parcel 1 consider how uses could be positioned on the site and connect to Ideal Avenue. UL I PA N E L UL I PA N E L