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The City oLake Elmo Planning Comnuission will conduct a meeting on 1. fledge of Allegiance 2. Approve Agenda 3. Approve Minutes a. October 22, 2007 4, Public Hearings: a• ZONING CODE T'EX'T AMENDMENT: An ordinance to allow horses as an interim permitted use in the PF zoning district for religious institutions. b. Draft CIP for 2008 - 2012 5. Business Items: a. Neighborhood Conservation District (NC) b. Ordinance 97-180 Accessory Buildings c. Site Plan review: City Ball Annex d. Draft Park Plan 6, Informational Items: a. City Council Updates i. November 20 -- None. 7, Adjourn DRAFT City of Lake Elmo Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of October 22, 2007 Chairman Ptacek called to order the meeting of the Lake Elmo Planning. Commission at 7:00 p.m. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Armstrong, Deziel, Helwig, Lyzenga, McGinnis (7:03), Pelletier, Ptacek, Roth, Schneider, and Van Zandt. STAFF PRESENT: Senior Planner Gozola and Planner Matzek. Agenda M/S/P, Deziel/Van Zandt, to approve the agenda as presented. Vote: 9:0. Minutes — September 24, 2007 Commissioner Helwig asked that his name be added to the list of commissioners present. M/S/P, Helwig/Schneider, to approve the minutes as amended. Vote: 6:0. Abstained: Lyzenga, Pelletier, and Helwig. McGinnis arrived at 7:03 p.m. PublicHearings: Variance — 8186 Hill Trail North Planner Matzek provided the Planning Commission with background on the application and explained the request for the 20 -foot lakeshore setback variance for the proposed replacement septic site. She said both the septic designer and the City's building inspector have reviewed the design and find that the proposal is appropriate given the limitations on the site. William Rust, Rust Architecture The applicant's representative Mr. Dust spoke in favor of the application explaining that two certified septic inspectors have reviewed the proposal and neither identified any reason for concern. No one spoke. Commissioner Helwig noted that the system was elevated well above the lake and asked where the secondary site was located. Planner Matzek indicated that the building official identified this as an existing non- conforming lot which is not required to identify a secondary site as it is pre-existing and is not new construction. Lake Elmo Planning Commission Minutes — 10-22-07 M/S/P, Armstrong/Schneider, to recommend approval subject to staff conditions. Vote: 9:0. Senior Planner Gozola said this was actually an amendment to a Special Use Permit, which is an old mechanism no longer included in city code. He provided the Planning Commission with background on the application and explained the request to allow horses on the site for a year-round Hoof Prints ministry. He stated that the property is guided for Agriculture in the Comprehensive Plan and part of the parcel is currently being used for farming, but the zoning of the property is Public Facilities. Senior Planner Gozola said that staff is recommending denial. No one spoke.. Commissioner Deziel said it would not be difficult to treat this differently than neighboring lands. The horses would still need to meet the requirements as anywhere else in the city. Senior Planner Gozola said that if the commission disagrees with staff and would like to interpret code broadly to include this use, it would be important to look at what is listed in the PF zoning district and feel comfortable saying that it is an allowed use or to change code to include language specifically allowing the use. M/S/P, Helwig/Roth, to recommend denial of the application. Vote: 7:2. M/S/P, Armstrong/Pelletier, to recommend the council direct staff to look at working on the PF zoning district to allow the stabling of horses. Vote: 5:1. Interim Use Ordinance Senior Planner Gozola provided the Planning Commission with information on the interim use permit tool and associated consent agreement template. The proposed ordinance was based on feedback received from the October 10th meeting. The proposed ordinance includes Ikon -Agricultural Low Impact Uses as an interim use in the HD -A -BP zoning district with a proposed increase of maximum size percentage of ten percent and a proposed increase of impervious surface of five percent. Commissioner Schneider expressed concern that the percentages proposed allowed a high amount of actual land to be impervious. Senior Planner Gozola said the proposed percentages were drafts that could be discussed and altered. He said that his interpretation would include storm water ponds, berms, and Lake Elmo Planning Commission Minutes—10-22-07 M landscaping in calculation of the ten percent and the five percent would be only impervious surface areas such as gravel and buildings. Commissioner Armstrong said he had made a copy of the original Ton -Agricultural Low Impact Use code and passed it out to the commission. Terry Emerson, 2204 Legion Ln Cir N Mr. Emerson stated that he is worried a future interpretation of code may change in the future and would request that the impervious surface percentage would be increased to six percent. He said that the bus company is at 6.6 trips per acre per day and would ask if that number could be increased to eight. He also stated that he signs four year leases with the bus company, so he is concerned if the IUP could be taken away after two years as proposed. He said his land would not be developed for ten years, so it would not make sense for him to come in every two years. Commissioner Armstrong said there is a discrepancy between existing staff's interpretation of the code and how the three applications under that code were handled. He said they did not want to put a cap on the `good' things like screening by adding it into the four percent. He suggested wording the IUP to increase the allowed area from four to five percent. The amendment he is proposing does not provide further rights to property owners than what was given to the original three applicants. Senior Planner Gozola said one of the reasons he wrote the IUP the way he did was to not impact the existing CUPs. He said that he recommends gravel be included in the impervious surface definition as it does create runoff. /S/P, Helwig/Schneider, move to include Commissioner Armstrong's proposed language in the IUP. Vote: 6:2:1. Pelletier abstained. Roth voted against because he thought the commission could have kept working with the language. Chairman Ptacek called a break at 8:57 p.m. and brought the commission back at 9:04 p.m. Commissioner Roth left. Senior Planner Gozola asked for direction on the interim use permit tool. M/S/P, Armstrong/Deziel, move to recommend approval of section one as written, approval of section two with an amendment to paragraph E, and direct staff to publicly notice a change in wording for the non-agricultural low impact uses as a CUP. Vote: 9:0. Lake Elmo Planning Commission Minutes — 10-22-07 MI � Impervious Surface Coverage Senior Planner Gozola said that due to a change in the review process of building permit applications, it was identified that the current city code allowing ten percent of impervious surface coverage per lot in ®P developments has not been followed in a number of developments. He proposed three options for suggested text to address the non -conformities. He also suggested definitions for impervious surface and building footprint. Conunissioner Lyzenga said she does not see this as the city's issue and an increase in percentage would be like a reward to developers. Commissioner Deziel said the issue could be brought on by the homeowner widening their driveway or adding a sidewalk. Commissioner Armstrong said allowing twenty percent on each lot would still have a ten percent overall impervious surface because fifty percent of the development is open space. No one spoke. M/S/P, Pelletier/Ptacek, move to recommend option two and the additions of the two definitions proposed. `Tote:8:1. Commissioner Lyzenga voted against the motion because she is opposed to anything that would encourage builders to build larger homes. City Code Renumbering Ordinance Senior Planner Gozola said that because the existing code is difficult for staff and residents to utilize, a recodified code has been prepared which would integrate previously approved changes. He said nothing in the code has been changed in the process. Commissioner Armstrong said he would like to see it before the commission approves it. No one spoke. M/S/P, Armstrong/Plelwig, motion to table the item so the commission may review an electronic copy provided by staff. `Tote: 7:2. Informational Ites Lake Elmo Planning Commission Minutes — 10-22-07 Senior Planner Gozola said. that the Whistling `Talley Final Plat was approved at the October 16th Council meeting. He said a presentation of information on the infrastructure from I-94 to 30th Street was given at the October 1.6th Council meeting and on October 18th at the OaIcLand Junior Nigh School. Respectfully submitted, Kelli Matzek Planner Lake Elmo Planning Commission Minutes — 10-22-07 Planning Commission Date: 11/26/07 Public hearing Item: 4a ITEM: Hold a public hearing to consider an ordinance to allow the keeping of horses as an interim use in the public facilities zoning district. REQUESTED BY: City Council & Planning Commission SUBMITTED BY: Ben Gozola, Senior Planner REVIEWED BY: Susan Hoyt, City Administrator Kelli Matzek, Assistant City Planner SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED: The planning commission is asked to hold a public hearing to discuss a draft ordinance to allow horses as an interim use in conjunction with approved churches. The ordinance has come forward at the request of the planning commission and City Council in response to a recent church request to allow the keeping of horses. Staff's recommended ordinance suggests conditions for interim horses intended to ensure they will be compatible with the subject land and adjacent properties. Public Facility parcels (and associated churches) can be located anywhere in the City, so it is important to consider what criteria must be met to ensure applications for horses are appropriate. Staff is recommending the following conditions based on existing regulations governing domestic farm animals: ® Require that adjacent property be zoned in a manner that allows horses and farming. Limiting an interim horse use to a "pasture" facility and prohibiting feedlots which require adherence to a more stringent set of regulations. Require proof of adequate off-site stables to provide shelter and care for the horses during non-pasturable times of the year. la Require the applicant to substantiate that all horse and livestock conditions spelled out in code are met. Staff is recommending approval of the proposed ordinance to make horses an interim use in conjunction with approved churches. However, the commission is asked to identify any needed changes or additional criteria prior to the ordinance being sent to the City Council for consideration. ORDER OFBUSINESS: Introduction ...... --........................ —....... ........... —. - Report bvstaff ..... .......... ........ ........ .......... ..... -- - Questions from the Commission .... ........................ - ' Open the Public Hearing ... ....... ... ......................... - Close the Public Hearing ................................ ......... . - Call for amotion ............. —.--_......... ...... ..... - Discussion of Commission on the motion ................. - Action by the Planning Commission ...... .............. ....... Ben 8nzob, Senior Planner ....... Ben Gozoka.Senior Planner —Chair&CornmissionMennbem ............... ... ... ... .............. Chair ------'--------. Cher --------. Chair Facilitates .......................... Chair Facilitates — Chair& Commission Members ATTACHMENTS (1): 1. Detailed staff report outlining the basis for staff's recommended ordinance. 2. Proposed Ordinance b/make horses aninterim use inconjunction withapproved churches. To: From: Meeting Date: Itr® uctory I r Ordinance to Allow the Keeping of Horses as an Interim Use in the Public r nL District forApproved Planning Commission Ben Gozola, City Planner 11-26-07 Ordinance The intent of this ordinance is to allow approved churches to request an interim use Intent: permit to allow the pasturing of horses provided their property meets certain conditions. The ordinance has come forward at the request of the planning commission and City Council in response to a recent church request to allow the keeping of horses, Staff has not prepared the attached ordinance with that particular case in mind, and instead has approached the issue assuming all properties may one day be zoned PF. Given that approach, staff has suggested conditions for interim horses intended to ensure they will be compatible both on the subject land and with adjacent properties. Issues to Public Facility parcels (and associated churches) can be located anywhere in the City, Consider® so it is important to consider what criteria must be met to ensure applications for horses are appropriate. One way to accomplish this task is to examine the existing regulations governing horses. For example: By code, "cattle, hogs, horses, bees, turkeys, geese, sheep, goats, chickens, and other such animals commonly kept for commercial food producing purposes" are defined as domestic farm animals. Accordingly, these animals are allowed within districts that allow farming (i.e. the Agricultural and Rural Residential zoning districts). Accordingly, staff would suggest a condition requiring that adjacent property be zoned in a manner that allows horses and farming. All regulations imposed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency relating to keeping of livestock constitute the minimum safeguards necessary to prevent pollution of public water or the creation of a health hazard. Under MnPCA rules, regulations increase as you move from pasture land to a. feedlot, and adhereance to the stricter requirements will likely require greater investment (which is more akin to a permanent rather than interim use). Accordingly, staff would suggest limiting an interim horse use to a "pasture" facility and prohibit feedlots which require adherence to a more stringent set of regulations, lOrdinaiv-< to alto) F or.s's as an, int, -rim iti'e in P PL -inning i ?tlrr'1its,.don.-Report; 11-26-07 Code includes miscellaneous sections dealing with either livestock or horses that the City would not want to miss when reviewing an interim use permit application. Simply adding a requirement that proof be provided that all such regulations are met will be a reminder to the applicant and staff that other areas of code apply beyond the IUP and interim horse criteria. Not stated in current code but equally important is to ensure that these types of facilities can adequately care for the animals proposed for the site. Given that staff is proposing limiting these operations to pasture facilities, we would also suggest that proof of adequate off-site stables is provided for non-pasturable times of the year. Since being introduced to this issue, it is our impression that bake Elmo staff may have historically read code section 300.13 subd 15 (D) in a manner that would allow horses on aM parcel greater than five (5) acres in size. The language in question reads as follows: 300.13 Subd 15 D. Hazards and Nuisances On parcels of less than forty (40) acres which are not part of ca larger crop producing commercial agricultural farm, the keeping of horses, catle, or other grazing animals on a site with less than two (2) acres of exiting grazable land per animal is, by this section, declared to be a nuisance. Horses may be kept on any parcel larger than five (5) acres. No other domestic farm animals, livestock or commercial kennels shall be placed on any site of less than ten (10) acres. If our impression is correct, current staff disagrees with that interpretation as the section is not intended to define allowed uses given its title of "Hazards and Nuisances." A reasonable reading of 300.13 subd 1.5(D) is that the City has established certain thresholds at which livestock will be considered a nuisance. The thresholds are as follows: ?� On parcels of less than 40 acres not associated with a large commercial farm, a minimum of two (2) grazable acres per animal is required. Horses must be kept on parcels larger than five (5) acres. Other domestic farm animals, livestock, and commercial kennels must be on sites greater than 10 acres in size. While this interpretation doesn't play directly into the writing of the interim horse ordinance, it is important to clarify at this time to ensure future staff understands the basis under which the proposed regulations were written. fir;A )rdirrctrtcrr.,et9etai%e OrdirlanceAl-iorses ill 1 I'Wep--horses i.ta-PF" PZ -1 1-26-07 repaireeblocr Page= 2 Ordiruttai.c fo aifoi i% Roos(. as [?P2 in[crini us(,, il? PF FDif/nFZing i,ttri'mtissioii Report, 11-26-07 � =f i.0, -�d..,. Attached to this report is staff's proposed Ordinance to make horses an interim permitted use for approved Churches in the PF zoning district. The commission is asked to review the ordinance and determine if additional criteria or other changes are necessary. The Planning Commission has the following options; A) Recommend approval of the proposed ordinance to mare horses an interim permitted use in the PF zoning district; B) Recommend staff make changes to the proposed ordinance. As this is a city driven process, there is no 60 day deadline. cc: Pastor Mark Anderson, Applicant S:\0rdiriaia--es\Ac6ve Orrin ancesWorses in. N\1 ep.—Horses in P )"Z `1, •LG- rs����ct rect.cio<: e -e CITY OF LAKE 3 211MMKI'VINFIE, if WIN 1JAW,,,WAJ Jill Pbi�l�ill�A'l,NMIII�ilill-'Ill'VAI�t.]�LITI�alletitio�pmlt,7z�l�LIW�KI-MJAm��l�l�IILM,�ILI'l�W",$,',E�IRII:2,6,�4, �TACMXITIU Section 300.07 subd. 4(M)(1) is restated and incorporated herein unchanged. Subd 2. Uses allowed by conditional use permit: In addition to the specific standards and criteria which may be cited below for respective uses, each application shall be evaluated based on the standards and criteria set forth in Chapter 300.06 of the Lake Elmo City Code. Uses allowed herein that are in existence within the city at the effective date of this Ordinance may continue such use as a permitted use. The following uses are conditionally permitted in the PF Zoning District: Subdivision 2(a) is restated and incorporated herein unchanged. Subdivision 2(b) is restated and incorporated herein unchanged. Subdivision 2(c) is restated and incorporated herein unchanged. Subdivision 2(d) is restated and incorporated herein unchanged. Subdivision 2(e) is restated and incorporated herein unchanged. Subdivision 2(f) is restated and incorporated herein unchanged. Subd 3. Uses allowed by_interim use ern�it: a The lee e since of horses in con°unctions wit17 a roved Churches. rovided that: 1. The keeping of horses does not constitute a feedlot er Minnesota Rules. 2. The ro ert is directly ad'acent to oszl �uricultural and Rural Residential. (R.R) z_onedro erties that are not develo ed as o sen s qac e preservation subdivi.sioris. Raac-was shall be considered an adc nate buffer. 3. Proof of adecnate off-site stabling facite the horses during, non -grit L ble tunes of ttj.e_ye�r. 4. Evidence is provided to show adherence to all livestock and horse regulations in Lake Elmo City code. Current Section 300.07 subd. 4(M)(3) and its subdivisions are restated and incorporated herein as Section 300.07 subd. 4(M)(4). Current Section 300.07 subd. 4(M)(4) and its subdivisions are restated and incorporated herein as Section 300.07 subd. 4(M)(5). Current Section 300.07 subd. 4(M)(5) and its subdivisions are restated and incorporated herein as Section 300.07 subd. 4(M)(6). 1 ' . 1; Is ,1. I I, This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption and publication in the official newspaper of the City of Lake Elmo. This Ordinance No. was adopted on this day of , 209 by a vote of — Ayes and — Nays. ,Susan Hoyt Administrator This Ordinance No. was published on the If) Mayor Dean Johnston day of , 2007. Planning Commission Date: 11/26/07 Public Hearing Item: 413 ITEM: Capital Improvement Plan 2008-2012 SUBMITTED BY: Tom Bouthilet, Finance Director REVIEWED BY: Susan Hoyt, City Administrator SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED: The Planning Commission is being asked to conduct a Public Hearing and develop a recommendation to the City Council for the 2008-2012 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). In 2008, the city will undertake a comprehensive financial planning process which will address future budgeting and capital needs for the city. This approach will provide the city with a CIP that identifies where the revenue for projects will be planned to come from to pay for the projects that are included in the five year CIP. This will make the future CIP a realistic planning document rather than a list of needs with no identified revenue sources or potential tax impacts included. The planning commission's role is to determine if the activities are consistent with the comprehensive plan. The 2008 CIP includes planning for the Village, which includes a possible sewer for 2009 (depending upon developer commitment and market conditions). This is consistent with the comprehensive plan. The park projects are consistent with the park plan. This Capital Improvement plan was developed with input from all staff department supervisors, Finance Director and the City Administrator. The Park's Commission reviewed and recommended approval of the parks improvement section at its November 19`" meeting. RECOMMENDATION: Recommend approval of the 2008-2012 Capital Improvement plan and forward to the City Council. Introduction Staff report Questions from Commission Open Public Hearing Close Public, Hearing Call for a motion Discussion Action by the Planning Commission Tom Bouthilet, Finance Director Tom Bouthilet, Finance Director Chair & Commission Members Chair Chair Chair Facilitates Chair Facilitates Chair & Commission Members ATTACHMENT: Capital Improvement Plan 2008-2012 fimm�, �11411_ W, I. 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U) Q% CLQ 0 LL®LU co �® and L 0c' �^.d c� Q co CO,// CO i � � �f 1 � « ® / / N0 oC, co / ? �C o / © k 0000 CD? ~ ©� . / \ 0 C? 0� _% 3 / § ^®7 0 0 ® 9 & Ld a 0� . 17 w m . Q § \ / / 4 � O 5 2 � . ± \§ k/ > c4 / / f\ 0 \x .& LLI 3 \ E w / I Planning Commission Date: 11/26/07 Not a Public hearing Item: 5a ITEM: Roundtable discussion on past efforts to address zoning within areas guided for Neighborhood Conservation District in the Comprehensive Plan At the 11/14/07 Planning Commission meeting, staff was asked to return with information on past efforts to address zoning updates for parcels guided "Neighborhood Conservation" (NC) in the comprehensive plan. Attached you will find minutes from past meetings at which this topic was discussed, staff reports covering the issue, and other miscellaneous information. The Planning Commission is asked to review this documentation, and to provide staff with direction on how to proceed from this point. For our part, staff will also be reviewing this information and will be prepared to offer up suggested avenues to proceed. Time constraints due to current workload and the Thanksgiving holiday prevented staff from doing any further analysis prior to our packet deadline. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: ® None RECOMMENDATION: Staff is recommending the planning commission review the provided documentation in order to have a discussion on how to proceed with creating NC zoning standards. ORDER OF BUSINESS: - introduction ..... ....... ................. ........................ -- ........... ... Ben Gozola, Senior Planner - Report by staff................................................................... Ben Gozola, Senior Planner - Questions from the Commission... ................................ Chair & Commission Members - Call for a motion.................................,...........,:............,...............o..,..... Chair Facilitates Discussion of Commission on the motion ........................................... Chair Facilitates Action by the Planning Commission Chair & Commission Members ATTACHMENTS (8): 1. List of variances in Lake Elmo 2003-2007 2. November 13, 2006 Planning Commission Minutes 3. July 31.200OPlanning Commission Minutes 4. July 10, 2006 Manning Commission Minutes 5. July 1O,QOoGStaff Memo S. Proposed NC(Neighborhood Conservation) Zoning District text 7. October 25,2OO4Staff Memo B. State Statute regarding non -conforming structures VARIANCES (2003 — 2007) Highlighted applications are guided as NC in the Comprehensive Plan Res. 06-092 Bergman 11459 60"' St. Res06-096 C&C North America Res. 06-070 (7/18) Lake Elmo Inn Event Center Res. 05-061 (6/21) Architectural standards Public Works Res. 05-025 (3/15) Brookman's 3rd Division . .. ... ... .. ... ..... . ..... ..... .. ... Res. 03-003 (1/7) Variance to permitted signs Hilpisch & Pechan API-,iOVEM JAN. 22, 2007 City of Lake Elmo Planning Commission Meeting Minutes vem er 13, 2006 Chairman Helwig called to order the meeting of the Lake Elmo Planning Commission at 7:00 p.m. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Van Zandt, laeziel, Schneider, Roth, McGinnis, Pelletier, Ptacek, Fliflet, and Armstrong (7:02 p.m.). STAFF PRESENT: Planner Dillerud, Assistant Planner Matzek, and Recording Secretary. ALSO PRESENT: Councilmember Johnson. Agenda M/S/P, Van Zandt/Roth to accept the Agenda as presented. Vote: 9:0. Minutes M/S/P, Roth/Pelletier to accept the Minutes of September 11, 2006 as presented. Vote: 9:0. Zoning Ordinance The Planner introduced draft zoning district regulations for Public Facilities, Business Park, and Neighborhood Conservation. There are very few proposed changes proposed to PF and 13P. Public Facilities The Commission suggested amending PF to exclude site certified regional sewer from the maximum wastewater generation requirement. The Commission agreed. Business Park A list of uses in chart form was presented and it was similar to that created by Lane Kendig when performance zoning was discussed as an option earlier in the year. The Planner said it seemed sensible to use for most zoning districts because there is a great deal of duplication. If the Planner can deal with all the exceptions in a reasonable fashion, he said he would like to use the chart. Architectural Standards have been removed. along with Lighting from the individual districts because they are now covered elsewhere. Neighborhood Conservation The Planner said the locations of the proposed district are existing areas currently zoned R-1 as well as the Carriage Station neighborhood. Few parcels do not currently have a structure on them. The purpose of this district is to conserve what exists, and not to increase house sizes, setbacks, densities, etc. The neighborhoods that would fall in this zoning district have a wide variety of characteristics, even from each other. Commissioner Pelletier asked if the proposed lot size of 18,500 is a good average for lots in those neighborhoods. The Planner agreed it was. Building Setback from Property Lines should say, "Adjacency averaged, whichever is less." The Commission agreed. M/S/P, Armstrong/Van Zandt to delete the septic and water supply portion of the table because the purpose of this district is to eliminate non -conformities and that provision creates further Lake Elmo Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of November 13, 2006 APF,�OVED, JAN. 228 2007 non-confom-iities. Vote: 9:0. The Commission suggested adding the text "Minimum of 18,500 square feet'' for lot size; within the table. Commissioner Armstrong suggested adjacency averaging the minimum lot size of 18,500 square feet and it should only apply to lots of record. Also, that should be stated elsewhere in that district as well as in the table. Lots are not buildable without adequate wastewater treatment. M/S/P, Roth/Van Zandt to recommend approval of the revised zoning district for Neighborhood Conservation. Vote: 9:0. M/S/P, Roth/Deziel to recommend approval of the revised zoning district for Business Park, Vote: 9:0. M/S/P, Roth/Deziel to recommend approval of the revised zoning district for Public Facilities. Vote: 9:0. Zoning Map The Planner said our task is not to worry what zoning exists today. ®Lir only goal is to match our Zoning Map to our Land Use Plan within the Comprehensive Plan. Definitions The Assistant Planner reviewed definitions. She distributed an ordinance defining Agriculture and Farm, Rural. Automobile Detailing Shop can be removed. The Commission questioned the need for a separate definition of major and minor Automobile Repair. The Assistant Planner said it offers gradients of intensity to reflect gradients of uses. The Commissioners questioned why we are adding definitions for uses we don't have because it causes confusion. They suggested it should occur with the use first and then have a definition. The Assistant Planner said it is something that could be looked at soon. Commissioner Armstrong said our code should stand alone and definitions should not wag the dog. Without direct follow-through, it is not a good idea to add those definitions prematurely. The Planner said that just because it is listed in the definitions does not mean it is allowed. M/S/P, Roth/Armstrong, to put back into the definitions, the old automobile repair definition and remove the new rninor and major definitions for auto repair. Vote: 7:2, Flay: Deziel/Armstrong. M/S/P, Roth/Fliflet, to only include definitions for words that are in the code and to exclude any definition that is not already in the code. Vote: 7:2, Flay: Van Zandt/Ptacek. Commissioner Fliflet recommended changing bed and breakfast stays to 14 days. It was suggested to delete one of the definitions for "Building." Commissioner Armstrong would like to keep the existing definition of "Club." IIe suggested combining the two definitions, keeping the long definition and deleting the short definition, or rename the short one "Lodge." Staff was asked to look at the definitions of "Day Spa" and "Therapeutic Massage" to identify Lake Elmo Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of November 13, 2006 2 Neighborhood Conservation Zoning District ,, NC) The Planner explained that on smaller lots, the code should address appearances, surface water runoff (impervious), and wastewater solutions. He asked the commission's preference for an lot area averaging system for each neighborhood, or whether to abandon that strategy and go to performance with at least the three noted criteria. In the case of shoreland lots, the DNR Commissioner has the right to approve alternative standards in accordance with MN Rule 7080, Mayor Johnston said that when the 501h Street Reconstruction was done there were about IS lots that were unbuildable; he clarified that some percentage could become buildable within this scenario. The Planner said that in the City's current code allowable percentage of impervious surface varies from the OP standard of 10%, to the Shoreland standard of 1.5% or 6,000 square feet, the R-1 standard of 25%, and the BP standard of 75%. M/S/P, Anx►strong/Ptacek to direct staff to pursue performance standards in the IAC District and to provide guidance for what those standards should be, including Floor Are Ratios, impervious surfaces, and septic systems. Vote: 7:0. Adjourn at 8:03 p.m. Respectfully submitted, '04,dqo Kimberly Anez Recording Secretary Lake Elmo Planning Commission Special Meeting Minutes of July 31, 2006 2 e Wireless Telecommunication Tower Permit: 150.110 — 150.126 (General Provisions) w Amateur Radio Tower Antenna 150.155 — 150.160 (General Provisions) o Public Property/R-O-W Right -of -Way Management Permits (Chapter 94) a Excavation and Grading Permits - 151.017 (Building Reg.) @ Manufactured Dome Park — 151 (Building Reg.) 0 Swimming pools ® Lighting Vote: 6:0. Zoning Ordinance — Neighborhood Conservation The Planner presented a handout presenting a concept for Neighborhood Conservation and how shoreland should be addressed. This Code could be designed so we could request a commissioner of the DNR to accept an alternate approach to shoreland. He asked the commissioners to review the handout and be ready to discuss it at the next meeting. Zoning Ordinance Extra Meeting Schedule The Commissioners accepted the additional meeting schedule, and all the extra meetings will begin at 6:30 p.m. City Council Update The Planner said the Council approved the Final Plat of HOA 2" ADDITION and Development Agreement and HIDDEN MEADOWS 2ND ADDITION and Development Agreement. The meeting adjourned at 5:39 p.m. Respectfully submitted, / Lein, Kimberly Anez Recording Secretary Lake Elmo Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of July 10, 2006 MEMO (July 10, 2006) To: Lake Elmo Planning Commission From: Chuck Dillerud Subject: Defining the NC (Neighborhood Conservation) Zoning District(s) As we look at drafting the standards for the zoning districts that will correspond to the Land Use flan classifications, perhaps the two most difficult challenges will be the VR (Village) and NC (Neighborhood Conservation) districts. The Village Area consulting planners have been tasked by the City Council with the development of design standards that will be applicable to the VR areas (the undeveloped portions of the Village Area). The Commission's challenge will be the NC standards. As we initially address the subject we should be cognizant of the language contained in the Comprehensive Plan regarding NC land use: NC (Neighborhood Conservati ) This land use classification applies only to lands that have been platted as conventional subdivisions prior to the 2006 adoption of this Land Use Plan. This classification is not assigned to any other lands within the City in the future. The zoning districts corresponding to the NC classification are R-1 and R-2 (Carriage Station Subdivision only). Note that the Comp Plan has already assigned two zoning districts (as opposed to land use classifications) to NC. If we are to follow the Comp Plan we must define standards for two zoning districts: R-1 and R-2, with R-2 applying to the Carriage Station neighborhood only. The prevailing consideration in creating the NC land use class was to regulate the historically platted neighborhoods in a manner that preserves the existing neighborhood character rather than imposing "suburban" standards with the idea that, over time, the neighborhoods are intended to take on a suburban face. One critical outcome of this zoning consideration should be a significant reduction in the numbers of zoning variance applications. Two important additional factors influence how we approach NC areas: 1. Much of the NC classed area of the City is also subject to Shoreland Overlay standards. While the City has not been rigorous in applying those standards in non -riparian situations, technically those standards should be applied within 1.,000 feet of any OHW. As we have said in the past State Rules regarding Shoreland Regulation permit a local government to request the DNR Commissioner to approve "Alternative Management Standards". One of the circumstances under which such alternative standards may be proposed. is "where shorelands have been developed. with an assortment of urban land uses for many years and much of the development does not meet the standards in parts 6120.2500 to 6120.3900." The Rules seem to imply that certain among of "horse trading" between local governments and DNR is possible. Lake Elmo may not have too many horses to trade in this case. Three physical factors appear to be of greatest importance to DNR: a. The ApRgarance of the land side property as viewed from the water body. The less the structures or man made land improvements are seen, the better. b. The surface water drainage contribution of the land. side property to the lake. The less the property surface drains to the lake the better. c. Wastewater treatment in close proximity to water bodies. 2. Lot Size as it relates to wastewater treatment capabilities is not only a DNR concern, but a local concern as well. Lot area of at least 1..5 acres (as current R-1 and Shoreland Overlay require) appears to be the accepted minimum area necessary to provide sufficient septic drain field infiltration. That was in 1950 or before. Wastewater treatment technologies in 2006 offer alternatives to the conventional septic tan/drainfield. that will function (with even better treatment than the conventional means) on much smaller land areas. In addition, there remains an option to cluster waste treatment from several smaller parcels onto a remote parcel — as with the 201 systems. Eased on the foregoing, and other related standards issues, staff suggests the following policy/strategy in drafting the zoning districts responsive to the NC land use classification: ® The Purpose and Intent" section should clearly state that the district standards are designed to preserve the historic character of neighborhoods developed under different regulations or no regulations at all. Also that it is not the intent to, by zoning regulation, change the basic character of the neighborhood. * Minimum lot area should not be some arbitrary number, but rather governed by maximum allowable impervious surface, Floor Area Ratio (to avoid site stacking — vertical) and effective long term waste water treatment capability — Performance Standards. ® Structure setbacks probably need to be addressed from at least two perspectives: 1.) Front and rear setback as a function of neighboring properties on either side; 2.) Side setbacks related to the location of adjacent structures — perhaps an aggregate number to be applied to either side of the lot. Since so much of the NC classified property is also within the Shoreland Overlay, those standards need to be adjusted to correspond — and a Commissioner waiver applied for. New mandatory standards as to structure appearance from the water body (which could be difficult), and strict standards regarding directing surface water away form the water body could be offered to the DNR (along with the alternative wastewater treatment) as mitigation measures for reduced quantitative standards. Should the Commission agree with (or another ) strategy for structuring the NC zoning districts, staff will provide draft text for the next scheduled Commission meeting. Theurose of the IAC zonin district is the reservation restoration and enhancement of neighborhoods within the City that have been developed over time responsive to earlier or nonexistent zonin standards of the Citi or East Oakdale Township. The foal of A1C zoning is the retention of the existing h sisal environment of these re-existin nei hborhoods with a minimum of zonin non -conformities created by NC district standards, as well as to regulate "in -fill" develoment/redevelo meet in those re-existin nei hborhoods. It is not the intent or purpose to acv the NC district standards to platting of undeveloped landsg or the division of existing tax_parcels to create additional buildable tgj2gcels. a. One family detached dwellings a. Uses which are customarily assessor and clearl incidental and subordinate to permitted uses; b. Dome occupations. MEMO (October 20, 2004 for the Meeting of October 25, 2004) To: Lake Elmo Planning Commission From: Chuck Dillerud ,Subject: Old Platting Areas — Neighborhood Conservation District Earlier this month the City Council concurred with the Planning Commission recommendation to deny the variance to reconstruct a garage in the Old Village at the existing (essentially) zero side setback. Following that action the Council directed staff to immediately begin drafting Zoning Ordinance modifications that would specifically address the unique (historic) development pattern in the Old Village that has resulted in variance actions over the years — the result of applying a "model" zoning ordinance that was really designed for contemporary suburban design. Of course, the same problem occurs regularly in other neighborhoods of the City where development pre -dates the current (or even previous) zoning ordinance(s). As the Commission may recall, the draft of our new zoning ordinance does address this problem; and, proposes a solution by the creation of Neighborhood Conservation Districts. Exactly when I can get back to seriously working with the overall new zoning ordinance is today difficult to predict. With the Old Village Plan issues (including City Government Buildings) at the forefront, together with on-going Comp Plan discussions (and soon more drafting work, it appears) it is not timely — nor, perhaps prudent — to invest time in the overall ordinance right now. That said, we could "clip" the Neighborhood Conservation portions of the new ordinance draft, and focus our efforts there in response to the Council's recent direction. To that end I have attached copies of the pertinent portions of the draft new zoning ordinance — even though all but the newest commissioners have complete copies of the draft already. That which I have attached addresses the Neighborhood Conservation District concept from three perspectives: I. Definition and Purpose (Section 2.306). 2. 'Tables of quantitative standards (Tables 4.1.10A, 4.11IB, and 4.21.1A) — not settled on as to factors/ratios. 3. Non -conformities --- particularly the strategy for cataloging existing non - conformities and legally making those non -conformities "conforming" by use of the ,Special Use Permit. The intent of #1 is obvious, but may need some adjustments. The intent of #2 appears to be application to "new" circumstances — in -fill construction -- but, would also apply to any new structures proposed for existing lots (like house additions or garages). The intent of #3 appears to be to address circumstances like the latest variance in the Old Village (Brookman). Had Mr. Brookman previously received a Special Use Permit for his non- conforming garage setback, that setback would have been legally conforming, and no variance would have been required to reconstruct the garage in the same location. I do not see how the Special Use Permit approach will solve all of our problems, however. While we may have a replacement/reconstruction issue that violates setbacks form time -to -time (which the ,Special Use Permit process would address), it is far more common for a property owner to be building a new structure, or Adding to an existing structure and thereby runs into the variance to setbacks issue. For that to be accomplished without variances the standards of the tables in #2 need to be addressed directly — specifically Table 4.211 A. The values depicted in Table 4.211A for even the densest NC district are little different than those found in our present R-1 zoning district — no help. It has been previously suggested that an alternative strategy might be to inventory lot areas and setbacks that today exist in the intended Neighborhood Conservation Districts, and set the minirnum standards for those districts some place near the minimums observed in the field. The inventory could be a daunting task, but surely possible with our CAIS and aerial photos. Another strategy might be to adopt the standards Kend.ig suggests for new "Lot Line" or "City House" development depicted by Figure 4.211C and Table 4.211C, as the standards for one or all of the Neighborhood Conservation Districts. It is my understanding that the purpose in providing such standards was to accommodate new Old Tillage housing. If so, these standards should be equally applicable to existing Old Village housing — and that of the several similar neighborhoods in the City. Note, however, that any existing neighborhood subject to Shoreland standards (much of the Tri -Lakes and even a portion of the Old Village) must comply with those more aggressive standards since they are dictated by State Mules — at least as to minimum lot area, minimum lot width and ®IIW setback. (also attached) At this point all I intend by this Memo is for the Commission to begin discussion on how to address the Council's direction regarding modified zoning standards for the old platting areas of the City. Perhaps we can narrow the alternatives, and focus on that strategy unless new problems arise. 462.357, Minnesota Statutes 2007 Copyright © 2007 by the Office of {devisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. Subdivision 1. Authority for zonings For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare, a municipality may by ordinance regulate on the earth's surface, in the air space above the surface, and in subsurface areas, the location, height, width, bulk, type of foundation, number of stories, size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot which may be occupied, the size of yards and other open spaces, the density and distribution of population, the uses of buildings and structures for trade, industry, residence, recreation, public activities, or other purposes, and the uses of land for trade, industry, residence, recreation, agriculture, forestry, soil conservation, water supply conservation, conservation of shorelands, as defined in sections 103F.201 to 103F.221, access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems as defined in section 216C.06, flood control or other purposes, and may establish standards and procedures regulating such uses. To accomplish these purposes, official controls may include provision for purchase of development rights by the governing body in the form of conservation easements under chapter 84C in areas where the governing body considers preservation desirable and the transfer of development rights from those areas to areas the governing body considers more appropriate for development. No regulation may prohibit earth sheltered construction as defined in section 216C.06. subdivision 14 relocated residential buildings, or manufactured homes built in conformance with sections 327.31 to 327.35 that comply with all other zoning ordinances promulgated pursuant to this section. The regulations may divide the surface, above surface, and subsurface areas of the municipality into districts or zones of suitable numbers, shape, and area. The regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of buildings, structures, or land and for each class or kind of use throughout such district, but the regulations in one district may differ from those in other districts. The ordinance embodying these regulations shall be known as the zoning ordinance and shall consist of text and maps. A city may by ordinance extend the application of its zoning regulations to unincorporated territory located within two miles of its limits in any direction, but not in a county or town which has adopted zoning regulations; provided that where two or more noncontiguous municipalities have boundaries less than four miles apart, each is authorized to control the zoning of land on its side of a line equidistant between the two noncontiguous municipalities unless a town or county in the affected area has adopted zoning regulations. Any city may thereafter enforce such regulations in the area to the same extent as if such property were situated within its corporate limits, until the county or town board adopts a comprehensive zoning regulation which includes the area. Subd. 1a. Certain zoning ordinances. A municipality must not enact, amend, or enforce a zoning ordinance that has the effect of altering the existing density, lot -size requirements, or manufactured home setback requirements in any manufactured home park constructed before January 1, 1995, if the manufactured home park, when constructed, complied with the then existing density, lot -size and setback requirements. Subd. lb. Conditional uses. A manufactured home park, as defined in section 327.14, subdivision 3 , is a conditional use in a zoning district that allows the construction or placement of a building used or intended to be used by two or more families. Subd. lc. Amortization prohibited. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, a Page 1 of 2 http;//www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/binlgetpub.php?type=s&year= current&num=462.357 11/21/2007 462.357, Minnesota Statutes 2007 municipality must not enact, amend, or enforce an ordinance providing for the elimination or termination of a use by amortization which use was lawful at the time of its inception. This subdivision does not apply to adults -only bookstores, adults -only theaters, of similar adults -only businesses, as defined by ordinance. Subd. l d. Nuisance. Subdivision l c does not prohibit a municipality from enforcing an ordinance providing for the prevention or abatement of nuisances, as defined in section 561_0-I., or eliminating a use determined to be a public nuisance, as defined in section 617.81, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (9) , without payment of compensation. Subd. le. Nonconformities. (a) Any nonconformity, including the lawful use or occupation of land or premises existing at the time of the adoption of an additional control under this chapter, may be continued, including through repair, replacement, restoration, maintenance, or improvement, but not including expansion, unless: (1) the nonconformity or occupancy is discontinued for a period of more than one year; or (2) any nonconforming use is destroyed by fire or other peril to the extent of greater than 50 percent of its market value, and no building permit has been applied for within 1.80 days of when the property is damaged. In this case, a municipality may impose reasonable conditions upon a building permit in order to mitigate any newly created impact on adjacent property. (b) Any subsequent use or occupancy of the land or premises shall be a conforming use or occupancy. A municipality may, by ordinance, permit an expansion or impose upon nonconformities reasonable regulations to prevent and abate nuisances and to protect the public health, welfare, or safety. This subdivision does not prohibit a municipality from enforcing an ordinance that applies to adults -only bookstores, adults -only theaters, or similar adults -only businesses, as defined by ordinance. (c) Notwithstanding paraZD graph (a), a municipality shall regulate the repair, replacement, maintenance, improvement, or expansion of nonconforming uses and structures in floodplain areas to the extent necessary to maintain eligibility in the National Flood Insurance Program and not increase flood damage potential or increase the degree of obstruction to flood flows in the floodway. Page 2 of 2 httpn//www.revisor.l.eg.state.ntn.usIbinlgetpub.php?type =s&year=current&num=462.357 11/21/2007 Planning Commission Date: 11 /26/07 Not a public hearing Item: 5b ITEM: Update on a 2006 Ordinance to address accessory building regulations REQUESTED BY: City Council & Planning Commission SUBMITTED BY: Ben Gozola, Senior Planner REVIEWED BY: Susan Hoyt, City Administrator Kelli Matzek, Assistant City Planner SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED: What are you asked to do? No action is needed. This item is simply intended to provide an update on the history of an ordinance considered in 2006, and staff's intent to bring the matter to the City Council in early December. History of the ardinance to address accessory bui(ding regulations: - In June of 2006, an issue was raised about how to correctly interpret accessory structure regulations for nonconforming parcels in excess of ten acres within the Agricultural (A) zoning district. Specifically, the commission was asked to interpret whether the two allowable buildings were capped at 2000 square feet total, or whether the 2000 square foot maximum applied to the individual buildings. At that time, the commission recommended the maximum applied to the individual buildings. - On August 15th, 2006, the City Council concurred with the planning commission recommendation and directed the City Attorney to draft amended ordinance language that would clarify the zoning ordinance terms consistently with the intended interpretation. - On October 3rd, 2006, the City Attorney presented options for Council consideration. Staff was then directed to proceed with a zoning ordinance amendment on the draft language. - On October 23`d, 2006, the planning commission held a public hearing on the proposed language and recommended it be approved. - The recommended ordinance was never forwarded to the City Council ostensibly due to comprehensive plan issues and staff turnover. The issue only recently came to our attention after a building permit was denied based on the square footage of an existing outbuilding. Wh is this before the commission? Simply to remind the commission of their past recommendation, and to ask whether anything has changed in the previous year that may impact this course of action. Assuming nothing has changed, staff intends to forward the recommendation onto the City Council in December for consideration. RECOMMENDATION: None. Unless the planning commission has concerns, staff will forward this ordinance and the old planning commission recommendation to the City Council in early December for consideration. ORDER OFBUSINESS: - Introduction ........................ —........ - Heoortbvataff----------. - Questions from the Commission ... ..... ....................... Ben Gozola.Senior Planner ................................ Ben Goznla,Senior Planner — --------.Chair&CommisskmMambem ATTACHMENTS (1): 1. Ordinance to address accessory building regulations as recommended by the planning commission onOctober 23'200S. CITY OF LAKE ELMO The Lake Elmo City Council hereby ordains that Section 300.13 Subd. 4 of the Lake Elmo City Code is amended to read as follows: Subd. 4 Number/Size of AccessqLy Bqjj�jM. The maximum number and size of accessory buildings permitted in each zoning district shalt - as follows, provided that no accessory buildings shall be constructed unless there is adequate room for any required secondary drain field site. I NUMBER/SIZE OF ACCESSORY BUILDINGS Agricultural There shalt be no limit on the size or number —of— accessory buildings so long as the parcel is a nominal forty (40) acres or more, and buildings are agricultural business as defined in 300.13 Subd 3(A)(5) Agricultural (Non -conforming) Up to ten (10) acres Two M buildings with a combined wtat area not to exceed two thousand (2,OQ.01 square feet. Over ten (10) acres but less Two (2) buildings and the area of each buLlding than forty (40) acres totat-a4:ea not to exceed two thousand (2,000) square feet. Rural Residential Up to ten (10) acres One (1) two thousand (2,000) square feet detached building; in addition to an attached garage Over ten (10) acres but less One (1) two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet than fifteen (15) acres detached building; in addition to an attached garage Over fifteen (15) acres t940 b—ne(l � —three thousand (3,000) square feet detached acre& building; in addition to an attached garage Residenti—at ---R1, RED and OP Over Five Thousand (5,000) A combined area of one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet to-4--aGre bbgt less square feet for attached and detached accessory than one f!) acre structures or residential garage; the size of the footprint of the detached structure shall not exceed the size of the footprint of the primary structure From One (1) acre to two �)— ne (1) one thousand two hundred (1,200) square—feet acres detached residential garage or building in addition to an, attached garage Over two (2) acres One (1) one thousand three hundred (1,300) square feet detached residential garage or building in addition to an attached garage This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption and publication in the official newspaper of the City of Lake Elm®. This Ordinance No. — was adopted on this -- day of 20—, by a vote of — Ayes and — Nays. Susan Hoyt This Ordinance No. was published on the - day of21 M Planning Commission Date: 11/26/07 Not a Public hearing Item: 5c ITEM: Site plan review for the proposed replacement City Hall annex REQUESTED BY: Susan Hoyt, City Administrator SUBMITTED BY: Ben Gozola, Senior Planner REVIEWED BY: Susan Hoyt, City Administrator Kelli Matzek, Assistant City Planner SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED: The planning commission is asked to conduct a site plan review for the proposed replacement annex to City Hall. The new annex is needed to provide addition room at City Hall for conducting day-to-day business. The existing council chamber is currently the only meeting area in City Hall. Problems this creates include: ® When the chambers are already occupied, additional meetings must be held in the lobby or in a small office with no room for seating; ® Time spent preparing non -meeting areas for meetings takes away staff time from other important city business. ® No room for yearly auditors who need to set up for weeks at a time in City Hall to complete their business. No office space for consultants working on site. No space to accommodate a patrol officer on site (as desired by the sheriff deputy) to improve public safety communication and customer service. ® No lunch space for city hall workers. While the new annex cannot address all of the existing space problems at City Hall, it will go along way to address the most pressing problems. Taking this approach will also provide additional time for the city to explore future space needs given planned growth over the next twenty years. The site plan review process is required for all non-residential construction in Lake Elmo. No public hearing is required, but the planning commission is required to review the plans and make recommendations for improving the proposed site layout in an effort to eliminate potential conflicts or problems with surrounding properties. The application will also be reviewed by the City Council prior to a permit being issued. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: ® The proposed annex has an exterior footprint of 56' 4" x 23' 10". The annex would include two offices, two designated meeting areas, and a small bathroom. The facility would be ADA compliant. ® The annex is proposed to be oriented east/west in a conforming location within the City's existing parking lot. " Bycode, parking requirements for City Hall are one M\space for every 25O square feet ofoffice space. Based on the totalsquare footage ofthe existing City Hall and the new annex (44OOaqft),atotal of18spaces are required. Use of the existing parking area for the new annex will not create a nonconformity to the required parking (24spaces currently eximt). ° The estimated cost of $49,850 for the annex results in a required $997 worth of landscaping inconjunction with the building permit. The attached plans indicate how this landscaping will becompleted around the new annex. TKUAhaa prepared the landscaping plan and confirms itmeets all city requirements. ° Traffic flows to and from the site will not change as a result of the additional office and meeting space. " The City Hall property, with the addition of the new annex, will still be conforming tVthe 39.5%maximum impervious surface requirement. " The new annex kaconsidered tobemnaddition tothe existing use onthe property, and therefore will be sided with wood and painted brown to match the existing City Hall building. RECOMMENDATION: Staff isrecommending approval ofthe proposed site plan boreplace the existing City Hall annex. Introduction ............................................................ ........... Ben Gozola'Senior Planner - Report by staff ..................................... ........................... Ben Gozola^Senior Planner - Questions from the Commission ................................... Chair & Commission Members - Call for amotion .............................. ................... --......................... Chair Facilitates DisoueskmofCommisoiononthemotion--------------..ChairFaoUitstea Action bythe Planning Commission ........... .................. Chair & Commission Members ATTACHMENTS (4): 1. Certified survey ofCity Hall showing the proposed annex location and required landscaping. 2. Exterior building elevations for the proposed annex. 3. Interior floor plan for the proposed annex. WA RAYMOND L ENFIELD, R.A. 363 S. ELKHART AV. ELKHART, IN 46516 REAR ELEVATION RIGHT SIDE ELEVATION GENER_ AL NOTES: ALL NOTES PERTAINING TO "IN—FIELD, ON—SITE OR BY BUILDER' SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR. THESE PLANS MUST NOT BE SCALED FOR DIMENSIONAL REFERENCE. ALL DIMENSION LINES AND NOTES SUPERCEDE ANY SUCH REFERENCES, STATE INSIGNIA, DATA PLATE AND THIRD PARTY LABELS SHALL BE MOUNTED ON THE ELECTRICAL SERVICE PANEL COVER. R9 E TRUSS LIVE LOAD — 40 P.S.F. DEAD LOAD — 7 P.S.F. LIVE LOAD — 50 P.S.F. DEAD LOAD — 10 P.S.F, WIND SPF 90 M.P.H. AND LOADS HORIZONTAL — 18.8 P.S.F. VERTICAL (UPLIFT) — 31.7 P.S.F. CONSTR I TION TYPE, IBC -- V—B UDC -- V—N BOCA — 5B B 13 PERSONS D SB .C_ZME 3 EFFECTIVE PEAK VELOCITY—RELATED A . ERATION COEFFICIENT ( 0.30 STATE OF ILLINOIS CODES & REGULATIONS 1984 BOCA NATIONAL BUILDING CODE 1996 ILLINOIS PLUMBING CODE 1984 BOCA NATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE 1984 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE 1983 CABO MODEL ENERGY CODE STATE OF IOWA CODES & REGU_LATIONS 1994 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE 1995 UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE 1994 UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE 1996 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE IOWA AMENDMENTS TO ABOVE MIN QQaUS_&__REGULATIOVS 2000 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE W/ STATE AMENDMENTS STATE PLUMBING CODE 2000 INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE W/ STATE AMENDMENTS 2002 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE W/ STATE AMENDMENTS STATE ENERGY CODE STATE OF MISSOURI CO,QES & _3 GULATIONS 2000 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE 2000 INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE 2000 INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE 1999 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE 1989 CABO MODEL ENERGY CODE 5TATE OF WISCONSIN CODES ®ULATIONS WISCONSIN UNIFORM BUILDING CODE 1996 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE I OPT10N NO S.^mm� CUSTOMER/DEALER MAY NOT SELECT ANY OPTION WHICH MAY COMPROMISE CODE COMPLIANCE. — MODEL MAY BE MANUFACTURED AS A SHELL (NO INTERIOR PARTITIONS -- COLUMNS ONLY), — INTERIOR PARTITIONS ARE RE—LOCATABLE (COLUMNS TO REMAIN). — FLOOR PLAN MAY BE MIRRORED. — HITCH LOCATION IS OPTIONAL. -- DOOR, WINDOW, ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT QUANTITY MAY VARY (NOT TO EXCEED LOAD CENTER AMPERAGE). — DOOR, WINDOW, ELECTRICAL Sc MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT LOCATIONS MAY VARY. ELEVATION NOTES: SEE CROSS --SECTION FOR METHOD OF ROOF VENTILATION, HANDICAP RAMP(S), STAIR(S), AND HANDRAILS ARE SITE INSTALLED, DESIGNED UY OTHERS, AND SUBJECT TO LOCAL JURISDICTION. FOUNDATION ENCLOSURE (WHEN PROVIDED) MUST HAVE 1 SQUARE FOOT NET VENT AREA PER 1/150TH OF THE FLOOR AREA, AND AN 18"x 24" MINIMUM CRAWLSPACE ACCESS, SITE INSTALLED BY OTHERS, SUBJECT TO LOCAL JURISDICTION, SHEET 1 OF 7'-0" 4..I_ .--.._.,._ I 3" VTR 1-1/2" 6V :- 1/2" 40'--8 1/2" 44`-10" X � I I 24" V 4,_10 F ®PEN OFFICE C 1 LAYER 1-1/2"x 24" LVL BEAM (RECESSED) 30'--3 1/2" 56'--0" 2" OVERHANG ON SIDES 28'-6 1/4" —4" 49,_4„ 42'-5 L 3/4" COLUMN STRAPPING SCHEDULE X _ (2) 2x4 STUD GRADE SPF EACH HALF �Y (2) 2x4 STUD GRADE SPF THIS HALF �Z (3) 2x4 STUD GRADE SPF EACH HALF 1. ALL COLUMN STUDS SHALL BE GLUE/NAILED TOGETHER, PVA 2. INSTALLU(1) STEEL STRAP AT EACH STUD BE OF EACH COLUMN. ®7280 I 15—LITE FRENCH (SAFETY GLAZED) 3680 INS. STEEL, EXTERIOR DOOR, *y Q 15w -LITE FRENCH (SAFETY I � � 15_ 5 LITE FRENCH (SAFETY GLAZED) (PAINTED) 'D WOOD HOLLOW CORE INTERIOR DOOR (PAINTED) 1 WOOD HOLLOW CORE INTERIOR DOOR (PAINTED) I @ I 9i VINYL VERTICAL SLIDER WINDOW N I W/ SCREEN, D.I.G. NOTE: TOP OF WINDOWS TO £3E BO" AFF I I I 50--1 /4" I I I i i i � pi � OFF'IC 3 I I 12'_9 3/4® :- 1/2" 40'--8 1/2" 44`-10" X � I I 24" V 4,_10 F ®PEN OFFICE C 1 LAYER 1-1/2"x 24" LVL BEAM (RECESSED) 30'--3 1/2" 56'--0" 2" OVERHANG ON SIDES 28'-6 1/4" —4" 49,_4„ 42'-5 L 3/4" COLUMN STRAPPING SCHEDULE X _ (2) 2x4 STUD GRADE SPF EACH HALF �Y (2) 2x4 STUD GRADE SPF THIS HALF �Z (3) 2x4 STUD GRADE SPF EACH HALF 1. ALL COLUMN STUDS SHALL BE GLUE/NAILED TOGETHER, PVA 2. INSTALLU(1) STEEL STRAP AT EACH STUD BE OF EACH COLUMN. 4" lo'—O" , 1LAYER'1-1/2"x 0" LVL BEAM (FASTEN SAME AS RIDGE BEAM) N OTE: CUSTOMER/DEALER ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR SITE INSTALLED DRINKING FOUNTAIN AND SERVICE SINK, SUBJECT TO LOCAL JURISDICTION APPROVAL. A FIRE SEPARATION DISTANCE OF AT LEAST 10 FEET MUST BE MAINTAINED FROM PROPERTY LINES.. A SEPARATION OF 20 FEET MUST BE MAINTAINED FOR ASSMULUMING G PROPERTPLE BUILDINGS YON THE SAME LINE BETWEEN PSTRUCTI RES. 5 —�., w i r ©FFICEMODULE 'A' �¢1 I MaRva1R�D�i . a��36ArA1�N roR Fca�al 1 3 TON AIR CONDITIONER W/ 15 KW I HEAT STRIP, 1060 CFM 0 .15 IWC ESP, 240 V., 10. HVAC UNIT PROVIDED W/ FRESH AIR INTAKE (TYP. 2) I _ 30" OVERHANG ON ENDS ONLY I I 16" I I I MODULE OFFICE 2 INSTALL ACCESS PANEL(S) IN MANSARD SOFFIT W/ STAINLESS STEEL HARDWARE 10'-5 3/4" FOR HVAC SERVICE/MAINTENANCE (TYP.) I G I I DOOR & WINDOW SCHEDULE: _ ®7280 INS. STEEL EXTERIOR DOOR, 15—LITE FRENCH (SAFETY GLAZED) 3680 INS. STEEL, EXTERIOR DOOR, *y Q 4" lo'—O" , 1LAYER'1-1/2"x 0" LVL BEAM (FASTEN SAME AS RIDGE BEAM) N OTE: CUSTOMER/DEALER ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR SITE INSTALLED DRINKING FOUNTAIN AND SERVICE SINK, SUBJECT TO LOCAL JURISDICTION APPROVAL. A FIRE SEPARATION DISTANCE OF AT LEAST 10 FEET MUST BE MAINTAINED FROM PROPERTY LINES.. A SEPARATION OF 20 FEET MUST BE MAINTAINED FOR ASSMULUMING G PROPERTPLE BUILDINGS YON THE SAME LINE BETWEEN PSTRUCTI RES. 5 —�., w i r ©FFICEMODULE 'A' �¢1 I MaRva1R�D�i . a��36ArA1�N roR Fca�al 1 3 TON AIR CONDITIONER W/ 15 KW I HEAT STRIP, 1060 CFM 0 .15 IWC ESP, 240 V., 10. HVAC UNIT PROVIDED W/ FRESH AIR INTAKE (TYP. 2) I _ 30" OVERHANG ON ENDS ONLY I I 16" I I I MODULE OFFICE 2 INSTALL ACCESS PANEL(S) IN MANSARD SOFFIT W/ STAINLESS STEEL HARDWARE 10'-5 3/4" FOR HVAC SERVICE/MAINTENANCE (TYP.) I G I I DOOR & WINDOW SCHEDULE: _ ®7280 INS. STEEL EXTERIOR DOOR, 15—LITE FRENCH (SAFETY GLAZED) 3680 INS. STEEL, EXTERIOR DOOR, BLANK 3680 WOOD HOLLOW CORE INTERIOR DOOR, 15w -LITE FRENCH (SAFETY GLAZED) W/ 3680 FIXED PANEL, 15_ 5 LITE FRENCH (SAFETY GLAZED) (PAINTED) D3680 WOOD HOLLOW CORE INTERIOR DOOR (PAINTED) E2480 WOOD HOLLOW CORE INTERIOR DOOR (PAINTED) F2480 WOOD BI --FOLD INTERIOR DOOR (PAINTED) VINYL VERTICAL SLIDER WINDOW �2453 W/ SCREEN, D.I.G. NOTE: TOP OF WINDOWS TO £3E BO" AFF CUSTOMER: GE CAPITAL MODULAR SPACE ���^�-----------------_ .� DATE: 10--1®�—®2 S�IF:E"T CONTACT: — RAYMOND L. ENFIELD, R.A. —� REVISED. 122 - 02 363 S. ELKHART AV. MODEL: 2460 DESIGNER JLELKHART, IN 46516 SER. 2 OF 6 SCALE: 1 4" 1'�D'> _a _ / DRAWN BY SCOTT _ DWG NO. GED2460D GFI 54' BA WP 4A 4A 00 +48' .1 GFI 7A 4A cv 4A 52'-2' 46'--4' DED. CKT. 9A 1"0 CONDUIT 1.9 KW, 120 V., +60" 10, 20 AMP. ---tf- A - 7D 7B 7B [2B 28 52'-3" 46'-3" in 7B 6 GALLON WATER HEATER 1.9 KW, 120 V., lo FCKT. 2A BEAT TAPE RECEPT UNDER FLOOR (TYP. 2) 4A Gm - 8A WP 6A 1-1 6A n 6A +46' GFI 13� 17A 413 4B 4B 2W-4- 25'-4' 413 Q Lo 49 36'-4" "6 4B 18' -4 - WALL BID a 4B J 418 PHOTOCONTFOL 613 WP EXTERIOR RECESSED CAN LIGHT, WP 5A 4A 4A NOMENCLATURE BREAKER 5A 0 5A 3 TON AIR CONDITIONER W/ 15 KW HEAT STRIP, 1060 CFM 0 .15 IWC ESP, 240 V., lo, HVAC UNIT PROVIDED W/ FRESH AIR INTAKE (TYP. 2) 'MODULE A 5A CKT. 1, 3A __-DED. CKT. 10A 1.9 KW� 120 20 AMP., GFI, WP ELECTRICAL SCHEDULE : CIRCUIT NOMENCLATURE BREAKER WIRE =2.0 WTR. HTR. AT 1.9 KW x 1.25 - (AMPS.) (CU.) 3A HVAC SIZE PER MFR, SPECS. 2A WATER HEATER _20 A (1 P) 12-2 NM 4A LIGHTING 15 A 12-2 NM 5-8A RECEPTACLES 15 A 12-2 NM 9, IDA DED. CKTS. 20 A 2-2 NM ELECTRICAL PANEL SIZING DESCRIPTION PANEL A KVA --tNLKIAL UU111INU SYMBOLS - .0035 KW/SF x 317 SF x 1,25 = 1.4 11 RECEPTS AT 180 VA/1000 =2.0 WTR. HTR. AT 1.9 KW x 1.25 - 2.4 FAN AT 0.3 KW x 1.25 = ___ 0.4 HVAC 15.6 2 DED. CKTS. AT 1.9 KW x 1.25 =4.8 TOTAL 26.6KW MIN., CEILING MOUNT TOTAL/240 x1000 - 110.8AMPS 75 CFM MIN, EXHAUST FAN W/ 60 WATT LIGHT INSTALL 125 AMP PANEL CEILING MOUNT 120/240 V., I PHASE 10"x 10" ADJUSTABLE RAYMOND L. WELD, R.A. 363 S. ELKHART AV. ELKHART, IN 46516 P3 EXTERIOR (NEMA 3R ENCLOSURE) WP 125 AMP. ELECTRICAL PANEL 120/240 V., 10 (TYP. 2) -1 MODULE V __J CKT. 1. 3B __-DED. CKT. 8B 1.9 KW, 120 V., lo 20 AMP., GFI, WP ELECTRICAL SCHEDULE CIRCUIT NOMENCLATURE BREAKER WIRE (AMPS.) (CU.) 313 HVAC SIZE PER MFR. SPECS. - WATER HEATER 30 A (2p) 10-3 NIVI 2, 48 LIGHTING 15 A 12-2 NIVI 5-7B RECEPTACLES 15 A 12-2 NM 88 DED. 12-2 NM E 1 0. CKT. 2 101 A ELECTRICAL PANEL SIZING DESCRIPTION PANEL '13' KVA GENERAL LIGHTING .0035 KW/SF x 999 SF x 1.25 = 4.4 11 RECEPTS AT 160 VA/1000 - 2-0 WATER HEATER AT 6.5 KW - FAN AT 0.3 KW x 1.25 --- HVAC15-6 DED, CKT, AT 1.9 KW x 1.25 =.4 TOTAL 24.4 KW TOTAL/240 x 1000 = 101.7 AMPS INSTALL 125 AMP PANEL 120/240 V., 1 PHASE CUSTOMER: GE CAPITAL MODULAR SPACE CONTACT: MODEL: 2460 DESIGNER ,SCALE: 1/4"=1'-0"R V!�Y:SCOT! SHEET _z J OF 6 SYMBOLS - 8 DUPLEX REGEPTACLE, 120 V. INCANDESCENT LIGHT W/ PHOTO -CELL & 60 WATT, MIN. BULB, WP EXHAUST FAN, 75 CFM MIN., CEILING MOUNT 75 CFM MIN, EXHAUST FAN W/ 60 WATT LIGHT CEILING MOUNT 10"x 10" ADJUSTABLE SUPPLY AIR REGISTER z14"x 14' CEILING RETURN AIR GRILLE 4% 10' FLOOR RETURN AIR GRILLE THERMOSTAT FLUORESCENT FIXTURE W/ (2) 34 WATT BULBS DIFFUSED (T -GRID) FLUORESCENT FIXTURE W/ (4) 34 WATT BULBS LIGHTED EXIT SIGN w/ BATTERY BACK -LIP [J] JUNCTION BOX TELEPHONE JACK SWITCH & 3 WAY SWITCH EXIT/EMERGENCY LIGHT W/ BATTERY BACK -VP EXTERIOR REMOTE HEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT SHEET _z J OF 6 0 N MIAMI OVERHEAD SUPPLY & RETURN AIR DUCTS SHALL BE FIBERGLASS DUCT BOARD. UL LISTED CLASS 1. SIZE: 17"x 7 O.D. PLUMBING NOTES; 1. ALL FIXTURES AND DIMENSIONS SHALL CONFORM TO ADA GUIDELINES, 2. FLOOR DRAIN SHALL HAVE A REMOVABLE STRAINER. (IF APPLICABLE) 3. ALL VENT PIPE EXTENSIONS SHALL EXTEND NO LESS THAN 12" ABOVE THE ROOF. 4. ALL VENT EXTENSIONS THRU THE ROOF SHALL BE 3" IN DIAMETER STARTING NO LESS THAN 12" BELOW THE ROOF. 5, A 2" AIR GAP SHALL EXIST BETWEEN THE T & P RELIEF VALVE DRAIN AND THE FLOOR DRAIN. FLOOR DRAIN SHALL BE PROPERLY TRAPPED & VENTED PER SECTION 89D.137D & 890.1230(d). (IF APPLICABLE) 6. ALL PIPING SHALL BE SUPPORTED AT 4' O.C. MAXIMUM W/ APPROVED HANGERS. 7. WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM SHALL. BE PROVIDED W/ AIR CHAMBERS OR APPROVED MECHANICAL DEVICES OR WATER HAMMER ARRESTORS. INSTALL IN ACCORDANCE W/ SECTION 890,1210. 8. SELF—CLOSING LAVATORY FAUCETS SHALL BE INSTALLED. 9. LAVATORY FAUCET(S) SHALL BE PROVIDED W/ AN AUTOMATIC SAFETY WATER MIXING DEVICE OR A THERMOSTATIC MIXING VALVE AT THE WATER HEATER PER SECTION 890.680. (IF APPLICABLE) 10. SHOWER VALVE(S) SHALL BE PROVIDED W/ AN AUTOMATIC SAFETY WATER MIXING DEVICE OR A THERMOSTATIC MIXING VALVE AT THE WATER HEATER PER SECTION 890.690. (IF APPLICABLE) 11. HOSE BIBO(S) SHALL BE PROVIDED W/ AN ATMOSPHERIC VACUUM BREAKER PER SECTION 890,1140. (IF APPLICABLE) RAYMOND L ENFIELD, R.A. 363 S. ELKHART AV, ELKHART, IN 46516 BYAiR MDDE l=_.4Q TON AIR CONDITIONER W/ 15 KW AT STRIP, 1060 CFM 0 .15 IWC ESP, 0 V., io. HVAC UNIT PROVIDED W/ ESH AIR INTAKE (TYP. 2) MODULE 'A' MODULE V RUN SUPPLY LINES OVERHEAD. LOCATE BETWEEN BOTTOM OF TRUSS BOTTOM CHORD & TOP OF SUSPENDED CEILING. INSULATE LINES W/ FOAM WRAP (OR EQUAL) HOT I � WC I LAV I 1 � I I 1 j T & P RELIEF VALVE II COLD 6 GALLON WATER o IEA fER �� tl SINK I r SUPPLY LINES — 3/4"0 STUB—UPS -- 1/2.0 V r 3/4.0 INLET alIPPLY RISERS SCALE; NONE SHEET OF 56'-0" 11'--2 1 2' ll' -2 1 2" ll' --2 1/2°°11'2 1 2" 1i®-2 1 2„ �- 3.5 K 7.0 K 7,0 K 7.0 K 7.0 K 3.5 K m SM O �O CCS _ MODULES MATE -LINE N 7.0 K 16:4 K 7.9 K 7.9 K 19.6 K 7.0 K \ p \ Ol O O O 3.5 K 7.0 K 7.0 K 7.0 K 7,0 K 3.5 K ED TIE®DOWN LOCATED IN LAST F (80TH SIDES) _ TIE--DwN LOCATED IN MIDDLE 3` (BOTH SIDES)—Pu TIE—DOWN LOCATED IN FIRST 8' (BOTH SIDES) m FSUNDATIgN NOTES: DWV SYSTEM SLOPES: - 1. THIS IS A SUGGESTED PLAN ONLY. FOUNDATION TO BE DESIGNED BY A PROFESSIONAL 3" M- 1/4" PER FOOT ENGINEER AND/OR REGISTERED ARCHITECT PER LOCAL SOIL AND CLIMATIC CONDITIONS. 2" - 1/4° PER FOOT PREMIERE STRUCTURES, A DIVISION OF FOREST RIVER, INC., ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACTUAL FOUNDATION DESIGN AND/OR CONSTRUCTION. 1-1 /2 — 1/4" PER FOOT 2. ALL FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION, MATERIALS AND INSTALLATION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE W/ ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND LOCAL CODES. 3. TIE-DOWN 11.. STRAPSEi° STRAPS O BE AND CONNECTING HAZED RDWARE REL TOO HAVE 14,725# MINIMUM TYPE 1, DISTANCE DISTANCE OF FIXTURE TRAP FROM VENT ULTIMATE CAPACITY. LAVATORY ... 12 INCHES 4. GROUND ANCHORS SHALL HAVE 6,200# MINIMUM ULTIMATE CAPACITY AND SHALL BE SINK 12 INCHES INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE W/ THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ... WATER CLOSET ... 3 FEET 5. REQUIREMENTS FOR GRAVITY UPLIFT & RESISTANCE TO OVERTURNING SHALL BE DESIGNED BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR ARCHITECT. ADDITIONAL TIE -DOWNS ABOVE THE MINIMUM SUPPLIED (IF ANY) ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEALER AND/ OR OWNER' FIELD INSTALLED PLURING_ NOTE: 6. ALL. PIERS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF B"x H"x 16" CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS, FOOTINGS SHALL EXTEND TO BELOW THE DEPTH OF THE FROST UNE FOR THE LOCALITY. 1. DWV LINES SHALL BE STUBBED APPROXIMATELY 6 BELOW FLOOR ONLY. SITE 3 7> CENTER LINE OF EACH PIER FAUST BE LOCATED DIRECTLY BELOW THE I• -BEAM CENTER CONNECTIONS SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A LICENSED ILLINOIS PLUMBER, DIRECTIONAL WC FITTINGS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE W/ SECTION 890.1580 OF THE ILLINOIS L B. SHADED PIERS REQUIRE ADDITIONAL BLOCKING TO BOTTOM OF FLOOR JOISTS. PLUMBING CODE' 2. EXPOSED SUPPLY LINES, INCLUDING THOSE UNABLE TO BE CONNECTED IN THE 9. PIERS IN AXLE AREA(S) MAY REQUIRE REMOVAL OF FRAME RUNNING GEAR. FACTORY, SHALL BE TRACED W/ HEAT TAPE (HEAT TAPE PROVIDED & INSTALLED BY OTHERS), [�] tructuce, 2801 ! AVENUE INDIANA 46517 RAYMOND L. ENFIELD, R.A. 363 S. ELKHART AV. ELKHART, IN 46516 �LTING�FOR .IdA '1N DIRECsilpNwOT_ USE A LONG SWEEP OR A COMBINATION WYE & EIGHTH BEND FOR HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL, - VERTICAL TO HORIZONTAL OR HORIZONTAL TO HORIZONTAL CHANGE IN DIRECTION. USE A SANITARY TEE FOR HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL CHANGE IN DIRECTION ONLY: _j 3" VTR 3° VTR IV L 3" PIPE INCREASER SINK 1 1/2' UWV RISERS SCALE: NONE DA FE: 10-"11-02 REVISED: SER. DWG. NO: GED2460E� SHEET OF 1/4' MIN. io ROOF PROFILE 2.2 SQUARE FEET NET.FREE AREA OF ATTIC VENTILATION TO BE PROVIDED BY GABLE AND OR ROOF VENTS (EACH MODULE) 1x3 SPF#3 MINIMUM RIM MEM13ER 30 GA. x 1-1/2" STEEL STRAP. FROM TRUSS TO WALL STUD AT 40" D.C. WK �4) 16 GA. x 3/4STAPLES PER STRAP EN TYP.SIDEWALLS)- WINDOW & DOOR HEADERS: (2) 2x4 SPF#2 (LAID FLAT) 5/0" PLYWOOD, SlURD-I-FLOOR, EXP, -1, 20- O.C. 2x4 SPF#3 BOT'FOM PLATE 30 GA. x 1-1/2' STEEL STRAP FROM WALL STUD TO FLOOR JOIST AT OPENING STUDS & 48, D.C. W/4 16 GA. x 3/4' STAPLES PER STRAP END J�. SIDEWALLS & ENDWALLS)— 600 erg op �rom Fo 00 6'r OF NQIL TOP OF MANSARD SHALL FOLLOW ROOFLINE, BOTTOM SHALL BE 6" BELOW BOTTOM OF TRUSSES & SHALL RUN PARALLEL TO TOP PLATES. N BLDG. CORNER MANSARD DETAIL SCALE-- NONE - VIEW, ISOMETRIC LISTED TRUSSES AT 16" O.C. AAPPROVED TRUSS DETAIL FOR SPACING) D ROOF TRUSS DESIGN LOADS: LIVE LOAD 40 PSF TOP CHORD DEAD LOAD 10 PSF TOP CHORD DEAD LOAD 7 PSF BOTTOM CHORD RIDGE BEAM: PLAYER 1-1/2' LVL BEAM SEE FLOOR PLAN FOR HEIGHTS (EACH MODULE) PLASTIC MESt__�� 2X4 SUSPENDED (OR EQUAL) CEILING PANELS DOUBLE TOP PLATE 2x4 SPF#3 OR STUD GRADE R-10 INSULATION 26 OZ. COMMERCIAL GRADE CARPET & 1/8- VINYL COMPOSITION TILE I I T & G JOINT APPROVED STEEL FRAME SYSTEM Nom REFER TO STANDARD FRAMING DETAILS FOR MANSARD ENDWALL OVERHANG PROJECTION. SITE INSTALL 3/8' LAG SCREWS STAGGERED FROM SIDE TO SIDE AT 48' D.C. MAXIMUM. LAG SCREWS MUST PENETRATE 1" MINIMUM INTO ADJACENT MODULE RIDGE BEAM OR TRUSS APPROVED TRUSSES AT 16" O.C. 2x3 SPF#3 TOP & BoTT6M RAILS II II I DOUBLE 2x4 SPF#3 OR i1p STUD GRADE TOP PLATES - 2x4 STUD GRADE SPF MATE -LINE WALL STUDS AT 16' O.C. (2) 2x4 STUD GRADE SPF COLUMN STUDS (CUT THE ONE ON THE MATE -LINE SHORT TO ACCEPT THE RECESSED RIDGE BEAM) RECESSED (DROPPED) RIDGE BEAM DETAIL SCALE: NONE - VIEW: ISOMETRIC 45 MIL. EPDM RUBBER MEMBRANE ROOF COVERING OVER 1/4- DENS -DECK ROOF BOARD 1/2' O.S.D. APA RATED SHEATHING, 24/16, EXP. I R-30 INSULATION W/ KRAFTBACK 1/2' VINYL COVERED 7/16- WOOD SIDING (SMART PANEL) GYPSUM BOARD (CLASS 1) STRUCTURAL RATED OVER 150 ROOFING FELT MATE -LINE CENTERLINE 2x4 STUD GRADE SPF EXTERIOR WALL MWULEZR� STUDS AT 16' O.C. TRUSS (TYP.) R-11 INSULATION I- RIDGE REAMS SITE INSTALL 3/8' LAG SCREWS STAGGERED FROM SIDE TO SIDE AT 48' O.C. MAXIMUM. LAG SCREWS MUST PENETRATE I' MINIMUM INTO ADJACENT MODULE RIM JOIST RAYMOND L. ENFIELD, R.A. 363 S. ELKHART AV. ELKHART, IN 46516 ROUT OFF EXCESS FLOOR SHEATHING DOUBLE 2x6 SPF#2 RIM JOIST 2X6 SPF#2 FLOOR JOISTS AT 16- O.C. LONGITUDINAL 2x4 SUSPENDED CEILING 10 L (FLUSH W/ BEAM BOTTOM) STANDARD MATE -LINE TRIM BOARD (SITE T INSTALLED BY OTHERS) SUSPENDED CEILING AT EOU �Q E A M WZbiA_TE-_-!_lN_E !RIM DETAIL SCALE: NONE - MEW. ELEVATION DATE: 10-11-02 REVISED: 12-20-02 SER. DWG. NO: GE02460F SHEET 6 OF 6 30 GA. x 1-1/2" STEEL STRAP FROM TRUSS TO WALL STUD AND/ORFROM RIDGE BEAM TO WALL STUD AT 48- D.C. W/ 16 GA. x 3/4' STAPLES PER MAP 2X4 STUD GRADE SPF MARRIAGE END PLUS STRAPS AT OPENING COLUMNS PER FLOOR WALL STUDS PLAN (TYP. EACH MARRIAGE AT 16' O.C. WALL) 2x4 SPF#3 BOTTOM 30 GA. x 1-1/2" STEEL STRAP PLATE FROM WALL STUD TO JOIST AT 48' O.C. W/ (4) 16 GA, x 3/4" STAPLES PER STRAP END PLUS STRAPS AT OPENING COLUMNS PER FLOOR PLAN (TYP. EACH MARRIAGE WALL) APPROVED TRUSSES AT 16" O.C. 2x3 SPF#3 TOP & BoTT6M RAILS II II I DOUBLE 2x4 SPF#3 OR i1p STUD GRADE TOP PLATES - 2x4 STUD GRADE SPF MATE -LINE WALL STUDS AT 16' O.C. (2) 2x4 STUD GRADE SPF COLUMN STUDS (CUT THE ONE ON THE MATE -LINE SHORT TO ACCEPT THE RECESSED RIDGE BEAM) RECESSED (DROPPED) RIDGE BEAM DETAIL SCALE: NONE - VIEW: ISOMETRIC 45 MIL. EPDM RUBBER MEMBRANE ROOF COVERING OVER 1/4- DENS -DECK ROOF BOARD 1/2' O.S.D. APA RATED SHEATHING, 24/16, EXP. I R-30 INSULATION W/ KRAFTBACK 1/2' VINYL COVERED 7/16- WOOD SIDING (SMART PANEL) GYPSUM BOARD (CLASS 1) STRUCTURAL RATED OVER 150 ROOFING FELT MATE -LINE CENTERLINE 2x4 STUD GRADE SPF EXTERIOR WALL MWULEZR� STUDS AT 16' O.C. TRUSS (TYP.) R-11 INSULATION I- RIDGE REAMS SITE INSTALL 3/8' LAG SCREWS STAGGERED FROM SIDE TO SIDE AT 48' O.C. MAXIMUM. LAG SCREWS MUST PENETRATE I' MINIMUM INTO ADJACENT MODULE RIM JOIST RAYMOND L. ENFIELD, R.A. 363 S. ELKHART AV. ELKHART, IN 46516 ROUT OFF EXCESS FLOOR SHEATHING DOUBLE 2x6 SPF#2 RIM JOIST 2X6 SPF#2 FLOOR JOISTS AT 16- O.C. LONGITUDINAL 2x4 SUSPENDED CEILING 10 L (FLUSH W/ BEAM BOTTOM) STANDARD MATE -LINE TRIM BOARD (SITE T INSTALLED BY OTHERS) SUSPENDED CEILING AT EOU �Q E A M WZbiA_TE-_-!_lN_E !RIM DETAIL SCALE: NONE - MEW. ELEVATION DATE: 10-11-02 REVISED: 12-20-02 SER. DWG. NO: GE02460F SHEET 6 OF 6 7'5 -- 45 -- 24 - - --- -- ---------- 30,11 - - 11'3 --- ----- 2'3 2'2 5.11 4'8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . M®d Wall Mod Wall iII o o 7 641 5'10"7 -9 - ----- — 4-9 3-10 111 - 32 - Z -3 6-7- -7 --- --- 619,17 139 87 ----T10"3 - - 13'5"5 -- 11'3 - 564 - -I-- Unit 609619-620 CITY HALL The plan shows city hall at a total of 3,200 square feet. City code requires 1 space for every 250 sq. feet of office in local government part of the code. (see attached) This would be 12.8 spaces for city hall if we counted the entire building as office space, but it is not counted as such because the council chambers are counted as secondary space since it is not housing people all day, (Similar to the gym in a school facility). ANNEX The trailer has an additional 384 square feet of office space and a total space of 1,344 square feet. Using the 1,344 square feet, is 5.4 spaces of parking for the annex. (will likely be set off of the parking lot due to setback requirements) SUMMARY City hall total sq.footage = 3200 square feet/250 feet = 12.8 parking spaces (including the council chambers as office, which it is not and does not have to count) Using the measured office area of city hall as the actual parking requirement, 1200 square feet, the city hall will require 5 parking spaces (1,200 /250 sq. feet -f;.8 spaces). 12.8 plus 5A = 18.2 TOTAL spaces required under the most conservative definition of office space for this area and 10.2 spaaes available under the city hall office only scenario.) 25 total spaces available in city hall area ( 2 are acc--essible). FINANCIAL INFORMATION Purchase of everything expected to be $49,850 Additional preparation $10,975 estimate including return of trailer for a total of M9,825 Annual savings from lease termination on trailer = (-) 3,828 Net total cost = $56,997 Electricity /heat estimated at $50 to $100 per mont" (current trailer $35 to $50/month) Planning Commission Date: 11/26/07 Not Public hearing Item: 5d ITEM: Informational Item - Draft Park Plan SUBMITTED BY: Kel|iK8atzak.Planner REVIEWED BY: Ben Gozola,Senior Planner SUMMARY AND ACTION RE0UESTED: The Planning toreview the draft Comprehensive Park Plan inpreparation ofthe December I ommect|ng. /\ presentation ythe park consultants and opublic hearing isscheduled for the December 1O" Planning Commission meet/ng. At this tirne, this is an informational item. The draft Park Plan is being provided to allow the commission ample time to review the sizeable document. ADDITIONAL |NFORM/TlDN.- " TheParkCommisaionanddheparknomauKants have been working toupdate the / RECOMMENDATION.- Staff ECDMMENDATk]N�Shx# is recommending the Planning Commission review the provided draft ' Comprehensive Park Plan over the next few weeks \norder tohave adiscussion and form a recommendation on the document on Decernber 1 oth. ORDER 0FBUSINESS: [ntnoduo\imn-_-_-__~-__-__'--__....... -...... _................... KeUiMatzek,Planner Report by etaf................. ._-__-~-_.__-...... —................ KeUiK8atzek.Planner Questions from the Commission ....... ____.-_-_'-_..Chair & Commission Members ATTACHMENTS (1)- 1. PRS :'TR ODUCTION urp of the Plan .,.,,,..,•,,.°•®",. Park'• a , ` ' °".... ". „ „ sten Principles , , , , P.... ....... , n Process. g.. „•,®„ ®• , ................................................................ °:....... ..... ..................... • .... ... .... .... ... _ ...... ............................... ... PARTSETTING -.1 ......... , . ® .. ,.. ,""...., nv Parks Inventory .................... DemoExisting graplzcc ° �• • .......................................... 1-2 A ............... Natrcral Resources ssment.' Park Users Between , ,® ........ • '"•°' , "••_ •.. °" ..................2-1 ...................................... 030.. .........a1z .................................... PART THREE: PARK SYSTE Parks Class2-1 ��.®.......° ....... .. .. —... 2-21 ifcat ions °®• ., .°..... ystetn an econ"nendationsfor Standards.. •.., ....................... 2-26 .......m•, ......... "dditionaP arl .......... ....... Rl® FOUR: ................... °,. , . , . ®®�y ......... .. ... ......... RECREATION .... ..... ... .. .. Recreation Pro 1 .. .. ... 3-1 r am.........., 'W roach ., g ming ®ffered... ",, ".. ,. 3-14 Strategies ,.. ,.,. e,"...... ......................... ® ., .., ,., 4®1 ..... PART FIVE: IMPLEMENTATION... 4,1 ....,.._.... 4-2 PART SIX:APPENDIX,® , ..... ®,., . ®„ •., .,...........® ,,, •.®.•, , . , .. For ITur therinfarrnati • • , �® '°°'.°.,,,•••,,,. ..® Tabulated on.. .•.•.., .......... Re ................................. 13enchma n re Men (,evel of'�SenZg Study Summary.. u.... .. .... ... ice .... .... .. ... .. ®®, ®® 6-1 • • .... , ................................. Method .. .............................. .. , 6-2 6-5 ........... 6-8 Conzprehensive�� L'arlcs Recreation PI( 17 Last plated. IVovember 2007 m Table No. 1:2O3QHousehold and Population FD[eC8StSbvA[ea..'—^—~—^—^—~^^~—^--2-22 Table No. 2: Lake Elmo and Twin Cities Age Groups 8SaPercent OfTotal Population, YeRr2000 2-24 ----------.......---.—.—~-.~—^--'''~^--'~--'—^^^'^ Figure No. 1:Lake Elmo and Twin Cities Population Pyramids ...................................................... 2-24 4-5 2-20 �-80 Map NO. 2:VVe�GDdS.---.--.----....—^—'^^^^'~--'---^^^--^—~'—~—~—^'--^' �-01 K�eo��O.3-Topography —.—._—.—.....~.—.--.'—.—'-_^'--~~^^'--~—^^—'—^—^—^^—' �-3� Map NO. 4: Land Cover --....----.-----.~.—.--'--~—^---^—~—~~---~^'' �-8� K88pNo. 5-hjatUCa|Resource DNFlPh0[�ieS---.—..—.---._---~--'~^—~—'~—^—~—'' 2-34 Map 0:T\mD(�0esNatural Resource D0��PhOhUeS—.—....------^---^—^---^~—^ Z�1� k4apNn.7: Park SVStern Plan -------.—..-----.--`-'^—~---^---^—~—'~—~— 8-�D K�anNo. 8:KJek2hb0[hOOdPark BerVk��/\[eBs--..—.---..'-------'—^--'—'~—^—^'—' �-21 K�moNo. g:Neighborhood P8d(��e@[chA[88S..—...-----...'--^—^—^—~—~—^---~—~ 3-25 Map 10: Other Park ��8a[ChAreas -----..--.--.--'---^—~^--^-----^—''^'' MmoNm. 11:Greenway ................................................................. -................................................. 3-2' DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan toc - ii Lost Updated: November 2007 PARTONE: INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................1®1 Purposeof the Plan............................................................................................................................................. 1-1 ParkSystem Principles ........................ ........................................... .......... --- .................................................. ... 1-1 PlanningProcess.................................................................................................................................................1-2 Parametersof this Report...................................................................................................................... 1-2 DRAFT Conaprehensive Parks: &,. Reereation Mai Part 1 Last Updated; Noveinber 2007 Park and recreation planning needs to be integrated with City Planning. Park planning will enhance the quality of life in our Community, will help to protect the City's natural environment, and will serve to meet the recreation needs of Lake Elmo citizens. Parks do have a significant value as a community resource, and they are an essential element of the community. The recreational facilites in the City of Lake Elmo add to the unique rural character of the community, and help to foster civic pride. This Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan constitutes a vision for the City of Lake Elmo's park system and is meant to guide city policymakers over the period 2007 to 2030. In preparing this comprehensive plan, the Parks Commission of the City of Lake Elmo established a set of overarching principles to guide the development of our city's parks: a. The park system shall showcase, preserve, and respect c)ur city's natural resources, and the location of our natural resources shall guide the placement and uses of our parks. b. Parks shall be located so that all current and prospective neighborhoods have a local park where practical and appropriate. C. City parks shall be connected to each other and to prornineat destinations within and outside of the city through a system of trails as iterated in the 2006 Comprehensive Trail Guide Plan. d. A significant park shall be located at the heart of Lake Elmo and serve as a community gathering place and landmark. e. The park system shall serve a diversity of interests and ac--commodate a wide range of abilities for citizens of all ages. The parks system shall support and foster a diverse range of activities, including sports, arts, music, festivals, informal and fcDrmal gatherings, picnicking, nature appreciation, and other activities. f. The park system shall be easily accessible to the general public, 9. Dedicated park land shall not be used for non-recreationI or non -conserving purposes. DRAFT Compreheiisive Parks & Recreation Plait Part 1-1 Last Updated: November 2007 I This Comprehensive Parks & Recreational Plan was initiated to update Lake Elmo's previously - developed Park Plan written in 1990. The need for the update was prompted by the completion of the 2030 Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan in 2008, the adoption in 2006 of the Comprehensive Trail Guide Plan for the City of Lake Elmo, the significant growth in the city's park system since 1990, and the anticipated rapid growth in the city's population between 2006 and 2030. The City of Lake Elmo Parks Commission collaborated with consultants from TKDA over an eight- month period to update this plan. A public open house was held in February 2007 as the draft plan neared completion. Maps showing the draft recommendations and the park system principles were displayed, and the public was invited to offer comments and ask questions. Oral and written comments were conveyed to members of the Parks Commission and professional staff attending the meeting. A public hearing before the Lake Elmo Planning Commission was held on December 10, 2007. The Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Plan was adopted by the Lake Elrno City Council on There are extensive private park and recreational facilities in the City of Lake Elmo, including Tartan Park. Because these areas are private and therefore not open to the general public, they cannot by definition be regarded as resources which the citizens of Lake Elmo can reliably use, and consideration of these parks and facilities cannot be productix/ely integrated into long-range civic planning relating to the city's parks. DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 1-2 List Updated: November 2007 PART TWO: SETTING ..................................................................................................................... 2-1 ExistingParks Inventory ..................................................................................................................................... 2-1 Demographic Assessment: Park Users Between 2006 and 2030...................................................................... 2-21 NaturalResources............................................................................................................................................. 2-26 DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 2 � � �� Last Updated: November 2007 Today, the Lake Elmo parks system supports organized sports, casual play, relaxation, hiking, cross- country skiing, horseback riding, picnicking, nature appreciation, and a variety of other outdoor activities. The system also serves as informal gathering places for Lake EImo's residents. While all parks share the common purpose of providing quality recreation facilities and open spaces for the Lake Elmo community, each park within the system is unique in terms of its history, setting, character, POWO The Parks Commission compiled a parks inventory that describes the current parks system. This inventory of our city's current parks serves as a useful baseline from which to consider the community's future park needs. For planning purposes, all parks in Lake Elmo are defined in terms of their overall role in the park system, service area and location, size, level of service, and the nature of their facilities. Explanations regarding these classifications can be found on page XK Map I ("Lake Elmo Existing Park System") illustrates the location of the city's current parks: DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 2-1 Last Updated: November 2007 Carriage Station Park is located along Stillwater Boulevard North / Highway 5 in the northeast corner of Lake Elmo. Facilities for this neighborhood park include a playground, paved trail, basketball court I Location: Marquess Trail North and Stillwater Boulevard North / Highway 5 Size: 3 acres __kait;r_aI Feiatures Passive Uses Active Uses Other Facilities trail — walking (paved) picnic table playground sledding hill basketball court no off-street parking DRAFT" Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plait Part 2-2 List Updated: November 2007 DeMontreville Park, located in the northwest corner of Lake Elmo near the Gateway Trail and the DeMontreville Wildlife Area, is an active recreation park. it complements the DeMontreville Wildlife Area with its softball field, basketball court and large open area that is perfect for group activities and picnicking. Classification: Neighborhood Park Location- 5700 Highlands Trail North 6.3 acres picnicking playground basketball Court volleyball court softball f i Id soccer field football f i 4 --Id FITMF��� off-street parking restrooms - portable/seasonal DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Man Pan 2-3 Last Updated: November 2007 DeMontreville Wildlife Area serves as Lake Elmo's access to the Gateway State Trail. Located in t northwest corner of Lake Elmo, the partly -wooded park is home to a large pond and a beautiful cree This park is a popular destination for hikers and those who choose to enjoy this area for cross-coun t skiing, walking a pet, or communing with nature. natural parkland lakes/pond natural resource area creek ms� walking, jogging canoeing flora/fauna identification quiet/solitude y.. I,_ I M - sliding hill bikingjskiing trails no off-street parking restrooms - portable/seasonal DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 2-4 Last Updaied: November 2007 Heights Park is an undeveloped park located in west -central Lake Elmo. The park features a grove of 511=611M Location: 14th Street and Lake Elmo Size: 5 acres Natural Features Passive ses Active Uzsses Other Facilities lakes/pond natural resource area DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plwi Part 2-5 Last Updated: November 2007 Heritage Park is 8 acres of undeveloped land located south of Reid Park on the shores of a lar., pond. With lots of cover along the shoreline, this is a pleasant place for walking and enjoying nature.i 1IMP11111151111111 mmm it r Natural Features Passive Uses Active Uses lakes/pond picnicking N ��T= DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plait Part 2-6 Lost Updated: November 2007 1311 i I i I i i • i'i 01 � �1!1. I malumummm, MHOMMUM2 F. molomirlmo 3 acres ral� �— I 309=, DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 2-7 Last Updated: November 2007 Named after the Kleis family, who settled this area better than a century ago, Kleis Park is a lovely neighborhood park located in northwest Lake Elmo. The park features a large open area with a softball field and enough room for football and soccer. A beautiful highlight of the park is a well - shaded children's play area and a small woods with ancient oak trees and trails for a casual woodland stroll. Classification: Neighborhood Park Location: 5285 Jamaca Boulevard natural parkland picnicking lake/pond walk, jogging natural resource area Playgrou"d softball ficald soccer fie:add football f ii deald biking/ski ing trails no off-street parking grills restrooms - portable DRAFTCOMJ)r�hensive Parks &-, Recreation Plan Part 2-8 1 ast Updated: November 2007 Lake Elmo Center for the Arts is an arts center located in a former house just north of the Lions' Daim ' cl left -field fence. This facility is dependent upon street parking, but parking for both Lions Park a MATIM1►MPAM1147-71 Mid" M.IT$ Classification: Arts Center Location: 3585 Laverne Avenue North Size: City Lot DI?ArT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 2-9 Last Updated: November 2007 Lake Jane Hills is an undeveloped park parcel acquired as future park space. These 3.7 acres a wooded with a gently rolling landscape. At this time there is no public parking for access to thl 310=1 Classification: Neighborhood Park Size: 3.7 acres Active U*3es Other Facilities natural parkland DRAFTCOInprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 2-10 Last Updated: November 2007 Lions Park is a fully developed park located in the heart of the "Old Village" of Lake Elmo. Shelter facilities make Lions Park a good meeting place for group activities. Each August, Lions Park is the site of the annual city celebration, Huff -n -Puff Days. Classification: Special W_sP__Park_ Location: 3525 Laverne Avenue North Size: 3 acres Naturvl Features Passive Uses Active Uses Other Facilities EMMW playground lighted baseball ft eld lighted tennis co u its basketball court volleyball court horseshoes hockey/ice skating rink badminton off-street parking concession restrooms - permanent water fountain warming house bleachers shelters DIM FT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 2-11 Last Updated: November 2007 1=10- oil Ml C *` Pebble Park, located on the west city line, was once a 3M gravel pit. The rim of the pit offers an unpaved parking area nestled among a playground, tennis courts, a basketball court, and an ice rink during the winter season. The bottom of the pit is now a ball field. The south and northeast ends of - t,%TJ.1r4r4r_ 5 'ITUOTIMMM Size: 17 acres Natural Features Passive Uses Active Uses Other Facilities natural parkland picnicking playground off-street parking natural resource area trails - walking, lighted tennis courts restrooms - portable jogging basketball court water fountain volleyball court softball field ice skating rink sliding hill trails - mcDuntain bike DRAFT Comprehensive Porky & Recreation Plan Part 2-12 Last Updated: November 2007 This land was once part of the Reid family farm and now contains a softball field with two play areas and a bike/walking path that winds through a wooded area and around a pond. Reid Park is one of the parks used during the city's annual Huff -n -Puff Days. Location- 11430 - 30th Street North natural parkland lake/pond natural resource area picnicking playgr4ound trails - walking, jogging sof tbeL I I field flora/fauna identification socce g- field quiet, solitude footbaL 11 field trails — bike off-street parking restrooms - portable DRAFTCOmprehaisive Parks & Recreadon Plan Part 2-13 Last Updated: November 2007 This is a neighborhood park located in west -central Lake Elmo. With 24 acres, it is evenly divided between open space with a softball field and playground, and a wooded area with an unpaved walking trail. Classification. Neighborhood Park Location: 15th Street and Inwood Avenue MM PZ11J1 natural resource area picnicking trails - walking, jogging playgroun <J softball fiefld volleyball court basketbal I court Other Facilities no off-street parking DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 2-14 Last Updated: November 2007 Stonegate Park is a neighborhood park located in southwestern Lake Elmo. Classification: Neighborhood Park Location: 750 Jasmine Size: 5 acres Natural Features Passive Uses Active U_,ses Other Facilities picnicking playground no off-street parking football fjId softball fie3ld soccer fiL--Id DRAFT Comprehensive Parks &, Recreation Plan Pars 2-15 Last Updated: November 2007 Sunfish Lake Park is considered by many to be the crown jewel of the Lake Elmo park system — an important symbol of the quiet, rural character Lake Elmo. The first European settlement in Lake Elmo was located near this park, and it is here where the assembly met that created the township we now know as the City of Lake Elmo. This park's unspoiled rolling landscape is the same today as it was for the first settlers: a well-preserved oak forest with gentle ridges separating ponds that showcase both landscape and a lush wildlife habitat. Spanning almost 300 acres near the geographic center of the city, this park provides an important public access to Sunfish Lake. Classification: Community Park Location: 10000 Stillwater Lane North lakes/ponds natural parkland natural resource area picnicking walking. , jogging canoeing flora/fauna identification quiet/solitude sliding hill cross c--ountry skiing horsetack riding off-street parking restrooms - portable DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan, Part 2-16 Last Updated: November 2007 At Tablyn Park, located along a gully, high ground features a paved parking area and tennis cour with a connecting paved trail. The trail leads one on a gentle switchback past the tennis courts do to the gully. Here the trail passes by a picnic area, a playground and the softball field. A wood] stairway connects the field with the parking area located at the top of the hill. In winter, one of La I 1111 1 I I I I NO RIMERR MINE I T� I M 11 8735 Stillwater Boulevard North ram picnicking traits - walking, jogging, biking playgrou nd lighted tnnis courts basketb.--,.Il court softball f i eld soccer f i,.E31d sledding hill football f ield Other Facilities off-street parking grills restrooms - portable DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plon Part 2-17 Last Updated: November 2007 Tana Ridge Park is a neighborhood park located between two housing developments in northeaste Lake Elmo. It is home to a softball field, soccer fields, and a playground. I Classification: Neighborhood Park Location: 4525 Lily Avenue Size: 5 acres trails - hiking, biking picnic table Other Facilities no off-street parking DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 2-16 Last Updated: November 2007 NWTAVM Location: 3675 Layton Avenue Natural Features Passive Active Other Facilities lighted baseball field no off-street parking lighted tennis courts restroorns ® seasonal bleachers concessions DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 2-19 Last Updated: November 2007 Demographic Assessment: Park Users Between 2006 and 2030 The Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan Chapter ///, the Land Use Plan, guides where and how future growth will occur in Lake Elmo. Preserving its rural character, maintaining the Village area as the focal point of the City, and preparing for forecasted growth are key points within the Land Use Plan, The Land Use Plan provides the basis for understanding future demand for parks and future opportunities for the park system. For park planning purposes, the Land Use Plan can be described as featuring three areas within Lake Elmo having differing future development patterns: the Village area, the area south of 10th Street, and the remainder of Lake Elmo. The Plan envisions for the Village area a wide mix of land uses and housing types, organized in a compact pattern of streets and blocks. The area south of 10th Street is largely classified as Future Sewered Development, in preparation for future regional sewer service. In the near term, most of this area will remain rural. As regional sewer availability expands, the majority of the area south of 10th Street may be developed at more urban residential densities. Future residential development within the remainder of Lake Elmo will occur in a way consistent with rural land use patterns; (at a relatively lesser density as a strategy for preserving Lake Elmo's rural character). The forecasted 2030 population of Lake Elmo is summarized in the land use staging plan within the Comprehensive Plan's Land Use Plan. The staging plan report--. a total of 8,727 households and a total of 24,000 persons in Lake Elmo by 2030. The Park Plan usEDs these assumptions to plan for the 2030 park system and responds to the guidance provided in the Land Use Plan as to how the population will be distributed throughout three general areas of -the City - the Village area, the area south of 10th Street, and the rural area north of 10th Street and o tside of the Village area. Table No. 1 summarizes the forecasted number of households and population envisioned in the Land Use Plan. The household distribution described in the Land USO Plan can generally be assigned to the three geographic areas: Village Area, South of 10th Street, and unsewered (north of 10th Street and outside of the Village Area). DRAFT Coinprehensive Parks & Recreation Pian Pert 2-21 Last Updated: November 2007 *north of 10th Street and outside the Village Area WNW�� The Metropolitan Council estimates that Lake Elmo's population in 2005 was 7,966 persons. The forecasts show an average growth of 450 persons per year between 2005 and 2010. Therefore, the Park Plan assumes that the population of Lake Elmo in 2006 (the base year for the Park Plan) to be Um TITU= A parks system provides for recreation and enjoyment of open space - activities that appeal to all age groups. Still, certain park activities are associated with certain age groups. Active recreation facilities, such as soccer fields and playgrounds, are usually favored by younger people. Passive recreation, The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' 2004 Minne,—,ota Outdoor Recreation Participation Survey examined the association of recreation activities by aclult age groups. The survey found a strong and moderate association between younger adults and active recreation, including such activities as ice skating/hockey outdoors, sledding, inline skatir-i g, downhill skiing/snowboarding, and outdoor court sports (volleyball, basketball, tennis, horseshoes). Older aged adults are found to have strong and moderate association with activities such as nature ®bservation and photography, visiting nature centers, visiting historic or cultural sites, and walking/hilcing. The survey associated people in their middle ages with snowshoeing, cross country skiing, and horseback riding. Many activities, especially water -related activities such as swimming, wading, -and boating, appear to be universally enjoyed by adults of all ages in Minnesota. Of particular note tcD Lake Elmo is the survey finding that adults age 35 to 44 have the highest per capita hours spent on outdoor recreation than any other adult age group. DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 2-22 Last Updated: November 2007 Table No.1: 2030 Household and Population Forecasts by Area 2010 2010 1 2 2020 2020 030 2030 Households �Populatlon' Households population's Households Population ,Old Village 515, 1,4161 600 1,740 1,100 3,025 South of 10th Street 2,400 6,9604,100 11,275 ,*Unsevered 3,104E 8,536 3,324 9,640 3,527 a 9,700 :TOTAL 3,619 9,952 6,324 i 18,403 8,727 24,000 *north of 10th Street and outside the Village Area WNW�� The Metropolitan Council estimates that Lake Elmo's population in 2005 was 7,966 persons. The forecasts show an average growth of 450 persons per year between 2005 and 2010. Therefore, the Park Plan assumes that the population of Lake Elmo in 2006 (the base year for the Park Plan) to be Um TITU= A parks system provides for recreation and enjoyment of open space - activities that appeal to all age groups. Still, certain park activities are associated with certain age groups. Active recreation facilities, such as soccer fields and playgrounds, are usually favored by younger people. Passive recreation, The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' 2004 Minne,—,ota Outdoor Recreation Participation Survey examined the association of recreation activities by aclult age groups. The survey found a strong and moderate association between younger adults and active recreation, including such activities as ice skating/hockey outdoors, sledding, inline skatir-i g, downhill skiing/snowboarding, and outdoor court sports (volleyball, basketball, tennis, horseshoes). Older aged adults are found to have strong and moderate association with activities such as nature ®bservation and photography, visiting nature centers, visiting historic or cultural sites, and walking/hilcing. The survey associated people in their middle ages with snowshoeing, cross country skiing, and horseback riding. Many activities, especially water -related activities such as swimming, wading, -and boating, appear to be universally enjoyed by adults of all ages in Minnesota. Of particular note tcD Lake Elmo is the survey finding that adults age 35 to 44 have the highest per capita hours spent on outdoor recreation than any other adult age group. DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 2-22 Last Updated: November 2007 M 11111 11 111 Jill I I IIj!1JjJ Jill linm 11 1!111 ;11!11! iiiiiiiiij 111 11 11111 Lake Elmo's age distribution in comparison to the age distribution within the Twin Cities overall provides a point of consideration for how Lake Elmo's park system will serve the community over the next 25 years. Lake Elmo has proportionally more school-age youth (ages 5 to 19) than the Twin Cities in general and has about the same proportion of children younger than 5 years old as the Twin Cities. Using the Twin Cities as a basis for comparison, Lake Elmo has an above average number of children and youth. Youth are associated with high levels of park usage, especially active recreation opportunities. Corresponding to this school-age population is a greater -than -average number of adults in the age groups 35 to 44 and 45 to 54. 5 to 44 ear olds s ent more hours on outdoor recreation than an other adult _.,qge rou hi hfi hts the potential for a stronqer demand for outdoor recreation in Lake Elmo than in other Twin Cities communities. Lake Elmo has fewer young adults and seniors compared to the Twin Cities overall. The 2000 Lake Elmo population age groups of 20- to 24 -year-olds (4.7% of total population) and 25- to 34 -year-olds (9.4%) are less prevalent than in the Twin Cities as a whole, where these age groups respectively made up 6.5% and 15.5% of the population. Lake Elmo's population age 75 and up is noticeably less than this age group's presence in the Twin Cities. These trends are visible in the 2000 population pyramids for Lake Elmo and for the Twin Cities. DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 2-23 Last Updated: November 2007 65+ 90-84 75-79 76-74 65-69 66-64 55-59 58-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 28-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-4 Figure No... Lake Elmo and Twin Cities Population Pyramids 2000 Population far all races: Lake Elmo city (Washington County) IHale M Fenal.e Source: Minnesota Demographic Center IVIIJ7T 85+ 86-84 75-79 78-74 55-69 68-64 55-59 59-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 2.0-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-4 2000 Population: Minneapolis -5t„ Paul„ MNl-W1 (PIP! PART) Hale N Fenale Age Group Percent Lake Elmo Population Percent Twin Cities fviinnea offs -St. Paul, fVIN-W I (VISA Under 5 ears 7.1 7.2 5 t2_p years 8.0 7.6 10 to 14 years 8,7 7.6 15 to 19 Years 7.9 7.0 20 to 24 ears 4.7 6.5 25 to 34 ears _ 9.415.5 35 to 44 ears 19.8 � 17.8 45 to 54 ears 55 to 59 years 60 to 64 ears 17.3 _ 5.9 _ 4.2 13.7 4.4 3.2 65 to 74 vears 4.8 4.9 75 to 84 years _ 1.8 3.4 �3_�years and over 4 _ _ 1.3 Source: United States Census Bureau, Census 2000 DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 2-24 Last Updated: November 2007 As Lake Elmo's population increases, the population will tend to grow proportionate to its age composition today. The cost of land and the appeal of Lake Elmo will continue to attract households that are financially well-established, more so than first-time home buyers. These households will likely be headed by adults in their prime earning years, usually in their 30s and older but before retirement age. However, changes in land use patterns as described in the Land Use Plan will bring a greater variety of housing types to Lake Elmo which may be attractive to empty nesters and young adults. In the near-term, the parks system will continue to largely adults in their mid-30s through 50s and their children. In the longer-term, the park system may increasingly serve adults in their 20s to early 30s as well as empty nesters and seniors. The Lake Elmo Land Use Plan provides a framework for identifying future park needs. The forecasted population growth and the Land Use Plan's guidance for development are the basis for planning expansion of the park system. Overall, Lake Elmo's population is forecasted to be approximately 24,000 people by 2030, with greater population densities in the Village Area and in the area south of loth Street than in the rest of Lake Elmo. Planning for parks that serve residents within local neighborhoods requires consideration of these different development patterns. Lake Elmo's parks system will continue to predominantly serve adults in their mid 30s through 50s and their children. Research shows that of all adult age groups in Minnesota, adults age 35 to 44 spend the most time at outdoor recreation activities. This age group made up nearly 20% of Lake Elmo's population in 2000, so planning for the recreational needs of these adults is an important consideration. As change occurs in development patterns in the Village Area and south of loth Street, the parks system may increasingly serve adults in their 20s to e,-Arly 30s as well as empty nesters and seniors as a greater variety of housing types become available. DRAFT Comprehensive Park, & Recreation. Plan Part 2-25 Last Updated: November 2007 1 . City of Lake Elmo Policies The Lake Elmo Parks Commission established the principal that preservation of the natural environment is a very high priority within the parks system: Lake Elmo Park Plan Principal a.} _aThe parks system shall showcase, preserve, and respect natural resources. Natural resources shall guide the locations and uses of parks. The interrelationship of parks and long-term responsible environmental stewardship is also recognized by the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan, which gives guidance for environmental protection within its city-wide planning policy (Chapter 1 ): Lake Elmo 2030 The City will evaluate available options to increase the long-term viability of its park system in an environmentally sensitive manner. 2. State of Minnesota Policies The State of Minnesota's outdoor recreation policy guidance document also emphasizes natural resource conservation through park planning. Minnesota's 2003 - 2008 State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) establishes priorities for state decision - makers, guides investment of federal funds, and serves as a tool for local decision -makers. State of Minnesota SCORP encoLlraging a better, highly integrated outdoor system that balances recreation and protection of natural and cultural resources. The second guiding principle is to strengthen the avvareness of the connection between outdoor recreation and good health. These guiding pr-inciples are the foundation for seven priorities within the SCORP. Many of the priorities reonate with Lake Elmo's commitment to natural resource conservation. The state uses tVie priorities listed in the SCORP to evaluate funding requests and to guide investment of -federal funds. DRAFT Compreimnsive Parks Sz Recreation Plan Part 2-26 Last Updated: November 2007 The are: Protect and restore the natural resource base on which outdoor recreation depends - Minnesota's lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, grasslands and forests. in areas of rapid population growth, reserve prime recreation lands, such as shoreland and significant natural areas, ahead of development and provide recreation facilities such as parks, trails, and water accesses. Expand nature -based outdoor recreation experiences for youth living in urban areas through "near -by" access to the natural world that allows for frequent and unstructured play and exploration. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' Metro Conservation Corridors program, created in 1998, seeks to protect endangered natural resources in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. It has identified a network of land across the Twin Cities, part of which is located within Lake Elmo. In an effort to promote conservation in the areas designated as the conservation corridor the program works with organizations, local governments, agencies and land owners to build a natural habitat network that protects and improves the health of native vegetation, fish and wildlife. Sunfish Lake Park and Lake Elmo Regional Park are part of the network identified by the program, as is the corridor of land that connects them. Identifying how Lake Elmo's park system principles coincide with state plans may uncover opportunities for partnership and suggest areas in which the city can collaborate with the state to enhance its parks system. DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 2-27 Last Updated: November 2007 The location of Lake EImo's natural resources and the character of the land were key factors in identifying search areas for future park land. The Parks Commission used maps depicting natural resources to identify features that could be included in future park sites. Bodies of water and wetlands were identified as areas of high importance and included forested shoreland on Lake Elmo, shoreland on Goose Lake, shoreland on Clear Lake, shoreland on Kramer Lake, and steep shoreland north of 50th Street. A forested area off of the northern portion of Lake Elmo Avenue was also highlighted. This information informed recommended locations for future parks. In many cases, the Park Plan utilizes a body of water as the focal point of a search area while in another case, a relatively flat parcel of land was identified as a search area for athletic fields. Maps 2 through 6 depict Lake EImo's wetlands, topography, land cover, and significant natural resources as identified by the Department of Natural Resources. This information was considered alongside Lake Elmo's Comprehensive Plan land use and zoning maps. N1� Wetlands provide a rich habitat for wildlife, including birds, mammals, fish, and amphibians, and contribute as well to maintaining the quality of our city's water. VVetlands within parks can be a focal point for nature appreciation. Map 2 shows data from the National Wetlands Inventory. Contour lines at ten -foot intervals describe slopes and flat lands, views and drainageways. Naturally flat areas are conducive to formal or informal playfields and gardens. Highpoints within parks are opportunities for benches or picnic tables overlooking views below. Slopes may provide for sledding or for natural amphitheaters. Undulating terrain or drainage ways create interest for trails. Playgrounds nestled into a lower area create a sense of safety and separation from nearby streets or homes, See Map 3. Land cover refers to vegetation, water, rock, and human -made surfaces on the land (Map 4). Examples of common land cover in Lake Elmo are agricultur,-al crops, short grass (lawns), forests, woods, and water. Impervious surfaces are also land covers anc:J include pavement, rock, buildings, or gravel which prevent water from infiltrating into the soil belcDw. Woods, forests, waters, and tall grasslands are groundcovers that provide native plants and a richer biodiversity. The condition and features of these natural resources will be assessed as new pa rks are located within the park search DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 2-28 Last Updated: November 2007 areas. The land cover data used for the park planning process was created from interpretation 5-Y aerial photography and is available from the Metropolitan Council. The Minnesota Department oil Natural Resources is developing the Minnesota Land Cover classification System (MLCCS) which uses on -the -ground field work to describe land cover. This field work has not yet been conducted in Lake Elmo. When the data does become available, it will be a tool available to the Parks Commission in further identifying noteworthy natural resources. Department of Natural Resources Regionally Significant Ecological Areas/Metro Conservatior, Corridors Regionally Significant Ecological Areas (RSA) are identified by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Maps 5 and 6). Sunfish Lake Park, Olson Lake, and the Lake Elmo Regional Park Reserve contain RSEAs. RSEAs are places where intact native plant communities and/or native animal habitat are found. They provide habitat for game and non -game animals, biological diversity, groundwater recharge, and improved water quality. Lake Elmo's RSEAs are identified as part of the network that makes up the Metro Conservation Corridors. The area identified as a Conservation Corridor within Lake Elmo is part of a larger system of habitat. The DNR's recognition of Lake Elmo's natural resources indicates that these lands are of environmental importance. Within Lake Elmo's park system, these areas present opportunities for stewardship that preserves and improves the natural environment. DRAF7'C0nzPrrh&n,vive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 2-29 Lost Updated: November 2007 Inland deep fresh marshes MunieipalAndustrial ponds ME Wooded Swampt:- Inland fresh meadows Riverine (flowing water) wetlapds, C3 Public Parks Intend open fresh water Seasonally flooded Lesins or flats I - Fw--- - r «� A . g E' Ljke Elmo 41 X{� Aid a r fi G}g',y % .= 5 w �. Z' Miles Regionally Significant Natural Resource Areas This is an analysis of regionally significant Terrestrial and Wetland Ecological Areas Metro Conservation Corridors in the seven county metropolitan area. A model was used to identify the areas and The purpose othe NR's Metro Conservation generate scores. The scares are determined Corridors proj� is to build a successful habitat by examining important ecological attributes network, protc-:Ming and improving the health of native vegetation, fish and wildlife species. the including size, shape, ever type diversity, and adjacent land use. The results represent project works vvfth organizations, local government, a probability that the modeled conditions exist in agencies and 11 and owners. The areas identified any given area, on the reap r the priority corridors. MAP errve . JANUARY 2007 t I GIVE- t T URAL E DNR II SOURCE: FAINNESGTA [JEuAETMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DNP Reg. Si n-ificart Ecological Areas e Conservation. C W'id rs w .. ..a rc'aderate I ctrG i? r4' =o.o @ <<ornd[}rS Hrgh See wv-o ,dnr.S a- e.r-n s for more inforr kation. Outstanding PART THREE: PARK SYSTEM PLAN .......................... ..~...........~^~^~^~~^~^^~^^^~~^~^^~~~^`~^^^^^^^~~~~'~^`^~^^ 3-1 ��} Parks /�m/anun��ur6�k,nu�ro�------------'-------------------. ' 3-/4 DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Pecreation Plan Part 3 Last Updated: November 2007 PART THREE: PARK SYSTEM PLAN A classification system identifying the types of parks that make up the system is a valuable planning tool. Such a system provides the common language needed to describe and differentiate park lands and the variety of purposes that parks serve. The standards within the parks classification system are not a substitute for park master planning when new park land is obtained or when major capital improvements are proposed within a park. Rather, the park classification system and associated standards are general park development parameters and a starting place for master planning. The Lake Elmo parks classification system established in the 2020 Comprehensive Plan was refined based on the classification system established by the National Recreation and Park Association ] Ig I A] VJJ The Lake Elmo parks classification system updated through 2030 consists of the following park types: Neighborhood Park Community Park Mini Park Special Use Park Community Sports Complex Greenways DRAFT Conipmhensive Parks & Recreation Plan Jlart3-1 Last Updated: November 2007 OVERVIEW OF STANDARDS Each type of park within the parks classification system consists of a set of standards generated from the Park System Principles and incorporate analysis of existing Lake Elmo parks and current park planning practices. Standards focus on the purpose of the park, service area and location, size, level of service, key facilities, and a facilities menu that offers a range of recreation facility options. Natural Resource Areas and Regional Park types have additional policies to address considerations unique to these park types. �!M Each park type within the system has a unique purpose. The purpose defines the needs that the park type meets and its defining characteristics. Service Area and yo ti, "Service area" is a measurement of the area within Lake Elmo that is expected to receive the primary benefits of a park. M A minimum area, in acres, is a standard to allow adequate room for the facilities and open spaces that make up a park. Size standards are based upon an evaluation of Lake Elmo's existing parks and on NRPA guidance. XMIMMMOM "Levels -of -service" standards are ratios that describe adequate park facilities for a community. For park types, the ratio is expressed as the number of park acres per 1,000 persons. Park planning practices regarding level -of -service have shifted recently. Since the 1930s, the NRPA had published national level -of -service standards, most recently in 1983. In 1996, the NRPA changed this practice and published guidance for local communities to develop level -of -service standards that reflect local interests, needs, and realities. DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation. Plait Part 3-2 Last Updated: November 2007 Level -of -service provides a point of comparison in understanding how parks meet the needs of a population. The new guidelines from NRPA specify that not all park types will have a level -of -service policy. For example, park land that is used to protect natural resources must accommodate the unique natural resource base, not the human population served by the natural resource. This park plan provides a level -of -service standard for neighborhood parks, community parks, and community sports The Lake Elmo level -of -service standard recommended in this plan for neighborhood park land is 11 acres per 1,000 people. The 2006 existing neighborhood park level -of -service is 16 acres per 1,000 persons. However, a few of Lake Elmo's neighborhood parks are larger than the rest (Reid Park, Ridge Park, and Pebble Park). These parks have land area that is part of Lake Elmo's natural resource base in addition to areas used for active recreation. The natural resources are an important element of the park system, but their land area need not be counted in determining a level -of -service standard, which represents a minimum land area needed. The area in natural resources would be in addition to the minimum standard. The Park Plan uses the median size of all neighborhood parks - 6 acres - to estimate a 2006 Level of Service of 11 acres per 1,000. The Lake Elmo level -of -service standard recommended for community park land is 15 acres per 1,000 persons. This standard is based on discussion of the need for a community gathering place in the heart of Lake Elmo. The Park Plan assumes that one community park within the Village Area will meet this need. The standard of 15 acres per 1,000 persons produces a need for 360 acres using 2030 population forecasts. Given that Lake Elmo today has 305 acres of community park land in Sunfish Lake Park and Demontreville Wildlife Area, an additional 55 acres would allow for planning a significant community park in the heart of Lake Elmo. Level -of -service is a helpful policy toot in defining the park demand generated by growth and development. For example, with a neighborhood park levei-of-sE--rvice standard of 11 acres per 1,000 persons, the city may demonstrate that a new subdivision witi-i an expected population of 200 will generate demand for 2.2 acres of neighborhood park land. Level -of -service measures may be factored into park dedication requirements. DRAFTCO'nprehensivc Parks &- Recreation Plan Pan 3-3 Last Updated: November 2007 11111111 !111111111111w, 1:11!111111111 Key Facilities are park facilities that are included in each park. The facilities menu represents a range of options of suitable facilities from which to choose during park master planning. The facility standards are based on input gathered through a Recreation Preference Menu filled out by Lake Elmo officials and residents, and through guidance provided by NRPA. The Recreation Preference Menu explored perceptions about Lake Elmo's park system and recreation needs. It was not a survey, but a way to summarize the Parks Commission's sense of community interests and needs. A summary of It is important to note that a park is not intended to have all of the facilities listed in the I iacilities menu. Rather, the facilities menu is a starting point for the park master plan. The fV=cilities chosen for each park will depend on the park's unique characteristics and natural �Mll Different types of facilities are appropriate for passive or active parkland. Some parks, especially many neighborhood parks, will provide both active and passive spaces. Passive parkland typically has minimal improvements and little construction of facilities, and the landscape is in a more natural state. Examples of passive facilities include trails, picnic grounds, benches, fishing piers, and natural waterfront. Active parklands are spaces that are more heavily programmed, such as athletic fields, playgrounds, and courts. A mixture of passive and active recreation facilities within the system are important to serve all age groups, interests, and abilities. Play structure at Lake Elmo Elemdn?ntary School DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 34 Last Updated: November 2007 o Recreational and social focus of a neighborhood and the basic unit of the park system. Purpose o Facilities will serve younger children, youth, and adults. o Within walking distance, where practical. Ao Preferred service area is a quarter -mile to half -mile distance. Service rea and Location o A service area of a quarter -mile is preferred for neighborhoods with more urban residential densities. • Minimum size is 3 acres. • Preferred size is 5 to 10 acres. Size o Parks may be larger if combined with natural resource areas. • Guidelines for area needed for each athletic facility type are: ® 3 to 4 acres per multi-purpose playing field ® 10,000 square feet per multi -use curt Level -of -Service o 11 acres per 1,000 persons. • Portable toilet, park identification sign(s) Key Facilities o Passive parkland: picnic/sitting areas • Active parkland: playground, multi-purpose playing field (unlit), multi-purpose court (unlit) o Passive parkland: gardens, natural resource areas, water features, paths, trail Facilities Menu connections. o Active parkland- ice skating rink, sledding hill. DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 3-5 Lost Updated,, November 2007 I qiiiil ;11!111 1111111 11111111111 ; I I llf� I !IIIII?l 111!r;lli� ; , i =dm Neighborhood Parks Acres Active/Passive Parklands Carriage Station 3.0 Active and Passive Demontreville 6.3 Active and Passive Heights 5.0 (undeveloped) Heritage 8.0 Passive Homestead 3.0 (undeveloped) Kleis 8.0 Active and Passive Lake Jane 3.7 (undeveloped) Lions 3.0 Active and Passive Pebble 17.0 Active and Passive Reid 30.0 Active and Passive Ridge 24.0 Active and Passive St. Croix's Sanctuary 6.4 Active and Passive Stonegate 5.0 Active and Passive Tablyn 9.0 Active and Passive Tana Ridge 5.0 Active and Passive Total 136.4 DRAFTComp,re,h,erj.5ive parLv &- Recreation Plan Part 3-6 Last Updated: November 2007 o Serves recreational and open -space needs for residents living throughout the city. Purpose o Preserves unique landscapes and open spaces. o Provides community gathering places and locations for group activities that would be too large for a neighborhood park. Service Area o Service Area is city-wide. and Location o An additional community park will be located within the Village Area. Size o Minimum size is 20 acres. Key Facilities o Park identification sign, portable or permanent bathroom, off-street parking spaces o Passive parkland: natural resource areas, picnic and sitting areas, gardens, water features, shore fishing, boat launch, swimming beach, natural and Facilities Menu cultural interpretation, paths, trail connections, park shelter o Active parkland: ice skating rink, skate park, disc golf course, sledding hill, shared parking arrangements ��E Communitv Parks Acres Active/Passive Parklands Sunfish Lake 284 Passive Demontreville Wildlife Area 24 Passive TntnI qr)p DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 3-7 Last Updated: November 2007 • Serves a concentrated population or preserves a unique point of interest. • Mini parks may be developed to augment the parks system for a concentrated population, such as a senior housing development, a shopping area, or an Purpose office complex. • Mini parks are used to preserve a unique natural, historic, cultural or recreational point of interest that cannot otherwise be preserved within another park type. • For mini parks serving a concentrated population, service area is a quarter - Service Area mile distance or less. and Location • For mini parks preserving a unique point of interest, service area is city-wide. Size o Less than three acres. o Mini parks are customized for the use of the concentrated population or for the Facilities Menu preservation of the unique feature. Mini parks typically do not require off-street parking area dedicated only for park users. Facilities may include sitting areas, scenic overlooks, signage for park interpretation, small playground. DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plait Part 3-8 Last Updated: November 2007 Special Use Park • Single -purpose use, for recreation facilities that are not integrated into Purpose community parks or neighborhood parks. • User fees may be established in some cases for special use parks. Service Area o Service Area is city-wide. and Location o Special use parks are serviced by arterial or collector streets. Size o Dependant on the use; no minimum or maximum, Key Facilities o Sitting areas, off-street parking, portable or permanent bathroom. o Specialized facilities dependant on the use. Facilities Menu o Examples of uses that may be suitable for a special use park: arts center, ball field, water park, off -leash dog park, ornamental garden, skate park, community -wide playground/creative play area, golf course. I Special Use Parks Acres VFW 3.0 Arts Center 0.2 Total 3.2 DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 3 -9 --Last Updated: November 2007 =1 I • Consolidated athletic fields for programmed use. • A sports complex will be built with involvement from user groups, associations, Purpose or organizations to ensure that it is developed based on user demand and meets the specific needs of users. • User fees may be established. Service Area o Service area is city-wide. and Location o A sports complex is serviced by arterial or collector streets. * 20 acres minimum contiguous park land. * Guidelines for area needed for each athletic facility type are: Size a 3 to 4 acres per baseball/softball diamond ® 2 to 3 acres per soccer/football field ® 7,200 square feet per tennis court ® 6,000 square feet per basketball court Level -of -Service o 1 baseball/softball diamond per 3,000 population o 1 football/soccer field per 5,000 population Key Facilities o Off street parking, permanent bathroom facilities, field lighting, paths, running water/drinking fountains. o Based on user demand, the sports complex may include, but is not limited to: Facilities Menu fields for soccer/football/other field sports- diamonds for baseball/softball; courts for tennis/basketball/volleyball/other court sports; ice rinks. Lake Elmo Sports Complex (2006) VFW Park and Lions Park provide two lit softball/baseball fields for programmed sports. Lions Park DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 3-10 Last Updated: November 2007 Purpose o Showcase, preserve, respect, and restore significant natural resources, o Provide aesthetic variety. o It is preferred that natural resources areas are integrated into neighborhood parks, community parks, mini parks and greenways to facilitate appreciation of natural resource areas by park users, and so that other park land may buffer Service Area natural resource areas. Natural resource areas may also be stand-alone and Location elements of the park system. o Location of natural resource areas is dependent on the landscape and its natural resource potential. o Service area is city-wide. Size o Variable, depending on the natural resources and landscape. o Natural resources inform park design. o Passive recreational use of natural resource areas is provided for through marked trails and viewing areas. Additional o Natural resource areas provide for wildlife habitat. Areas are consolidated, Policies contiguous, and connected where feasible. o Native plantings are used in natural resource areas to restore prairie, savannah, woodlands, forests, wetlands, and lakes. 1 M Natural Resource Areas are located within Sunfish Lake Park, Demontreville Wildlife Area, Reid Park, Kleis Park, Pebble Park, Lake Jane Hills Park, Ridge Park, Heritage Park, Homestead Park, and Heights Park. UVWr * This diagram identifies preferred layouts of natural resource areas. Example A is showing that a larger contiguous area is better than a smaller contiguous area. Example G shows that smaller individual areas would be better if they were close together or adjacent rather than spread apart. 0 Design Principles for wildlife habitat within Natural Resource Areas. p'ractitioner's Guide to 9 a Conservation Blueprint. A From Drafting Planning for Biodiversity. Jonathan V. Higgi ns, Earl C. Saxon, Craig R. Groves, Michael W. Beck. DRAFT Comprehensive Parks' & Recreation Plan Part 3-11 Last Updated: November 2007 Purpose o Corridors that tie park system components together. Service Area o Service area is city-wide. and Location o Greenways are integrated with the trail system. Size o Minimum of 50 feet wide (25 feet wide in constrained conditions). o 75 to 100 feet wide is optimal. o Greenways are multi -purposed. The functions of greenways include: ® increase vegetation along trails and paths, Additional e periodically widen off-road trails to create rest areas and overlooks, Policies e provide corridors for wildlife movement, linking habitat, ® buffer between land uses. o Greenways are primarily developed along corridors that are also identified for off road trails. Many existing trails in Lake Elmo show the possible characteristics that a Greenway would possess. DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 3-12 Last Updated: November 2007 Purpose Recognition of the Regional Park Lake Elmo Regional Park Reserve is a 2,165 -acre park within the City of Lake Description Elmo, operated by Washington County and is part of the Metropolitan Regional Park System. o Washington County shall be the implementing agency responsible for acquisition, development, operation, and maintenance of the Lake Elmo Regional Park Reserve. Additional o The city will participate in the master planning and development process for Policies regional park projects that will have an impact on Lake Elmo. o The city will oppose any use of the Regional Park Reserve for non -recreational purposes. DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plait Part 3-13 Last Updated: November 2007 Recommendations for Additional Parks The Park Plan recommends adding to the Lake Elmo parks system thirteen (13) neighborhood parks, one community park, one to two community sports complexes, two special use parks, and a greenway. The recommendations are illustrated on Map 7, 2030 Park System Plan. Recommendations for additional park land were created from a synthesis of the park system principles, demographic analysis, existing and planned land use patterns, existing and proposed trails, park service areas, level -of -service (LOS) guidelines, and natural resources data. The Park Plan identifies search areas for the proposed additional park land. The search areas are intended to offer the city guidance as to where to obtain additional park land while allowing for flexibility as the potential for each park is evaluated on a case by case basis. The exact locations of the parks will be determined as the city obtains parkland and as opportunities arise. Neighborhood park search areas were identified after review of service area and the LOS guideline of 11 parkland acres per 1,000 population. Mapping of the quarter -mile and the half -mile service areas of existing and already -planned neighborhood parks highlights the parts of the city that are not served by neighborhood parks (Map 8, Neighborhood Park Service Areas). The LOS guideline applied to the 2030 population forecasts results in an additional 128 acres of neighborhood parkland needed, to be concentrated in the area south of 10th Street. Proposed neighborhood parks and the greenway combine to meet local park needs in this area. Specific search areas for neighborhood parks were further refined with respect to natural resources, centrality, access, , and barriers (Map 9, Neighborhood Park Search Areas). Other recommended park search areas are park types that se the entire Lake Elmo community (community parks, community sports complexes, and special use parks). The location of each search area for these parks was chosen based upon the purpose of the park and the features offered by each locale. The search areas are illustrated on Map 10, Othr Park Search Areas. The proposed Greenway is shown on Map 11. DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 3-14 Last Updated: November 2007 __W7 FEE�%_ { Map 3 shows four proposed neighborhood park search areas within north -central Lake Elmo, the land area bound by Highway 5 and the City's north, west and east boundaries. Of the four search areas, a neighborhood park located within Search Area B is of greatest importance to the system. This search area location could best serve the north -central neighborhoods if the city were not able to establish parks in Search Area A or Search Area C. A body of water and a major east -west connecting piece of the trail system are key elements of Search Area B. Yet, the importance of parks in Search Area A, Search Area C and Search Area ® should not be overlooked, as they would provide recreational facilities within walking distance of more neighborhoods in the north -central area. Search Area A. Located a quarter to half -mile south of Highway 36 between Keats and Lake Elmo Avenue, Search Area A features a relatively level area suitable f®r playfield space to the north. Hills to the south, marshes, and forests provide points of interest for passive park facilities or for playgrounds. Search Area A connects to a spur of Lake Elmo's proposed trail system. Search Area B. Search Area B encompasses much of Clear Lake, north of 47th Street and east of Keats Avenue. Search Area B connects to the proposed trail system and greenway loop. The western portion of Clear Lake is developed while the east shore is part of larger tracts of land where there may be greater opportunities for park land acquisition. The northern part of the search area has more varied topography with woods and grasslands, creating a potential point of interest for nature appreciation and resource protection. The land closer to 47th Street is flat and offers an opportunity to create a playfield area. A trail and pier are examples of facilities that would allow for passive recreation along the water. The Plan recommends that the park be large enough to combine the features offered by the shore as well as the more level area. The recommended size for a neighborhood park is five to ten acres; in Search Area B, the Pf - n recommends a park of ten acres or more to include areas of natural resource preservation. Search Area C. Search Area C is located north of the curve here 45th and 47th streets connect. The search area is contiguous to the northern edge of the etro Conservation Corridor running across Lake Elmo and so has the potential to contribute its atural habitat to the larger Corridor system. The land within the search area is relatively high and flag. A neighborhood park within Search Area C would be intended to meet the recreation needs of neig borhoods north of Sunfish Lake Park and families living along the southeast shore of Lake Jane. Bet use the land here is level, a full-size DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plana Part 3-I6 Last Updated: November 2007 phmfieNGDd OnUN-ourpoS8 courts would be appropriate. Special attention to landscaping and habitat - restoration would be needed, as forests, woods, or tall grasslands are not found in this location. Search Area D. /\ neighborhood park within Search Area [> VvoU!d provide active recreation facilities to residents living south of Sunfish Lake Park and along Highway 5. This neighborhood park would be relatively small — three tofive acres -- to provide active recreation facilities such as B playground. Significant passive [8C[e@tioD facilities are not necessary here, owing tOthe proximity of Sunfish Lake Park. The majority of the recommended additional neighborhood parks are located south of 10th Street in order to prepare for future s8w8[ed development in that area. The Park Plan recommends seven (7) neighborhood parks in this area. The neighborhood park search areas are organized 8[OUnd 8 8GgrneO[ of the proposed g[eeOvv@ythEt would [un east -west south of 10th Street. The g[eenway would be linear parkland with mtrail that would connect with the adjacent neighborhood parks. This segment of the g[e8nVv8yVvOu|d knit together the immediate neighborhoods, the |oQ3| neighborhood parks, and connect tO the g[g81g[ gn3envv@y |00p, which vvOU|d further link the area south of 10th Street to the northern parts of the City. The proposed neighborhood parks and g[eenVvay south of 1Oth Street would integrate approximately 100 acres of parkland into the future neighborhoods of the Search Area E. Search Area EiSsoutheast of1Oth Street and I nwood Avenue. |tiarelatively flat and cu[naOdy used for agricultural purposes. There are not wetlands or trees in the area, aO p\avfie|dS and courts would be an appropriate option. Picnic tables, benches, and walking paths in the park would also serve employees from the business district just south of here. The Search Area is along the proposed trail system and would connect to the greenway as it tLA rned northward. Search Area F.Located north ofthe i-&4frontage road where dhGproposed trail system has aspur tO the north, 8e8[Ch Area Fis contiguous with the K8et[V Conservation Corridor. The |mOd has rolling hills and d[min8gew3ys. Like StOnegEte Park k}the west, the search area has the potential for long views. Search Area F is located so that it would be connected to thED proposed aOUthe[O trail spur to the 11�ffill DBAFIC^np'e8*nxivePorld & Recreation Plan Part 3-17 Last Updated: November 2V07 Search Area G. Search Area G is focused on the southeast shore of Goose Lake. Once the gravel quarry that is currently operating in this location completes its operations, there may be an opportunity to design a neighborhood park as part of the reclamation plan. Trail connections from the existing trail through Stonegate Park, and the proposed trail along the west side of Keats Avenue, will allow this park to serve neighborhoods to the west and south. The park rnay also connect these traits with the proposed greenway. Search Area H. Because of the high volume of traffic on Keats Avenue in this area, a formal crossing to connect the neighborhoods to the east to the proposed neighlDorhood park in Search Area G is not recommended. Search Area H would serve the active recreation needs of neighborhoods located east of Keats Avenue and north of the proposed greenway. Search Area L The body of water located north of the 1-94 frontage road between Keats Avenue and Lake Elmo Avenue is the central feature for Search Area 1. VVetland grasses stretching along the shore, along with some hills, would serve as a visually compelling location for a trail along the water. The proposed park would be accessible both from the proposed trail along the frontage road and from the greenway. This park would have a focus primarily on passie recreation. An informal open area, rather than an athletic field, would be most appropriate for this pceark. DRAFT Comprehensive Parlu & Recreation Plan Part 3-18 Last Updated: November 2,007 Search Area J. Search Area J would serve neighborhoods west of Lake Elmo Avenue, The area contains a small forest that could contribute to the park's character. Parkland in this area would be relatively flat and could include a multi-purpose athletic field and multi-purpose court that could serve the more active recreational needs that would not be met by the park in Search Area I. Search Area K. Search Area K is located east of Lake Elmo Avenue and south of the Cimarron community. A wetland is present in the search area and presents an opportunity for an attractive focal point within the park. The park would be embraced by the greenway's linear open space and be a destination for business park employees as well as serving neighbors to the south and in the Cimarron community to the north. a�= The Village Area Master Plan is being developed by the City of Lake Elmo concurrently with the Park Plan. The recommendations within the draft master plan include two neighborhood parks, identified in the plan as West and North parks. These locations are identified on the Neighborhood Parks Search MEMM DRAFT CO-Prehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 3-19 Last Updated: November 2007 AW v Arm 1-= I AM COMMUNITY PARK SEARCH AREA This plan calls for the creation of one additional community park, addressing one of the key principles by which this plan has been developed: A significant park shall be located at the heart of Lake Elmo and serve as a community gathering place and landmark. This park, which would likely emerge as the heart of Lake Elmo and the most important gathering place in the entire community, would feature gentle walking paths, grassy open space, flower beds and decorative plantings, mature trees and ponds and streams, park benches and a playground, picnic areas, and perhaps a band shell for summer concerts, Spanning approximately 20 acres in the Village Area (not including bodies of water), this community park should be located close to senior housing and should provide ample opportunity for organized flower clubs and other civic groups to contribute to the quiet beauty of the park. It should also serve as a place for city celebrations, ice cream socials, a farmer's market, and other activities that will bring the people of Lake Elmo together. The community park search area is located north of the railroad tracks and south of Highway 5, as shown on Map 10, Other Parks Search Areas. The Park Plan recommends two special use parks: a public access to the city's namesake lake and a civic square outside of the proposed City Hall. The access to the waterbody of Lake Elmo is envisioned as passive parkland that may accommodate a fishing dock or a canoe rack, but not motor boats or a swim beach. The search area identified on the Other Parks Search Area map is on the southeast shore of lake Elmo. A different location may be sought if the southeast location should prove to be infeasible c>r if a preferred alternative is found. DRAFTC0777,prehensive Parfu & Recrration Plan Dart 3-22 Last Updated: November 2007 The city is currently considering options for locating a new City Hall. The Village Area Master Plan identifies a site south of Highway 5 and closer to the center of the Village Area than its current location shows a civic square outside of City Hall. A civic square would serve Village Area residents, employees, and visitors as a meeting place, an opportunity for fresh air over lunch, and as a location for community events. This plan recommends the construction of one or perhaps two community sports complexes. The first priority sports complex search area is within the Village Area, southwest of the community park search area. There are two alternative search areas for the potential second sports complex: alternative A is located near Ideal Avenue and Highway 5, while alternative B is located east of Inwood Avenue at 10th Street. The recommendation for two sports complexes was generated using a level of service (LOS) guideline for athletic fields and baseball diamonds. Using an LOS of 'one diamond per 3,000 persons' and 'one athletic field per 5,000 persons,' a total of eight cliamc�nds and five athletic fields would be needed by citywide by 2030. This plan recommends that these facilities be constructed in two locations, and that the second location be developed after usage of the -first sports complex demonstrates that these LOS standards are fitting for Lake Eimer - Today, the Lake Elmo park system has two lighted baseball/softball diamonds that serve programmed athletics programs. With the 2006 population estimated at a-pproximately 8,000, the LOS of one baseball/softball diamond per 3,000 indicates a need for 2.6 di a rnonds in 2006. In 2030, Lake Elmo's population of 24,000 would suggest the need for a total of eigh-1 diamonds. An LOS of 'one diamond DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plws Part 3-23 Last Updated: November 2007 per 3,000' falls within the range of national guidelines and local research findings and reflects the apparent demand for diamonds today. The sports complex soccer/football field LOS guideline for Lake Elmo is 'one field per 5,000 persons.' Currently the Lake Elmo park system does not have any lighted soccer/football fields or any park with multiple fields in one location. National and local comparisons illustrate that soccer/football field LOS guidelines range between 25% to 50% less than LOS guidelines for softball/baseball diamonds. The LOS guideline of 'one field per 5,000' proportionally follows this trend. Using this guideline, in 2006 Lake Elmo currently has a deficit of 1.6 soccer/football fields, and in 2030 would need a total of 4.8 sports complex soccer fields. See the Appendix for information about comparable national and local LOS guidelines for athletic fields. For the Village Area Sports Complex, this plan recommends the development of three soccer/football fields and three baseball/softball fields on approximately 20 acres. These fields would bring athletic competition to the center of the community and reinforce the Village Area as the center of the community. The lighted diamonds at Lions Park and VFW Park would continue to be used to meet Lake Elmo's needs for highly programmed playfields. Therefore, the combination of the Village Area Sports Complex, Lions Park and VFW Park would offer five baseball/softball diamonds and three soccer fields. Using the LOS guidelines, these fields would serve 15,000 people, a population that Lake Elmo is predicted to reach approaching the year 2020. As Lake Elmo's population approaches 15,000, the programmed usage of the fields at the Village Area Sports Complex, Lions Park and VFW Park needs to be evaluated, and the LOS guidelines adjusted accordingly. If it is found that the fields cannot meet the demand of the expected 2030 population of 24,000 people, then the second sports complex at Inwood Avenue and 10th Street or at Highway 5 would be developed. If the LOS of one baseball/softball diamond per 3,000 and one soccer/football field per 5,000 is maintained, then an additional three diamonds and two fields would be needed at the second sports complex location to serve a population of 24,000. This plan does not note search areas for natural resource areas and mini parks. These types of park lands are to be added to the system as a way to serve the community where other types of parks are not meeting recreation or natural resource protection needs. The locations of these types of parks will respond to unique opportunities as they arise. DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 3-24 Last Updated: November 2007 GREENWAY This plan recommends a greenway loop that fully utilizes trails proposed by the Comprehensive Trail Plan. During the development of the Park Plan, discussion at Parks Commission meetings focused on the need to enhance connectivity within the park system. The greenway along with the trail system would provide for a highly connected park system and build new connections among the rural and future urban parts of the city. The greenway would also provide additional park land to serve local neighborhoods in the immediate area. The level of service guideline for neighborhood parks is 11 acres per 1,000 people. South of 10th Street, the linear parkland that would comprise the parkway would contribute to the park land needed in this more densely -populated area of the city. The greenway loop would make good use of existing and proposed trails to create a unique rou through the city. Where the trails have not yet been developed and where there is space f additional parkland acquisition, the greenway could expand in width to allow for more significa I landscaping, trees, and resting places, A recommended minimum width for the greenway is 25 fe although it would be optimal to construct it at 50 to 100 feet wide so that it could include more natuIr settings and/or park amenities within the corridor. Conservation subdivisions with open space abutting the greenway would provide users access to views of natural and rural landscapes. DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 3-26 Last Updated: November 2007 :,Tw 9 A POLICIES FOR SUNFISH LAKE PARK Sunfish Lake Park is considered the crown jewel of Lake Elmo's park system. This 284 -acre park has rolling hills, forests, and wetlands. Its mulched and mowed trail system provides a shady hiking area and a challenging natural terrain for cross-country skiers. Sunfish Lake Park is recognized by the Department of Natural Resources as a "Regionally Significant Ecological Area" and is a central feature of the Metro Conservation Corridor running across Lake Elmo. This plan classifies Sunfish Lake Park as a community park, designates it as passive parkland, and recognizes it as a natural resource area within the Parks Classification System. Sunfish Lake Park DRA n7Cornprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 3-28 Last Updated: November 2007 In 1973, the Nature Conservancy developed a representative catalog of the woods of Sunfish Lake Park, calling it, "probably the best upland forest in the County and unique in the area because of the unusually high diversity of the fauna and especially the flora." In 1994, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources also created such a catalog, calling it, "a fairly high quality native forest, including two records of rare species (Blanding's Turtle and Red -shouldered Hawk) that occur in the vicinity, and a remnant of an important natural community that was once more widespread in the state." To ensure that Sunfish Lake Park continues to serve future generations as an ecological treasure and as a place for nature -based recreation experiences, the Parks Commission is working with the Minnesota Land Trust to create a conservation easement for Sunfish Lake Park. A factor to consider in creating the conservation easement is the type of park uses that the easement will allow or restrict. One area of the park - a field currently used for agricultural purposes at the southern end of the park near the entrance road - was deemed critical to the long-term conservation of Sunfish Lake Park, and the Parks Commission emphasized that all plans relating to the development of the park must include strategies for conserving the open area of the park as critical habitat. The following policy -statements were generated through Parks Cc)mmission discussion. They provide guidance for decisions that affect Sunfish Lake Park and specifically the field within the park. 1. The Park is a unique natural oasis within the Lake Elmo park system, and all future development within the Park should be pursued in a way that fosters o-nly quiet, low -impact uses that are protective and sustaining of a natural environment that the citizens of Lake Elmo hope to bequeath to future generations, 2. The southernmost, non -wooded area of Sunfish Lake Park is an integral part of the Park and should be developed in ways that are consistent with the ove rail vision for Sunfish Lake Park as a whole. No future development should be pursued in this section that does not speak directly to or enhance the overall vision of Sunfish Lake Park as a natural oasis. Nor should this open area be used for non -park purposes or for organized sports ancJ recreation that require significant allotment of land, the construction of large facilities, or outdoor lighting that does not conform to Lake Elmo's Dark Skies practices. 3. Consistent with the designation by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources of a corridor of land encompassing all of Sunfish Lake Park as well as large areas surrounding the Park on all sides as "Regionally Significant Ecological Areas," all future development within the Park as well as in those adjoining areas should be significantly informed y a need to protect natural resources, DRAFT Comprehensive Parla & Recreation Pian Part 3-29 Last Updated: November 2007 habitat, and flyways, and the City should explore the possibility — as land becomes available for purchase -- of extending the southern borders of the Park to Highway 5 as a strategy for creating a contiguous natural wildlife corridor between Sunfish Lake Park and the Lake Elmo Park I 4. The entrance to Sunfish Lake Park shall provide a calming landscape that prepares those entering 5. Sunfish Lake Park's natural resources shall be preserved and enhanced to act as a wildlife habitat corridor. The corridor shall link Sunfish Lake Park's habitat with that of the Lake Elmo Regional I I !I I !I !I I! IMM IMINIFIR hPjffPqgjg1=1W Sunfish Lake Park. DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 3-30 Last Updated: November 2007 Recreation Programming Offered....................................................................................................................... 4-1 Approach............................................................................................................................................................. 4-2 Strategies............................................................................................................................................................. 4-4 CRAFT Comprehensive_ Parks & Recreation Plan Part 4 . bast Updated: November 2007 PART FOUR: RECREATION PROGRAMMING =111MA M � Today, Lake Elmo residents have access to recreation programs offered by area agencies and organizations. The City does not offer its own programming at this time. Programming available to the community is summarized below. In addition, a YMCA may be constructed within Lake EImo's Village Area. The YMCA would be another local source of recreational programming available to the community. Organization Programming Population Served Stillwater Area Schools Early Childhood Family Education The Stillwater school district District 834 Community Theatre covers the majority of Lake Elmo's Community Education Aquatics land area. Special Olympics Adult athletic leagues Designed for various ages: early Adult enrichment/classes childhood/family, youth and adults. Youth Adventure Club Youth enrichment/classes Youth athletic teams and clubs North Saint Paul- Early Childhood Family Education District 622 includes the southeast Maplewood -Oakdale Aquatics edge of Lake Elmo. Schools Adult enrichment/classes District 622 Youth enrichment/classes Designed for various ages: early Community Education Classes and support for disabled childhood/family, youth, adults, adults seniors. Childcare for school-age youth Senior programs Mah—tomedi PublicSchools—Early Childhood Familyy—Ed—uc—at—ion —District 832includes thenortheast District 832 Adult and Senior corner of Lake Elmo. Community Education enrichment/classes Band instruction Designed for various ages: early Youth enrichment/classes childhood/family, youth, adults, Youth athletics seniors. Saint Croix Valley Athletic Baseball Association Softball Soccer Football Basketball Wrestling School-age youth in Saint Croix Valley communities DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 5 Last Updated: November 2007 Organization Programming Population Served Saint Croix Soccer Club Soccer School-age youth in Saint Croix Valley communities Washington County 4-H University of Minnesota Extension Citizenship/service AohCUltU[e/AOiOO@|8 Technology Arts Washington County youth Lake EhnV Regional Arts Clay All ages: separate classes for Center Painting children and adults Computer graphics Poetry workshops With 8 number Of recreation p[Dg[8rn providers serving the Lake BDl0 C0[DrnunitV' the City does not 0drOiOi8t8[ any recreation programming currently. The city is considering ways to increase cOU8bn[atk/8 efforts with area program providers and will continue to assess if the community would benefit from city -offered programs. In the Recreation Preference Menu conducted at the beginning of the planning process, it was expressed that the currently -offered activities — pre-school programs, youth day camps, youth GpD[t8, youth instructional, adult sports, and adult instructional programming - - adequately serves the community. In considering M and how the city might offer programs in the future, agOO2|\ benchmark study was conducted to understand how other cnnl0Undi8s with long-established recreation pK>Q:a0S are operating. The benchmark study considered Apple Valley, |DV8r Grove Heights, and Woodbury. The three cities chosen have larger populations than that of Lake Elmo -- ranging from 33,000iO55,000 people — and provide examples of extensive recreation program Dff8[\nQS. The consultants asked a series of questions in telephone conversations with senior parks and recreation staff from each city. The summary of the benchmark community findings is within the Appendix, D&Ay2Cmnpmhvnxiveym,ld&Recreation Plan /Part Last Updated: November 2007 These cities' experiences in recreational programming demonstrate a number of common themes that offer guidance to Lake Elmo as it considers the possibility of offering future recreation programming in the future. In Apple Valley, youth athletic organizations run most of the sports programs, with the city supplying the fields and providing assistance with coordinating field availability. Apple Valley Recreation Supervisors attend monthly meetings with the organizations to help coordinate their efforts. Inver Grove Heights has a Community Center jointly owned by the city and school district. The city collaborates with athletic associations and surrounding municipalities to offer field trip programs. Woodbury provides facilities/fields and scheduling for associations and organizations running youth leagues. The City Parks and Recreation Department coordinates with the YMCA, local cooperative housing, community education, and others to avoid duplication of effort. Balance between recreational programming that responds to public demand and programs that make the best use of existing facilities. Demand from the public initially compelled Apple Valley to begin providing recreational programming and staff support. Now, recreation supervisors stay current on new trends and offer suggestions to the public to see if there is interest in new programs. Their approach to recreational programming has clearly gone from one that was initially reactive to one that is much more proactive. Inver Grove Heights, for its part, offers programming based on local demand and also tries new ideas generated by staff. For example, due to a previously successful family skating program, a seasonal "Skating with Santa" event is now held every year. Woodbury's programming is designed to make use of the park system's existing facilities and to respond to community interest. Full-time, as well as part-time and seasonal staff, develop, coordinate, and implement programs. Professional staff, with the help of volunteers, are needed for extensive recreational programs. The number of full-time staff in our sample cities range from 4 to 7.5 positions in each Park and Recreation Department. On a staff .-person-per-popu lation basis, these cities have approximately one staff person per 7,400 to 9,800 persons. DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 5 Last Updated: November 2007 L� = The following strategies suggest how Lake Elmo may want to enhance its collaboration with organizations in support of creative recreational programming and offer benchmarks for evaluating when (and if) to the city should develop city -administered recreational programs: These strategies would be pursued in advance of offering city -administered programs: 1. Continue to offer organizations and agencies opportunities to use city play fields and support the scheduling of these facilities. 2. Offer organizations and agencies opportunities to meet with the city and/or each other to share information about their common needs and to explore the feasibility of developing collaborative programming, 3. Evaluate the level of interest among Lake Elmo citizens in hosting community recreation special events and evaluate the degree to which citizens are willing to volunteer to assist at these events. 4. Assist organizations and agencies to promote programs through the city newsletter, website, cable, and other venues. 5. As citizens and community groups express interest in new or improved programming, advise agencies and organizations of community interests. LONG-TERM STRATEGIES These strategies would be pursued if interest in city -administered recreational program grows in the future. Recreation staff would work with the city to develop and implement programs: DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 5 Last Updated: November 2007 r q Off F DE Ur- rq spaces which are underutilized can appear uninteresting or unsafe, reducing their attractiveness and further lessening park usage. Park programming could play a significant role in activating and enlivening targeted parks. 2. Create programs to serve needs not being met or needs that complement programs offered by agencies and organizations. Through communications with agencies and organizations, it may become apparent that additional recreation programs are needed. Figure No. 2: Lake Elmo Recreation Programming Strategies A I ON 7. MMM� DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 5 Last Updated.: November 2007 DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 5 Last Updated: November 2007 PART FIVE: IMPLEMENTATION 1 The Parks Commission shall make recommendations to the City Council on plans and policie� governing the location, design, maintenance, and public use of parks. 2. In order to seek opinions and diverse recreational interests, the City Council shall appoill" residents to the Lake Elmo Parks Commission who have various backgrounds. 3. Park planning will include public participation, and a forurn will be provided for open discussion of issues to ensure early and continuing public participation in park planning, 4. The park system principles outlined in this report should be used to guide decision-making: a. The park system shall showcase, preserve, and respect our city's natural resources. Natural resources shall guide the locations and uses of parks. b. City parks shall be located so that all neighborhoods have a local park where practical and appropriate. C. Parks shall connect to each other and to destinations by trails. d. A significant park shall be located at the heart of Lake Elmo and serve as a community gathering place and landmark. e. The park system shall serve a diversity of interests and abilities for citizens of all ages. The park system shall support and foster a diverse range of positive activities and community interaction, including sports, arts, music, festivals, informal and formal gatherings, picnicking, nature appreciation, and other park activities. f. The park system shall be easily accessible to the general public. g. Dedicated park land shall not be used for non -recreational or non -conserving purposes. 5. Lake Elmo's demographic makeup and associated changes in recreational facility needs should be periodically evaluated. 6. Information about Lake Elmo's natural landscape should continue to be used to guide the location and design of future parks. DRAFTComprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 5-1 Last Updated: November 2007 r" J! rdTj F I W � ------- I 1 The parks classification system and park standards should be used as a guide when developing new • or planning improvements to existing parks. The park standards should be periodically updated so that parks are developed in a consistent manner throughout the community while maintaining flexibility to highlight the unique attributes of each park. al: III IIIII gi 1 3. The city should explore grants or partnerships for natural resource stewardship and park development. Potential resources include the Department of Natural Resources Metro Conservation Corridors program, Federal Land and Water Conservation Funds through the DNR, DNR Fishing Pier Grants, DNR Natural and Scenic Area Grants, Washington County's conservation bond funds, Minnesota Land Trust, and the Washington Conservation District. 4. The City should periodically evaluate park dedication requirements for subdivisions. Today, the Lake EImo's park dedication requirement is: Zoning District Maximum Percent Land Dedication R-1, R-2, R--3, -R-4 10% RE 7% R -R, Ag 4% GB, LB, HB, BP, CB 3% R -R, Ag with CP Conditional Use Permit 7% DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 5-2 Last Updated: November 2007 MINTRIMMT= 1 The city should maintain clean, orderly, safe, and attractive parklands and recreational facilities within city budgetary limits. 2. The city should develop comprehensive maintenance and management plans for active and passive parkland. 3. To ensure a quality recreational experience for park users, the city should have a Parks and Recreation Department to manage its facilities. Recreational Programming 1. The City should communicate with organizations, agencies, and other entities that provide recreational programming for Lake Elmo residents to explore possibilities for collaboration and DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part. 5-3 Last Updated: November 2007 PART° SIX: APPENDIX .......... ................................... ...................e................................................... ®1 ForFurther Information.......................................................................................................:.............................. 6-1 Tabulated Recreation Preference Menu.............................................................................................................. 6-2 BenchmarkingStudy Summary ........................... ................................................................................................. 6-5 Levelof Service Methodology..........................................................................................._..........._...................... 6-8 DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan. Part 6 Last Updated: November 2007 PART SIX: APPENDIX 1, 77 N7 TM http://www.nrpa,org/ Recreation, Park and Open Space Standards and Guidelines, 1983. Park, Recreation, Open Space and Greenway Guidelines, 1996. http://www.tpl.org/ The Excellent City Park System: What Makes it Great and How to Get There, 2003. Center for City Park Excellence Annual Survey http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/ 2004 Minnesota Outdoor Recreation Participation Survey State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) Metro Conservation Corridors Program Regionally Significant Ecological Areas Grant programs DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 6-1 Last Updated: November 2007 Tabulated Recreation Preference DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Placa Part 6-2 Last Updated: November 2007 Are facilities Is respondent interest Adequate, in Surplus, or in Recreational High, Medium or Low? Deficit Activity for park users tday? 18 9 12 5 28 4 Playgrounds Natural areas —wildlife and nature 23 17 2 6 28 7 observation Picnic grounds -- tables and grills 9 22 11 4 27 8 Nature, history and culture interpretation 8 13 22 7 22 9 Swimming beach 9 11 23 7 16 12 Lake access and boat launch 12 16 16 7 20 11 Shore fishing areas 11 7 24 5 20 11 Campgrounds 5 10 26 8 30 4 Gardens 10 16 17" 6 17 15 Indoor programming space 6 14 2 6 15 13 Off -leash dog areas 11 7 26 ; 5 13' 16 Sledding hill 16 13 14 4 20 14 Swimming pooh 14 8 22 4 15 18° Skate park 1 9 32 6 10 16` Disc golf 4 5 34 5 13 15, Downhill ski areas 7 -8 28 5 16 _ 11 Golf course 6 9 28' 12 17 3 Athletic fields: Baseball/Softball 15, 15 13 5 18 13' Athletic fields: Soccer/Football/other field 13 14 16` 5 16 14 games Skating and hockey rinks 12 16 15 5 18 14 Tennis courts 6 16 19 6 24 6 Volleyball courts v 3 11 29 4 20 10 Basketball courts 6 17 19 3 18 13 Other: DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Placa Part 6-2 Last Updated: November 2007 Tabulated ecreat o Preference Menu (Continued... ) Park Facilities Is respondent interest High,ed o {r�� Are facilities Adequate, in Surplus, or in Deficit ... �. � -,�- ^• II rs Is respondent interest in programming (offered by f Cid®offered Rec. Programming Portabletoilete City of Lake Elmo does not currently High Medium r Low? Adequate, in Surplus, or in offer Recreational Programming* ■ I water Deficit for park users today? Shelter I 111M 4 Warming house1 7 3 28 4 Park building I 7 � � Parking 15 9 Youths orfs 8 3 24 20 4 Baseball 9 is currently available Is respondent interest in programming (offered by Recreational Programming *The Cid®offered Rec. Programming associations or others) City of Lake Elmo does not currently High Medium r Low? Adequate, in Surplus, or in offer Recreational Programming* Deficit for park users today? Elm 111M NNEM Pre-school activities 7 3 28 4 16 7 Youth day cams7 7 23< 4 15 9 Youths orfs 8 3 24 20 4 Baseball 9 5 23' 4 1 4 Softball � 7 5 24 4 19 4 Soccer 9 5 23 40 4 Football 8 6 23 --4 8 __.._ 6 18 _ Hocke 94 24 4 18 6 _: Tennis X�_____..__.... 5 7 24 4 � 17 5 � Volleyball 4 7 25 4 7 5 Basketball 8 7 22 3 19 6 Other: Youth Instructional 3 8 24 3 8 8 dance, martial arts, arts and crafts, etc. Adult Sports 1 5 25 3 1 4 Baseball 1 25; 4 19 4 Softball _._ 4 _9 _ 7 25' 4 17 5 C� Soccer 5 9� 4 18- 4 7 Football 4 31 4 18 4 A - Hoc ke 1 8 27 4 194 ° Tennis- 1 8 25 4 18 6 2 _._. 7 26 4 19 4 Basketball 3 7 25 3 .8 5 _other: Adult Instructional 8 3 12 10 (fitness classes, dance, martial arts, etc. jL123 _ DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 6-3 Last Updated: November 2007 The Recreation Activity Menu included an "Other" category for respondents to fill in additional activities, interests, and comments. Below is a summary of the information that was written in the "Other" category. Some of these comments address items that were listed in the menu (such as Ili 111 110; Ii I liffili I IN III MHNME�� Activities and Park Facilities, Indicated _High Interest: Water Park Fishing Boat Rental Cross -Country Skiing Trails (2) Dog Beach Off -leash dog area Trees and Native Grasses Natural Areas Interpretive Center Swimming Beach: indicated high interest, but not on Lake Elmo. Comments Reaarding Adeguacy of Facilities: Campgrounds: indicated adequate due to Lake Elmo Regional Park. Athletic fields, skating/hockey, and tennis: indicated adequate facilities. Various facilities: indicated adequate/more than adequate due to Lake Elmo Regional Park. Skating and hockey rinks: increase maintenance of existing facilities. Park building: indicated not needed. Comments Regarding Deficit of Facilities: Lake Elmo's boat launch: improvements needed. Trails: need to implement a plan for trails. Restrooms and Parking: needs vary from park to park. Parking: fields are adequate but need more parking. Full Court basketball and tennis courts: need facilities. Recreational Programming Interest: Youth Gymnastics: indicated high interest. Youth Wrestling, Gymnastics, Swimming: indicated low interest. Adults Pick-up Games: indicated medium interest. Adults Racquetball: indicated Medium interest. Youth and Adult Instructional: More needs beginning to be met. Central space with low fees would be used. There is a lack of programs for youth. The City of Lake Elmo does not have to duplicate existing facilities or programs. Not interested in City -offered programs. The school districts and athletic groups provide for current and future needs. DRAFTContprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 6-4 Last Updated: November 2007 APPLE VALLEY 2005 population 48,988 people estimate: Current acres of 500 Acres of neighborhood parks city park land: 400 Acres of community parks +/- Recreational City began offering recreation programming in the mid- to late sixties. program offerings: Youth athletic organizations run most of the sports programs, with the city supplying the fields and providing help with coordinating field availability. Recreation supervisors attend monthly meetings with the organizations to help coordinate their efforts. Most popular adult programs are volleyball (2,000 participants) and softball (1,500 to 2,000 participants) Most popular youth programs are soccer & then baseball/softball. Demand from the public was the initial factor for the city to provide recreational programming and staff. Now, recreation supervisors stay current on new trends and offer suggestions to the public to see if there is interest in new programs. It has gone from an initial reactive position to a more proactive position. They started with providing playing fields, then developed a couple of community centers and staff. They now have 102 athletic fields within their park system. There are 5 full time recreation supervisors in the Parks and Recreation Department. Sports complex: The City has 3 sports complexes, with potential for a fourth one in the future. The number of fields was determined from a combination of demand from the public and by referring to national standards. There is always pressure for more fields from the public, but there is also a realistic limit to land and resources available. The sports complexes serve families beyond the limits of the city, primarily following the school district boundaries which spill over into adjacent communities Approximate level of service: Baseball/softball, 1/3,000 Football/soccer: 1/8,000 Advice: Get ahead of the curve in acquiring land and providing facilities before development occurs making it more difficult and expensive. DRAFTComprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 6-5 Last Updated: November 2007 2005 population 33,195 people estimate: Current acres of 884 acres city Dark land: Recreational The city has offered recreation programming since the 1970s. It began as a program offerings: sports -based program but has since branched out to a wide variety of programming types. In 2006 the Parks and Recreation department had four full time staff. Inver Grove Heights has a Community Center jointly owned by the city and school district. The city works with the athletic associations and collaborates with surrounding municipalities to jointly offer trips. The most popular city programs are programs for pre-schoolers and family events. Sports programs, both instructional and leagues, are also popular. The city offers programming based on local demand and also tries new ideas generated by staff. For example, due to a previously successful family skating, a seasonal "Skating with Santa" event is now held. One consideration is to offer a variety of activities, from more intensive with a more substantial fee to programming that is free. For level of service standards, The Inver Grove Heights 2020 Park Plan has guidelines of 3 acres per 1,000 people for neighborhood parks and 5 acres per 1,000 for community parks. Sports complex: Inver Grove Heights has Rich Valley Athletic Complex. The complex has 6 softball fields, 3 baseball fields, and 4 soccer fields. It was built by the city with financial commitments from the athletic associations. The soccer fields are the most heavily used while the softball and baseball fields are used less often. If the space were to be redesigned, more soccer fields and fewer diamonds would better serve the community's needs. Lighted fields allow for fewer fields because of the increase in hours in which they can be programmed, Approximate Level of Service: Baseball/softball: 1/3,700 Football/soccer: 1/8,300 Advice: Partnering with other organizations is important. Do not be disheartened by fnihirnc in aQtqhli.Qhinri rprreation nroarammina. It takes a few years for a program to get off the ground. DRAFTComprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 6-6 Last Updated: November 2007 2005 population 55,341 people estimate: Current acres of 2,895 acres city Dark land: Recreational The city offers adult programs, youth programs, special events, performing arts, program offerings: supervised warming houses, facility rentals (buildings, shelters, fields), volunteer programs, collaborative programming with Woodbury Arts Connection, Woodbury Athletic Association, Woodbury Youth Athletic League, Woodbury Area Hockey, and Woodbury High School clubs. The city provides facilities/fields and scheduling to associations and organizations running youth leagues. City Parks and Recreation Department coordinates with the YMCA, local cooperative housing, Community Educatior and others to avoid duplication. M771 =*F facilities and to respond to community interest. There are 7.5 full-time staff in the recreation division of the Parks and Recreation Department. There are 30.5 full-time staff in the entire department. Woodbury does not use a level of service standard for park land. The city did its park plan in the mid-1980s and has been following it as a guide for park land needs. Sports complex: The city has a sports complex that primarily serves city residents. The Bielenberg Sports Complex has B softball/baseball fields, 6 soccer/football fields, indoor ice arena with 2 sheets of ice, field house, track, trails, sand volleyball, and picnic area. Approximate Level of Service: Advice: If starting a recreation program, begin by programming the facilities already in the system, such as playgrounds or warming house. DRAFT Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 6-7 Last Updated: November 2007 EXISTING LEVEL OF SERVICE �J Lake Elmo 2005 —- n Estimate: 7,966 Forecasted Growth 2005 to 2010 is 450 additional persons per vear Lake Elmo 2006 Population Estimate: 8,416 Parks Classification 2006 Acres of Existing Park Land Existing Level of Service, Acres per 1,000 308 36.6 136.4 16.2 Village Area 3,025 33 33 0 South of 10th Street 11,275 124 5 119 North of 10th/Outside VA 9,700 107 98,4 8 TOTAL 24,000 264 136.4 127.6 11 acres per 1000 is derived from using the median of all existing neighborhood parks, which is approximately 6.3 acres, times 15, the total number of neighborhood parks. 6.3*15 = 94.5 acres. This adjustment is to address outlier neighborhood parks with large acreage, 94.5 acres/8.416 = 11 acres per 1000. 8.416 is the 2006 population estimate divided by 1000. COMMUNITY PARKS 2006 population 24,000 2030 population 8,416 acres, existina narks 305 Acres, 15 acres per 1000 360 acres Acres needed bV 2030 55 acres DRAFT Comprehensive Parlu & Recreation Plan Part 6-8 Last Updated: November 2007 Acres, 11 Acres, Acres acres per existing needed by 2030 population 1000 persons parks 2030 Village Area 3,025 33 33 0 South of 10th Street 11,275 124 5 119 North of 10th/Outside VA 9,700 107 98,4 8 TOTAL 24,000 264 136.4 127.6 11 acres per 1000 is derived from using the median of all existing neighborhood parks, which is approximately 6.3 acres, times 15, the total number of neighborhood parks. 6.3*15 = 94.5 acres. This adjustment is to address outlier neighborhood parks with large acreage, 94.5 acres/8.416 = 11 acres per 1000. 8.416 is the 2006 population estimate divided by 1000. COMMUNITY PARKS 2006 population 24,000 2030 population 8,416 acres, existina narks 305 Acres, 15 acres per 1000 360 acres Acres needed bV 2030 55 acres DRAFT Comprehensive Parlu & Recreation Plan Part 6-8 Last Updated: November 2007 The level of service (LOS) guidelines for fields and diamonds were developed in comparison to the LOS provided by local data, NPRA national guidelines, and national data collected by the Trust for Public Land. The Preference Menu, which indicated a deficit in athletic fields, was also considered. WUOTSNV-Umn�� rgoTOTOT-#T$Ttwm. = �0I �69 �- Based on a 2005 survey of 65 U.S. cities conducted by the Trust for Public Land Center for City Park Excellent, the LOS for baseball diamonds and soccer fields are: ill r I 1� I The existing Lake Elmo LOS for lit baseball/softball diamonds provided in Lions Park and VFW Park Baseball/softball diamond: 1 per 4,200 population It should be noted that Lake Elmo youth, through the Saint Croix Vailey Athietli'C -Association and ihe St. Croix Soccer Club, have access to the Lucy Winton Bell Athletic Fields located in West Lakeland Township. This facility has 4 baseball/softball diamonds, 8 soccer fields, and 3 football fields. Today these fields are meeting the needs of Lake Elmo residents to some extent and will likely continue to serve some of the demand for fields by Lake Elmo residents. DRAFTCon7prehensive Parks & Recreation Plan Part 6-9 Last Updated: November 2007