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CHAPTER 11 <br /> THE PLANNING PROCESS <br /> In 2000, the City of St. Anthony Village began to proactively • Represent a broad cross-section of community opinion; <br /> pursue a planning process for the redevelopment of the North- • Serve as the primary working group for the Northwest <br /> west Quadrant. The goals of the planning process included: Quadrant planning project; <br /> • Serve as the sounding board and reaction panel for the <br /> • Redevelopment of a mostly vacant, market-obsolete,first consultants and the City Council; <br /> generation regional mall facility; • Review, comment and advise the Planning Commission <br /> • Community involvement in redevelopment process; and City Council on key issues, plan alternatives, and <br /> • Determination of the most cost-effective method of rede- policy questions. <br /> velopment for Apache Plaza; ■ <br /> • Exploration of innovative and watershed-wide techniques <br /> for surface water management to improve Silver Lake's The City hired planning, redevelopment, and fiscal consult- ■ <br /> condition; ants to assist in the creation of a plan and selection of a <br /> • Provision of additional employment opportunities for resi- qualified developer. In July 2001,the City adopted the North- <br /> dents within walking distance of transit and other uses; west Quadrant Redevelopment Plan for the entire 250 acres <br /> • Determination of the housing needs of the City, including that incorporated the planning goals. The Plan included a <br /> life-cycle housing; Master Framework Plan to illustrate the overall vision for re- <br /> Increased opportunities for transit use and amenities to development of the area and to provide acceptable site plan- <br /> encourage walking and biking; and ning and design principles and standards to guide the de- <br /> Cooperation with adjacent and/or affected units of gov- sign of all features of the site and create a consistent charac- <br /> ernment. ter for the site that would be compatible with surrounding ■ <br /> development. <br /> The city appointed a twenty-six member project steering com- A developer selection process resulted in the selection of a <br /> mittee comprised of local residents to meet regularly with the master development team in early 2002 that has developed <br /> city and its planning consultants and provide input and direc- the General Concept Plan for the 50-acre study area, as <br /> tion to the process. The role of the steering committee was guided by the Master Framework Plan. This General Con- <br /> to: cept Plan will be implemented through an approved PUD <br /> District. The PUD District will allow the construction of a <br /> mixed-use urban village development that takes advantage ■ <br /> of existing natural features and amenities like Silver Lake <br /> and creates connections to the surrounding community. ■ <br /> 2 Village at St. Anthony Framework Manual <br />