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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-11-09 CPC Packetar +kq e r THE BIRTHPLACE OF MINNESOTA November 4, 1992 THE STILLWATER PLANNING COMMISSION WILL MEET ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1992 AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF CITY HALL, 216 NORTH FOURTH STREET. AGENDA Approval of Minutes - October 12, 1992. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Case No. V/92-53 - A Variance to the sideyard setback requirement on a corner lot (27 feet requested, 30 feet required) for the construction of a deck at 2683 Interlachen Court in the RA, Single Family Residential District. Deborah M. and Edward Lundholm, Applicant. 2. Case No. V/92-54 - A Variance to the rearyard setback requirement (5 feet required, within 5 feet requested) for the construction of a 352 square foot accessory garage at 1015 West Abbott Street in the RA, Single Family Residential District. James P. Nelson, Applicants. 3. Case No. SUP/92-55 - A Special Use Permit to conduct a studio and retail use along with the placement of an 8 square foot sign at 301 West Myrtle Street in the RCM, Medium Density Residential District. Dorothy A. Berge, Applicant. 4. Case No. V/92-56 - A Variance to the sideyard setback requirement on a corner lot (30 feet required, 15 feet requested) for the construction of a two stall garage. The property is located at 1120 North First Street in the RB, Two Family Residential District. Chris and Julie Pluth, Applicants. 5. Case No. PR/92-57 - A Parking Review for an office use (approximately 200 employees) in the east wing of the present Junior High School, 110 East Pine Street. The property is located in the PA, Public Administrative/ Office District. CUB Foods, Applicant. OTHER BUSINESS Stillwater Comprehensive Plan Update: - What is it? - What are the elements of the plan? - What is the Planning Commission's role in the preparation of the plan? - Time schedule for 1993. CITY HALL: 216 NORTH FOURTH STILLWATER, MINNESOTA 55082 PHONE: 612-439-6121 STILLWATER PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Date: October 12, 1992 Time: 7:00 p.m. Members Present: Gerald Fontaine, Chairman Angela Anderson, Gene Bealka, Duane Elliott, Gary Funke, Rob Hamlin, Don Valsvik, and Darwin Wald Steve Russell, Comm. Dev. Director Ann Pung-Terwedo, City Planner Absent: Glenna Bealka APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of September 14, 1992, were corrected as follows: Page 1, Case No. V/92-38, should state that Gene Bealka opposed, rather than Glenna Bealka. Page 3, Case No. SUP/92-49, fourth paragraph - Mr. Elliott stated that spray paint would not be an adequate temporary parking control measure and asked that this be deleted from the minutes. Motion by Don Valsvik, seconded by Darwin Wald to approve the minutes of September 14, 1992 as corrected. All in favor. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1, Ca5e NQ, v -4 - A Variance to the sideyard setback requirement (8.32 feet requested, 10 feet required) and to the rearyard setback requirement (15.35 feet requested, 25 feet required) for the construction of two duplex structures on Lots 16 & 17, and 18 & 19, Block 1, Forest Ridge Addition (Eastridge Court) in the RB, Two Family Residential District. Allen Rose, Applicant. Jim Blichfeldt presented the case on behalf of Mr. Rose. Mark Kemper, the surveyor and engineer for Mr. Blichfeldt was also present. This case was continued from the September 14 meeting. The applicant has submitted three alternative building place- ments: Option 1, the original plan, which is nine feet into the rearyard setback; Option 2 is 4 1/2 feet into the rearyard set- back and 4 1/2 feet into the frontyard setback; and Option 3 which is approximately 9.9 feet into the frontyard setback. A neighbor, Roger Wohlers, 1933 Eastridge Court, also submitted an alternative plan at the last meeting. The distance between the garage and curb is 27 feet at its shortest point on Option 3. 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Mr. Funke stated that he has had calls from neighbors wondering if they will be responsible for any assessments. Ann Pung- Terwedo stated that existing property owners would not be assessed. The Commission determined that this request is premature because the sewer situation is still in question. Motion by Duane Elliott to table the Variance request until the City's Engineer has an opportunity to meet with the applicant to discuss the sewer situation. Seconded by Gary Funke. All in favor. 3. - A minor subdivision of a 6.33 acre site into two lots of 2.83 acres and 3.50 acres. The site is located west of Washington Avenue and south of West Orleans (the east 1/2 of Outlot A) in the BP -I, Business Park Industrial District. Bill Pauley presented the case. The Commission had no objections. Motion by Don Valsvik, seconded by Gary Funke to approve the Minor Subdivision request. All in favor. 4. Case No. SUP 9�2 - A Special Use Permit for the construction of a 23,625 square foot warehouse facility with a 7,200 square foot retail and office area. The property is located west of Washington Avenue and south of West Orleans Street (the east 1/2 of Outlot A, Parcel 1) in the BP -I, Business Park Industrial District. Washington County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Applicant. Dennis Balyeat presented the request. He responded to questions from the Commission regarding the exterior of the building that he was not sure at this time what exterior materials would be used, but that it would not be a metal building. He stated that the building will cost $930,000 and will therefore be an attractive building. Mr. Russell noted that the conditions of approval require use of the guidelines in the West Business Park Plan and review of the design by the Design Review Committee. Mr. Hamlin suggested that there be a guarantee of survival of landscape plants beyond two years. Angela Anderson suggested that the proper plants be chosen which could survive during low rainfall periods. 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V/92-53 Planning Commission Meeting: November 9, 1992 Project Location: 2683 Interlachen Court Comprehensive Plan District: Single Family Zoning District: RA Applicant's Name: Deborah Lundholm Type of Application: Variance PROJECT LOCATION: A variance to the sideyard setback requirements on a corner lot (27 ft. requested, 30 feet required) for a deck addition. DISCUSSION: The request is to place a deck addition 27 feet from the side property line. The deck is presently in place. It was built without a building permit along with the porch addition. The porch addition extends from the home on the second level of the walkout. A stairway connects the porch with the deck. One can visually see the deck from Interlachen Drive even with the fence. The rearyard is on a steep slope. The deck addition provides access from the second level to the pool area. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL: 1. The Building Official shall inspect the deck and porch addition and submit a report for this variance file. 2. All building permits shall be secured. RECOMMENDATION: Approval. FINDINGS: The proposed variance is necessary for the reasonable use of the land and this is the minimum variance that will accomplish this. ATTACHMENTS: - Application Form - Site Plan. 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V/92-54 Planning Commission Meeting: November 9, 1992 Project Location: 1015 West Abbott Street Zoning District: RB, Two Family Residential District Applicant's Name: James P. Nelson Type of Application: Variance. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A Variance to the rearyard setback requirement (5 feet required, within five feet requested) for the construction of a 352 foot garage. n PT CIIgc.TnN The request is to construct a 22 ft. x 16 ft. garage approximately 10 feet from the side property line and within 5 ft. from the rear property line. The rearyard is quite steep from the home to Lake Street. The location of the placement of the proposed accessory garage seems to the the best location. Access to the garage should be off the driveway and not directly off Lake Street. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL: 1. Access to the garage shall be off the driveway. RECOMMENDATION: Approval as conditioned. FINDINGS: The granting of the variance is necessary for the reasonable use of the land or buildings. 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SUP/92-55 Planning Commission Meeting: November 9, 1992 Project Location: 301 West Myrtle Street Comprehensive Plan District: Medium Density Residential Zoning District: RCM Applicant's Name: Dorothy A. Berge Type of Application: Special Use Permit PROJECT DESCRIPTION A Special Use Permit to conduct a studio and retail use along with the placement of an eight square foot sign at 301 West Myrtle Street. DISCUSSION: The r•equesL is to conduct a studio and retail use in a residential home on Myrtle Street. This home was presently used as a home and office. It is adjacent to Downtown Stillwater and faces Myrtle Street. The applicant's representative has stated Ms. Berge will be using the garage as a studio and the home as the gallery showing sculpture, painting and prints. It will be open by invitation only. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL: 1. The sign shall be six square feet. No additional signage is allowed. 2. The applicant shall submit a sign permit for signage. The permit shall be reviewed by the Design Review Committee. 3. All parking shall remain on site. 4. Any storage of flammable materials in the studio shall be reviewed by the Fire Department. RECOMMENDATION: Approval as conditioned. FINDINGS: The proposed use will not be injurious to the neighborhood or otherwise detrimental to the public welfare and will be in harmony with the general purpose of the zoning district. ATTACHMENTS: - Application - Proposal explanation. 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Gallery hours 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Tuesday thru Saturday by appointment only. Telephone number 351-0733. A gallery "opening", to introduce a new artist and his/her work, not more than once a month from 5:UO PM to 9:OU PM which would be by invitation. PLANNING APPLICATION REVIEW CASE NO. V/92-56 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING: November 9, 1992 Project Location: 1120 North First Street Comprehensive Plan District: Residential Zoning District: RB, Duplex Residential Applicant's Name: Christopher and Julie Ann Pluth Type of Application: Variance PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Request for variance to the front and/or sideyard setback (thirty feet required, fifteen feet requested). DISCUSSION: The application is to construct a two stall 576 square foot garage at one of two possible locations. Both sites require a thirty foot setback from the streets (North First Street and Stillwater Avenue East). The preferred site requires a variance from North First Street as well as Stillwater Avenue East. The alternative site only requires one variance to the Stillwater Avenue setback. As shown on the sketch plan, the garage door is twenty seven feet from Stillwater Avenue and there is no sidewalk along the street. No trees would be removed by either garage location. There are no other practical locations on the site to construct a garage. RECOMMENDATION: Approval of alternative garage site. 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PAUL, MN 55108 Permit by -p Legal Description_— -- Lot Blk -- Add'n`_ - - -- Value - Type Const. MA w SLAB: HOME PHONE: NAME _ __�,u je r A^ ^ Q IyXN BUS. PHONE: 108 .ADDRESS._ 1 I Lo 1(%J I S $I r► �' BLDG CODE AREA SALESMAN �` �' CONTRACT DATE_ �V/1&27SIZE ------ FOR OFFICE USE ONLY N-By SUSSEL Slab Blocks ❑ By Owner Approx. ❑ In ABU ___ _-_— Blks. Delivery 2-STARTING POINTS ONLY Sod Removal _ _-_ _ . - _. Water r of _ S.P.L.._ S1 S.S.P.L. SandFill—_ Back Fill _ R.P.L. Alley Other House F. Street Other _ I� VSquare With QP L- �❑JSod Rem- - B I�A.B.U.''”- --- I'�• >1® Grade Point _ ❑ Conduit M�BlOcks: UBy Owner i!:-My Sussel ❑ Wtr.proof: ❑By Own. ❑By Sus ❑Backfill: ❑By Own. ❑By Sussel MaintainT Total Wall Height Including Blocks OR ❑ Maintain B' Wall Height on Top of Blocks Block Size (Top course) a Wall Height other than a ❑ ❑ Existing garage: Nn — .31 CJ Detached LI Attached Yes _J Size of existing-____x_____ Existing garage will be: ❑ Left as is ❑ Converted to L.S. - By owner ❑ Removed By: Owner ❑ Sussel ❑ Junk Must Be Removed By Owner Stakes visible - ❑ Yes ❑ No ACCESS Survey available - ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Good ❑Special instructions from ❑ Fair owner: -- — ❑ Poor uxz- LA!L D.W. S.W. Ftg. Re -bar TOTAL 1 ■ 1 i PURCHASER'S INITIALS: -3�&_Zy DIRECTION ID LI _ --_ -- - - ........ . .. • Ll { , i �; r I L i i r , - -- PLANNING APPLICATION REVIEW CASE NO. PR/92-57 Planning Commission Meeting: November 9, 1992 Project Location: 110 East Pine Street Zoning District: Public Administrative/Office Applicant's Name: CUB Foods Type of Application: Parking Review PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Review of required parking for conversion of the East Wing of the Junior High School to an office building. Discussion: The proposed office use is a permitted use in the Public Administrative/Office District. The East Junior High School Building has 63,254 square feet. The space includes lunch room, locker rooms and gymnasium. The parking requirement for an office use is one space per 300 square feet or 210 spaces for the East Wing Building. CUB officials have indicated that, depending on relocation, 175 to 200 employees will be moved from their downtown location to the site. A parking lot is located north of the East Junior High Building. The existing paved area can accommodate approximately 70 spaces dependent on layout. This lot could be affected by the reorientation of the building entrance away from the Pine Street residential area to the north. The plans for the renovation are not yet available for review in conjunction with parking. CUB is purchasing the West Wing of the Junior High site and giving that building and site to the City. The intent of the City is to provide parking on the West Building site for the East Building office use and study the reuse of the West Building. A review of the West site parking areas indicates that approximately 137 spaces can be provided in three locations. (See attached maps.) The Lower Third parking lot can accommodate 75 spaces with minimal retaining wall construction. As many as 87 spaces could be accommodated at this location with major retaining wall construction. The driveway and adjacent area to the South of the school power plant can accommodate 35 spaces with the recontouring of the sloped area North of Pine Street and removal of the garage behind the school and boiler plant. The third West Building parking area is located just off Fourth Street behind the school. Depending on design, that lot can accommodate 27 cars. All the West building sites are within 300 feet of the office use as required by the Zoning Ordinance. The Fourth Street site may not be needed based on employee relocation and final parking lot design. The total supply of East and West on -site parking is 207 spaces. This number may vary dependent on final parking lot design and construction. As with other 1 development projects, this review does not include on -street parking, although parking spaces are available on South Third and South Fourth Street. The parking situation will be monitored to make sure employees are parking in designated areas and not impacting the adjacent residential area. One way of managing parking is to assign an actual space to each employee. Other methods of reducing parking demand, such as car pooling or ride sharing can reduce parking demand. Also, the parking lots can be designed for some compact space which can increase the parking supply by 10 to 15%. The City of Stillwater is beginning to study the reuse of the West Junior High. The Stillwater Junior High Reuses Study prepared by the PreservaLion Alliance is provided as background information. A Task Force will Study the possibility of converting the school to a community center with a variety of activities. Current plans call for closing the West Junior High after the current 1992-93 school year. A reuse decision should be made by June 1994. It is probable that the arrangement of parking described above will not be the final lot configuration and design for the office use and possible West Building reuse. The on -site space can adequately provide for the initial year of office operation. After the West Building reuse study is concluded, and its future use determined, a new review of parking will be required to make sure there is adequate parking for the office use and West Building use. Dependent on West Building use, a shared parking arrangement may work for some of the West Building use after normal working hours. RECOMMENDATION: Approval. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL: 1. Two hundred on -site parking spaces shall be provided in the four lots, East Building (70 spaces), Lower Third (75) spaces, Upper Third (35) spaces and Fourth Street (27 spaces). 2. All office employees shall park in the above designated lots. 3. All lots shall be paved and striped with safe access as approved by the City Engineer. 4. This parking approval is good for one year after the East Building occupancy and shall be reviewed by the City in June 1994 to reconsider the parking arrangement and future use of the West Building. 5. The frontyard (Pine Street) and street sideyard (Third Street) of the East office site shall remain in landscaping and not be converted to parking. 6. The final plans for the parking lot improvements shall be reviewed and approved by the Community Development Director. ATTACHMENT: Maps. CASE NUMBER Fee ► aid _-_ -- - - - -__-- I6 � G LC;a i Alec - _'-! L...-- 1—`Aa'Vj4iNy A✓iYlI1`ISlRAiiYE FORAI, Sir aet Locctip cn or pr�er;110 E. Pine Street y; _________ _ _ ____ ___ City Of Stillwater, S r �35., Lots 8-22 Lecel DQSC:,;Otion of Prccer;y: __Slac�_3�T_La+s_3-12 ---- ____________ -- __ Independent -School District-#834r----_____-_______ AC%,J�ress __1875 Greeley Street 439-8230 --------- Phone: P ;one: ___--__-- ADp liCc,.t (fi Oiiier ti,C : cwjler): NC;",e____________--_ Adc:-ass.__12?_Water Street '. 779-2052 Typo o► Racvast: Razornirg ___ Approval o; Prelir„incz-1 Pic- Special Use Permit ___ Approval oi, Final Plc; ___ Variance ___ Other Descript;on of Reeuesr.---- _�3��111�_Il����_ or_a��ro ymytely 200 em-olo ees_L�a,nrkini saces rr� t�_-- _will _be_Planned- for _the -East and -West -Junior High School Parcels., Signature of Applicant: --------- Date of Public H:ecring:________-____________________________________ NOT-: Skcetch of proposed property and structure to be d;a•,;m.on back of this ,o; y or -ached, showing the following: I. North direction. 2. Location of prot3ose s" ,:ct-dr e on lot 3. Dinnens:ons of -.ont =d side set -backs. Q. Dimensions of proposed structure. 5. St: eet na..;.es. 6. Locatiom of ad -ace-_,- :t easttag buiidixags. 7. Other i;.:ar :o�on as =ay be recueste Approved ___ Dcnied ___ by the "Plenning Commission on ----------- (date) subject to th e fo!lowirg tonc�iticrs: __�---------------------- Approved --- Denied -__ by the Council on ________________ subjec: to the aHowling cc„ditiors: - -----_________________ ------------------------- -------------------------------- { &rsvd5 pL S ��'/�✓�J 1 � firms r &% Aq J 75 5fpA ti VA Iv, f ' 11 F v ►VI - - 07 .r ddo N r ll 1 � •. 14 � r;!.-;J•;'" „ice 7 ��•�� < Z die= v •;� } THE _COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHAT IS STILLWATER'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? Stillwater's Comprehensive Plan is the official public document, adopted in 1979, by the City Council as the policy guide to decisions regarding the physical development of the community. This document, required by the Metropolitan Land Planning Act by Minnesota Statues, Section 473.851, encompasses all geographic parts of the community and all functional elements which relate to the physical make up of Stillwater. The Comprehensive Plan is a vision statement for the future development of Stillwater. The Comprehensive Plan's primary emphasis is on land use, the type of development, its location, timing and related public services and facilities needed to accommodate the development. Conditions have changed since the Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 1979. Residential and commercial development has occurred and the supply of vacant developable land has been depleted. The 1990 census provides the City with a statistical picture of the City that can be used to describe changed conditions. A Land Use Survey was conducted in 1990 that describe the various land use activities in the City. Besides the physical changes, the attitude of the community and their feeling about the future may have changed and need to be reestablished. The Planning Commission will play a key role in providing an opportunity for community input into the update of the Comprehensive Plan through special meetings, neighborhood meetings, question- naires, and public hearings. The remainder of this report describes the Comprehensive Plan; its functions and criteria, describes the comprehensive planning process, describes the function of the Comprehensive Plan and lists the elements or components of the Comprehensive Plan. Each Commissioner is requested to review the enclosed background information. The Planning Commission will be the key City commission in coordinating the development of the Comprehensive Plan. Staff will work directly with the Commission and the Commission will meet and receive input from the affected and interested community. At Monday's meeting we will begin discussing planning issues you feel need to be considered in the Comprehensive Plan. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN The Comprehensive Plan is an official public document that is adopted and aoproved by the Stillwater Plan Commission and -City Council. The plan itself is a composite of many coordinated and consistent elements including transportation, land use, community facilities, environmental protection, and so on. In the previous section, it was stated that planning is an ongoing, dynamic process. The Comprehensive Plan is a report documenting the result of the planning process -at one or several specific points in time (thus the plan requires regular reviews and updates). The purpose of the plan is to guide decisions concern- ing the physical development of the community. It therefore addresses social and economic aspects of the city as well. The plan is a statement of how the city should develop over the next 20 years and what can and should be done to increase the likeli- hood of that happening. Comprehensive plans have also been called "general plans" or "master plans." All three terms have at times been used interchangeably. However, as the planning profession has developed, the term "master plan" has been looked on less favorably than the other two because it has been misused in the past to describe many plans which are neither comprehensive (master park plan) nor general (master street plans). Comprehensive plans are general in the sense that the plan summarizes the goals, objectives and policies of the city, and provides proposals which do not, and can not, include detailed information on all aspects of the urban environment. The plan is comprehensive because it includes all the geographic features of the city and planning area and establishes strategies concerning all of the natural and man-made factors which effect the continuing development of the city. The two lists below identify the functions that the comprehensive plan will fulfill and the criteria that are used as a guide to develop a good plan. Functions - Statement of City Policy - Guide to Decision Making - Long Range Perspective ` - Improving the Quality of the Environment - Promoting the Public Interest - Technical Expertise/Conveyance of Advice - Communication - Education - Legal Document Criteria - The Plan and Process Must be Present/Future- Oriented - The Plan and Process Must be Anticipatory - The Plan and Process Must Balance Exactness With Flexibility - The Plan Must be Realistic and Financially Feasible - The Plan Must Be Implementable and Implemented DETAILED PLANNING PROCESS 1. 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It also identifies shorter term ob- jectives which will lead to achievement of the goals. • Guide to Decision Making. The plan is a means for guiding and influencing a variety of public and private decisions that eventually create the future city. The regular ongoing public decision making process includes land develop- ment cases (rezoning, subdivision etc.), capital improvement programming and specific capital expenditure decisions, redevelopment plans and proposals and so on. These decisions can be made on an ad hoc basis or perhaps with a view of other factors in mind. Or, they can be made in the light of a comprehensive plan represent- ing a relatively clear picture of what has been deemed to be the desirable future development of the community. A more effective, efficient and attractive city will result when a plan is developed --and used to guide decision making. Lonq Ranoe Perspective. Comprehensive Plans are sometimes critized for their long range orientation. It is pointed out that it is difficult, if not impossible, to predict 20 years into the future with certainty. This is true, however, an effective plan does not provide a "blue print" of the future city: rather it provides the general direction and guidance for the future which can be adjusted to changing conditions. A good plan should be slightly utopian. It should inspire and challenge us with a vision of what Stillwater might become. A long range plan allows decision makers to look at current decisions in the light of their long term consequences and in terms of their mpact on other related systems. T isidecisoimporns tant are because the regular ongoing made affectide91Shondethatpwenwill all live with of the city are long 0 ye? probably much longer. Tor �0 years and p a I+jl}rovin the Qual i t of the Environment. One function of the p lan is to faci}itate the improve- ment of the quality of the urban and natural environment. The plan accomplishes this through " review of regulationsana also through rol of the the and development of land, facilities provision and expansion of community and services. Promoting the Public Interest. By basing the plan upon facts and conclusions developed ath rough ne that the pin is background studies, assuriscachieved. This helps reasonable aimpartialersons rather than promote the interest of all p inte the interest of individuals or special interest groups. Decisions based on a plan or capricious likely to be made in an arbitrary manner. • Technical Ex ertise and the Conveyancelicy of Advice. }an provides p ers The comprehensive p to receive the counsel of with the opportunity its advisors in a coherent, unified form. The hensive advice is based upon nalmpre evaluation ofatheation of the data and technical or courses of action. impacts of alternative p The coordination of technical studies andsadiice with the political decision making process necessary to bring about the desired urban develop- ment in accordance with the plan and in the most efficient and economic manner. • Communication. Through the comprehensive plan t e 1ty ouncil presents a unified picture of its long range strategies and policies to all those concerned with the growth and develop- ment of the community. That audience includes the City Plan Commission, planning staff, the City Manager and other municipal departments, other governments and public agencies, the private development community, civic organizations and the general public. The plan enables the actors in the city development process to anticipate decisions of the Council and to develop projects supportive of the plan rather than in conflict with it. Education. The plan is educational for all actors in the development process and anyone who reads it. It should: arouse interest in community affairs; offer factual information on present conditions in the community and probable future trends, awaken them to the possibilities of the future, tell them something about the operations of their city governments, and impart s0113e of the ideas of city planning.* Legal Document, In recent years court decisions and new legislation adopted by state legislatures have strengthened greatly the importance of the plan as a legal document. In deciding the litigation of development cases, the courts are beginning to increasingly rely on the completeness and reasonableness of comprehensive plans as a basis for enforcing land development regulations. Courts have also begun to require a higher degree of consistency between the plan and the development regulations. The concept of comprehensive planning has been supported by the courts in a series of notable land use cases. Many cases across the country have given greater support to planning as a legitimate function of local government. While legal interpretation may vary somewhat from state to state on individual cases, several points are abundantly clear: - The degree of legal activism and court intervention has accelerated. - Courts are exploring new areas of constitu- tional tests such as the right to travel, in addition to traditional taking and equal protection tests. - Courts are becoming more sophisticated in the way they review land use cases. - Planning is playing an increasingly impor- tant role in the resolution of land use litigation. - Courts generally support the community if sufficient data are presented in justifying the control mechanisms. Thus, planning has become central to questions of growth and development from the standpoint of both the courts and policy making bodies. What Makes a Good Plan? Clearly, any effort to plan for the long range future of a city is fraught with difficulties: it is difficult to project 20 years into the future; and it is difficult to coordinate the interrelated community systems- Beyond those technical problems, the many functions that a plan should serve further complicate the planning effort. Because of these difficulties, it is important to recognize what the plan can and cannot be, and develop a plan accordingly. The following criteria for the plan and planning process are intended to help outline how a plan can be developed which recognizes both the benefits which can be derived from planning and the limitations to planning. ■ The lam and1 rocess must be resent/future- oriented. Tobjectives for the future are III rooted in the problems of today. The plan identi- fies the most critical problems of the day and then correlates these with alternative solutions to those problems. As progress is made in the planning process, the solutions involve pro- gressively more detailed and more time specific objectives and actions. The simple listing of proposed actions within specific time frames is one of:the basic methods of determining the future plan. ■ The ppl--an and process must be antici atory__ Steil ter is a comp ex ur an Sys em w M in which there are interdependencies between parts, whether those parts are physical, social, economic, or governmental. A change to one part must be balanced by an appropriate change in the others. Trends are an expression of the probable effects of natural change. Anticipating these trends is an important method of adding future dimensions to the plan and process. The flan and process must balance exactness with flexifsility. It is essential that the .plan is flexible enough to meet the needs of a changing city. Sometimes a difficult balance must be struck between this flexibility and making the plan so general that it becomes • • useless as an aid to decision making. Contrasting that problem is a plan which is so specific that it becomes out of date a few years after it is prepared. Where specific actions can be defined and agreed on (frequently on actions in the first five years of the plan), the plan should provide detailed steps for realizing such actions.- The plan then becomes a program rather than an illustration. The plan must be flexible to allow innovations or alternatives, where general strategies can be agreed on and specific actions cannot. The plan should not risk being invalidated because of rigidity. The plan must be realistic and financiall feasible. The plan should not unrealistic expectations or costly proposals which cannot be achieved. The financial implica- tions of each proposal and its political acceptance must be assessed. T P1an and process must be im lementable, and be implemented. In order for the plan to be implemented it must be implementable. It must provide useful guidance to decision makers faced with regular decisions on development and on municipal facilities and services. Also, the plan implementation must be capable of being measured, and then periodically monitored to see that it is working. Such a process keeps the plan "alive." Element COMPRE11ENSIVE PLAN ELEMFMS Content Environmental Quality: The Environmental Quality Element is concerned with protecting the natural environment and conserving resources. The Element is divided into six sections: Air Quality, Water Quality, Soils, Biotic Resources, Energy and Noise. Community Design: The Community Design Element is concerned with how Stillwater looks and feels and develops policies and programs needed to keep Stillwater a quality place to live, work, raise a family and visit. The Element is divided into six components: Urban Form, Natural Setting and Scenic Resources, Character and Scale of the Built Environment, Neighborhood Quality, Imageable Paths and Entrances and Landscaping. Land Use: With the Land Use Diagram, the Land Use Element identifies the general location, density and extent of land available for housing, business, industry, natural resource, recreation and other uses. The Element is divided into six sections: Balanced Community, Residential, Commercial and Industrial Lands, Open Space Lands, Concurrency, Land Use and Circulation and Land Use Diagram and Designations. Circulation: The Circulation Element aims to accommodate travel demands and reduce automobile travel by developing a comprehensive, multi -modal circulation system. The Element is divided into six sections: Circulation Planning, Pedestrian System, Bike System, Transit, Road System and Transportation Systems Management. Housing: The Housing Element is concerned with provided an adequate supply of sound, affordable housing in a safe and satisfying environment for all residents. The Element is divided into seven sections which assess the City's housing issues. They are: Housing Characteristics, Housing Needs, Land Infrastructure, Housing Opportunities, Constraints on Housing and Housing Policy. Economic Development: The Economic Element establishes the City's intent and policy with regard to economic activity and fiscal health. It is divided into five sections: Economic Principles, Retail Trade and Commercial Services, Industry, Downtown Revitalization and Tourism. Community Facilities and Services: The Community Facilities and Services Element assesses the implications of projected growth upon community facilities and services in terms of maintenance, improvement, accessibility, expansion and the reduction of wastefulness. It is divided into nine subject areas: City Government, Education, Children, Youth and Families, Health and Medical Services, Communications and Information Network, Water Supply and Conservation, Wastewater Treatment, Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling and Storm Drainage. Parks and Recreation: The Parks and Recreation Element analyzes the City's park and recreation needs and provides a direction for attaining them through the year 2010. The Element is divided into four sections: Parks and Recreational Lands, Recreational Facilities, Recreational Programs and Cultural Festivities and Recreation Corridors. Cultural Resources: The Cultural Resources Element analyzes and provides policies to protect and enhance cultural resources and activities within the City. It is divided into four sections: Archaeological Resources, Historical and Architectural Resources, Museums and Visual and Performing Arts. Safety: The objective of the Safety Element is to minimize human injury, loss of life, property damage and economic and social dislocation due to natural and human -made hazards. The Element is organized into five sections: Flooding Hazards, Fire Hazards, Police Services, Hazardous Materials and Emergency Preparedness. Area and Specific Plans Summaries: The Area and Specific Plans chapter provides a summary of the intent, goals and polices of specific areas in the City including: Downtown, West Stillwater Business Park and Brick Pond Area. Implementation and Monitoring: The Implementation and Monitoring chapter outlines various implementation as well as monitoring programs and strategies for the City's 1990-2010 Comprehensive Plan and is divided into four sections: Implementation Tools, Capital Improvement Projects, Plans Potential Funding and Timeliness, Monitoring Programs and Implementation Table and Matrices.