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THE BIRTHPLACE OF MINNESOTA
STILLWATER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
PLANNING COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE
The Stillwater Planning Commission will meet Monday,
September 20, 1993 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council
Chambers of City Hall, 216 North Fourth Street.
AGFNDA
1. Washington County Comprehensive Plan.
2. Work Program Update/Schedule
3. Review Traffic Existing Conditions.
4. Review Planning Questionnaire.
CITY HALL: 216 NORTH FOURTH STILLWATER, MINNESOTA 55082 PHONE: 612-439-6121
WASHINGTON COUNTY
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION
PLANNING AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIVISION
GOVERNMENT CENTER
14900 61ST STREET NORTH, P.O. BOX 6 • STILLWATER, MINNESOTA 55082-0006
Office: 6121430.6003 FAX: 612/430-6017
September 9, 1993
Steve Russell
Community Development Director
Stillwater Cit-%r Hall
216 North Fourth Street
Stillwater, MN 55082
RE: Comprehensive Plan Presentation by Washington County
Dear Mr. Russell:
Robert J. Lockyear
Director
Jane Harper
Physical Development
Lois Yellow -thunder
Human Services
Thank you for including us in your agenda for the September 20th
Planning Commission Meeting. I will be making the presentation,
and will need about 15 minutes to describe the county's process
for updating its Comprehensive Plan over the next eighteen
months. I will include a few minutes at the end for questions or
comments from the Commissioners.
Enclosed are summary sheets explaining the Comprehensive Plan
process. We would appreciate it if these informational sheets
could be distributed to the Commissioners by mail or at the time
of the meeting.
Call me at 430-6011 if you have any last minute questions or
comments. Thanks again.
Sincerely,
ian.e Harper
Project Manager
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY / AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
WASHINGTON COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE
July 1993-December 1994
Over the next year and a half Washington County _will be
preparing an update of the county's Comprehensive Plan.
The Main Elements of the plan will be:
1. Land Use
2. Transportation
3. Parks and Open Space
4. Public Facilities
S. Natural and Historical Resources
The process will be broken into three six month phases:
(1) Research and Analysis
(2) Plan Development
(3) Plan Refinement and Approval
Each phase will involve...
* soliciting local views, values and perceptions
* analyzing existing conditions
* identifying issues and concerns
* formulating goals and standards
* developing and evaluating alternative scenarios and policies
* choosing a preferred alternative
We are currently in Phase 1 of the process. Phase 1 involves
assessing the present form of development in Washington County
through a series of background studies and discussions with
individuals and communities in the county.
An inventory of land uses, open space, transportation,
housing, and natural resources will be conducted. Varying
scenarios of possible future development will be mapped for
purposes of discussion and value identification.
Participants are encouraged to discuss the impacts that
various types of development could have on Washington County.
opportunities for Involvement
The county's goal through this process is to achieve
community -wide consensus on and ownership of a vision for the
future and how best to implement that vision.
The vision will be developed through a process designed to get
communities, school districts, other governmental units, businesses
and citizens involved in a meaningful way.
Workshops
Three workshops will be conducted during the process to
identify issues and refine strategies for the Comprehensive Plan.
Individuals from cities and townships in the county are invited to
attend.
The vision and Issue Identification Workshop,
to be held in early November, 1993, will
solicit the widest possible range of local
viewpoints regarding future growth and
development forms in Washington County.
The Problem Definition Workshop to be conducted
in December of 1993, will focus on defining the
issues and identifying needs, opportunities and
constraints.
A Preferred Future Workshop to be held in the summer
of 1994, will facilitate local review and comment
regarding the plan alternatives.
These workshops are intended to provide a forum to discuss
local viewpoints on current conditions, problems, needs, and future
potential for growth in the county. You are encouraged to attend
any or all of these workshops. Details will be sent as the event
approaches.
Interviews
During the fall of 1993 interviews will be conducted with
county residents, elected officials, businesses, and other
interested parties. Interviewees will be asked their impressions
and perceptions of the strengths, weaknesses and potentials of
their community, including options for future growth and
development.
Sub -Committees
Three sub -committees will meet throughout the Comprehensive
Plan process to address the following county planning issues:
* Land Use * Transportation * Parks and Open Space
If you wish to get more information about or participate in any of
the activities mentioned above, please contact Jane Harper, Project
Manager at 430-6011.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE PROCESS AND SCHEDULE
The following lists the stages (E the
with timing of each item. According
completed by December 1993.
Comprehensive -Plan -Update -process -along
to the schedule the update should be
TIMING BACKGROUND FOR PLANNING
Spring - - What is Comprehensive Plan?
Summer - Function of plan?
1993 - Role of Stillwater Planning Commission
- Generalized time line for plan update
- Review of examples of Comprehensive Plans
- Other background items.
Product: Handouts and reports.
September - RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
December - Inventory of existing conditions: Economic Developemnt and
1993 infrastructure
- Describe demographic trends
- Describe housing conditions
- Collect land use information and analysis
- Review housing, population and employment forecasts
- Interview resource people on areas of expertise regarding
- Comprehensive Plan subject areas: DNR, MWBAC, Washington
County, Stillwater Township, Oak Park Heights, City
Engineers, Police Department, Fire Department, Parks and
Recreation Director.
- Meet with City Committee and Commissions concerning certain
existing conditions and issues for areas of responsibility.
- Analyze existing conditions and forecast information.
January - ISSUE IDENTIFICATION AND GOAL SETTING
February - Administer community questionnaire
1994 - Hold neighborhood meetings, present existing conditions
information and for response.
- Document results from questionnaire, neighborhood meetings.
March - April ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND SELECTION
1994 - Develop plan alternatives with input from the planning
Commi s s ion
- Present plan alternatives at neighborhood meetings and obtain
comments.
- City Committees and Commission review and comment on
alternatives.
- City Council review of plan alternative recommendation.
May - July PLAN DEVELOPMENT, REVIEW AND ADOPTION
1994 - Prepare plan document
- Hold Planning Commission public meetings and hearings.
- Hold City Council Public Hearing for plan adoption.
Product: Updated Comprehensive Plan.
TIMING
1994 - ongoing PLAN IMPLEMENTATION f
Yearly:
- Capital Improvements Program
- Zoning Amendments
- Subdivision Ordinance Amendments
- Preparation of specific area plans
- Possible annexation plan
- Facilities Plan
Product: Annual report on Comprehensive Plan Implementation.
1995 COMPRI"HI?NSIVE PLAN REVIEW AND UPDATE
- Possible amendments to plan based on changed conditions and
results from implementing actions.
Product: Amendments as necessary.
COMPRFIM-NSIVE PLAN WORK PROGRAM
Work Items:
1. Background for Planning
Present introductory information and examples of Comprehensive Plans to
Planning Commission.
2. Research and Analysis
Complete and tabulate land use information.
Inventory and document cultural and historic resources.
Analyze census information.
Review housing information.
Review physical condition of planning area outside of City.
Review regional population, housing and employment forecasts.
Review and map transportation information.
Describe community design resources.
Inventory and map open space recreation resources.
Review and map city water, storm water, sanitary sewer systems.
Combine information in report on existing conditions.
3. Issue Identification and Goal Setting
Review existing conditions information and identify opportunities, issues
and constraints to future development.
Prepare goal statements for elements of comprehensive plan.
4. Alternative Development, Review and Selection.
Prepare future alternatives for various issues, areas, geographic locations
of plan elements using above information.
5. Plan Development, Review and Adoption.
Prepare comprehensive plan based on alternatives and alternative comments.
Plans include policy statement, (goals, objectives and policies) and
diagrams (sketches, maps).
Plan to include Comprehensive Plan Elements (attached).
6. Plan Implementation
Prepare comprehensive plan implementation program with description of
programs, assign responsibility for implementation, timing of action and
estimate of cost as appropriate.
bj ect areas as listed below a - -- -- - • - - • • .-
Element is concerned with
environment and conserving
divided into six sections:
v. Soils, Biotic Resources,
rent is concerned with how
s and develops policies and
Lillwater a quality place to
and visit. The Element .is
Urban Form, Natural setting
-acter and Scale of the Built
Quality, Imageable Paths and
tram, the Land Use Element
cation, density and extent of
,, business, industry, natural
other uses. The Element is
ions: Balanced Community,
.,id Industrial Lands, Op
en pace
Use and Circulation and Land
ions .
aims to accommodate travel
nobile travel by developing a
lal circulation system. The
D six sections: Circulation
Lem, Bike system, Transit, Road
n systems Management.
concerned with provided an
1, affordable housing in a safe
nent for all residents. The
seven sections which assess the
S. They are: Housing
,g Needs, Land Infrastructure,
onstraints on Housing and Housing
tablishes the City's intent and
economic activity and fiscal
into five sections: Economic
.ade and Commercial Services,
_talization 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 Wastewater Treatment, Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling
and Storm Drainage.
Parks and Recreation: The Parks and Recreation Element analyzes the City Is 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 duetoatural
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hazards -
The 'Element is organized into f
Hazards, Fire Hazards, Police Services, Hazardous
Materials and Emergency Preparedness.
Area and Specific Plans
cific Plans chapter provides a summary
Summaries: The Area and Spe
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.
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THE BIRTHPLACE OF MINNESOTA
MEMORANDUM
TO: PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: STEVE RUSSELL, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTO�
DATE: SEPTEMBER 16, 1993
SUBJECT: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN QUESTIONNAIRE
Attached is a draft questionnaire that will be sent out to
residents of the City of Stillwater.
If you can think of any questions that you would like a
citizen response to, they can be added to the
questionnaire by contacting the Planning Department.
CITY HALL: 216 NORTH FOURTH STILLWATER, MINNESOTA 55082 PHONE: 612-439-6121
Planning Commission
City of Stillwater, Minnesota
NOTE: Please mail or deliver
completed questionnaire to
City Hall on or before
CITY OF STILLWATER
PLANNING SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE
Your City Planning Commission is currently in the process of updating the 1979
Comprehensive Plan in accordance with provisions of the Metropolitan Land
Planning Act. During the next few months, an updated plan for city expansion,
economic development, affordable housing, parks, open space, and natural area
preservation, impact of future development, and other aspects of our community
environment will be prepared for discussion at public meetings. Notification
of the dates and times of the meetings will be listed in the local papers.
Our community environment should be planned on the basis of the changing
conditions and current needs of the City's population. Your assistance is
requested in this planning process by your answers to the enclosed questions.
The questionnaire is intended to obtain your comments and suggestions for
developing, maintaining, and preserving our community environment. The
specific purpose of this survey questionnaire is to assist the Planning
Commission and City Council to properly plan for the future of Stillwater.
In addition to answering the enclosed questions, you may also submit
additional comments and suggestions in writing or verbally by attending public
meetings of the Planning Commission.
Please circle the number or letter which corresponds to the one closest to
your opinion or your current situation. All individual responses will be kept
confidential.
SURVEY
In your opinion:
1. How would you rate the living conditions in your neighborhood? (choose
one)
1. Excellent
2. Good
3. Fair
4. Poor
2. Do you think the property
same , or lower than those in
(choose one)
a. Higher than others
b. The same as others
c. Lower than others
values in your neighborhood are higher, the
other areas of the City of Stillwater.?
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3. Which neighborhood do you live in?
Downtown ( north of Stillwater County C1 ub) ----- -
North Hill
South Hill
_ West Hill
_ Forest Hills
Oak Glen
Croixwood
Highlands
Lily Lake area (west of Greeley Street)
Other (please specify)
4. Choose three recreational facilities you would most like to be built or
improved in your neighborhood.
a. basketball courts, ball fields
b. tennis courts
c. playground equipment (areas for young children)
d. picnic areas
e. bicycle paths/walkways
f. other (please specify)
5. Do you rent or own your housing unit?
Rent Own
6. What type of home do you live in? (choose one)
single family home
single family attached (townhouse)
Duplex - Triplex
Fourplex +
other (please specify)
7. About how much do you pay per month for your home or apartment rent?
a. $0-150 d. $351-450 g. $651-750
b. $151-250 e. $451-550 h. over $750
c. $251-350 f. $551-650
8. Do you shop in downtown Stillwater? Yes No
What types of stores and services do you patronize downtown? (You can
make more than one selection.)
grocery
hardware
gas/convenience
professional services
restaurant/bar
St. Croix River recreation and special events
library/church or schools
specialty retail
other (please specify)
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9. What new stores and/or services are needed to bring you downtown?
(specify and explain)
10. What types of local advertising sources or promotion activities do you
find most useful and inforwative?
a. newspaper
b. radio
c. "classified shopper"
d. other (please specify)
11. Would you like to see a community center built in Stillwater for family
use? Yes No
If you answered yes, what type of facilities would you like to see?
swimming pool nautilus equipment ice arena
walking/jogging/tra-c- other (please speci7y)
12. Are there any areas, facilities, programs, services, or conditions in
the community which you especially like and believe worthy of note and
perhaps serving as a good example to be expanded upon or utilized
elsewhere in the community?
Yes No
Sped' y and Explain:
13. What do you feel are the major planning issues of Stillwater today?
Choose the three which are the most important to you.
parks and recreation
city expansion (annexation)
economic development
more affordable housing
traffic on residential streets
open space and natural area preservation (wetlands)
public facilities improvements
downtown businesses
citizen involvement in planning issues
14. Taxes for city provided facilities and services are? (check one)
Too high Too Low About right
15. How would you rate the quality of the City of Stillwater (choose one)
1. Excellent
2. Good
Poor
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16. What in your opinion, are the three most important things that should
be done to maintain or improve the physical, social, or economic
environment of our community?
1.
2.
3.
17. Is it desirable to limit the size of the city to the current boundaries?
Yes No
18. What are the three best things about living in Stillwater?
1.
2.
3.
19. What are the three worst things about living in Stillwater?
1.
2.
3.
20. The following issues may be important to the future of Stillwater. In
your opinion, rate each of these 'on a scale of 1 to 3 from most
important to least important.
more employment opportunities
controlling growth
street improvements
improvement of overall city appearance
more recreational facilities
improvement of housing conditions
promotion of new and expanded commercial and industrial
development
preservation of open spaces and natural areas (wetlands)
provide sufficient shopping
more neighborhood parks
more housing for the elderly
development ❑f more affordable housing (low and moderate income)
21. What do you consider to be a serious problems) in the City of
Stillwater?
The following questions are asked so the City can learn more about residents.
They are for information purposes only and are confidential.
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22. How long have you lived in the City of Stillwater?
less than-6 months - — - -- ----- 2 to 5-years
6 months to 2 years 5 to 10 years
over 10 years
23. What is your age?
under 18 26 to 35 51 to 65
19 to 25 36 to 50 over 65
24. What is your total family income? The survey is anonymous so this figure
will remain confidential.
under $25,000/year
$25,000 to $39,999
$40,000 to $59,999
$60,000 to $79,999
$80,000 to $99,999
$100,000 - over
25. What is your family size?
26. How many adults, 18 and over, including yourself, live in your
household?
27. How many children under the age of 18 live in your household?
28. What is your marital status? (choose one)
1. married
2. single
3. widowed
4. divorced
29. Please feel free to add any additional comments or suggestions?
OPTIONAL: Please fill out your name and address if you would like to be put
on a mailing list. The mailing list will serve as notification of
public meetings and give information about the Comprehensive Plan.
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