96-02-01 PC ReportMAYOR
Roben Bean
COUNCIL
Krish Stover
Bruce Benson
Jenrder McCarty
CITYOF Doug Malam
SHOREWOOD
5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD • SHOREWOOD, MINNESOTA 55331-8927 a (612) 474-3236
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Planning Commission
FROM:
Brad Nielsen
DATE:
1 February 1996
RE:
Comprehensive Plan Implementation
FILE NO.
405 (Comp Plan Admin)
As a follow-up to the Comprehensive Plan we will be preparing an implementation plan
which will identify and prioritize projects, ordinances, areas of further study, and other
tasks which have been recommended in the Comprehensive Plan. Attached are copies of
the chapter summaries for each element of the plan. As you review this material please
begin thinking in terms of how soon each item needs to be completed, recognizing that
everything can not be done at once. Perhaps a numerical system, I for high priority, 2 for
medium priority and 3 for low priority would be useful.
A "boiled down" list of tasks will be presented at the meeting next Tuesday, which has
now turned into a study session for lack of zoning requests. Once the prioritization has
been established, staff will prepare work plans which will outline what efforts are required
to accomplish the tasks. Once the Planning Commission has formulated its
recommendation it will be forwarded to the City Council, at which time it is recommended
that a joint meeting be held to review the implementation plan.
cc: Bruce Benson
Jim Hurm
A Residential Community on Lake Minnetonka's South Shore
Chapter Summary
Shorewood is committed to all efforts at maintaining the high quality
of its natural environment. The City's goal in this regard is:
The City will establish guidelines and adopt regulations
to ensure preservation and protection of the natural
environment.
Although Shorewood has in the past made considerable progress in
natural resource protection, certain elements are in need of attention.
This chapter contains objectives and policies which are incorporated
into the following summary of recommendations:
Soil conditions will be taken into consideration in all types of
development proposals.
2. Ordinances related to filling, grading and excavating will be
updated, incorporating Hennepin Conservation District
standards.
3. The City will adopt standards regulating development on
steep slopes. For example, grading or construction which
results in disturbed slopes of 3:1 (three horizontal to one
vertical) shall be restricted.
4. In order to limit the loss of vegetation the City will amend
existing codes to include tree preservation and replacement
and site landscaping for all developments.
5. The requirements of the Wetland Conservation Act will be
incorporated into Shorewood's wetland code.
6. Setbacks from wetlands shall be established - no less than 30
feet or an equivalent to the rear yard setback for the zoning
district in which the site is located.
7. New developments will be required to construct
sedimentation ponds designed to National Urban Runoff
Program (NURP) standards.
8. The City will take a role in examining the benefits versus
potential damage of various chemical treatments, such as
lawn fertilizers and mosquito spraying.
9. Shorewood's shoreland regulations will continue to be
enforced in order to preserve and restore the natural character
of area lakes.
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j , 10. Shorewood's flood plain regulations will be updated to reflect changes in federal requirements.
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Chapter Summary
The Land Use Chapter sets forth goals, objectives and
policies which serve as a guide for how land within the City
is to be developed and used. Shorewood has established
itself as a predominantly residential community. Any
nonresidential activities which are allowed should be located
and designed to support a quality living environment. The
City's land use goals are as follows:
The City shall establish a pattern of land uses
which is consistent with the residential and
recreational functions of the community.
The land use plan shall promote harmonious
relationships between various land uses (e.g.
homes, commercial outlets, churches, parks,
schools, etc.) through proper development and
locational planning.
Through land use planning discourage land uses
which are inconsistent with the residential and
natural character of the community.
The City shall promote the development of safe,
healthy and affordable housing options.
The following summary of recommendations is reflective of
the City's goals, objectives and policies:
Establish planning districts based upon natural
divisions and physical barriers.
Create and enhance focal points within each planning
district or neighborhood.
Commercial development should be consistent with
the residential character of the community and
concentrated to three primary locations: 1) Country
Club Road/County Road 19; 2) Lake Linden/
Highway 7; and 3) Vine Hill Road/Highway 7.
Encourage residential clustering to preserve natural
features (e.g. wetlands and shoreland).
Promote the use of sound planning and design
principles, particularly planned unit development.
Coordinate the development of small land parcels to
ensure that access and utility service comply with
City standards.
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Adopt a Land Use Plan to illustrate the relationship of various densities of residential
development and nonresidential uses.
Update the City's land use controls (e.g. zoning and subdivision ordinances) to implement
the Land Use Plan.
9. Identify areas which are best suited for planned unit development.
10. Require formal platting procedures for the subdivision of land, allowing metes and bounds
divisions only in the simplest of cases.
11. Prepare a separate housing plan describing Shorewood's existing housing stock and
identify measures to encourage the development of affordable housing.
12. Take action to set aside land which is considered suitable for senior housing.
13. Determine to what level the City is willing to participate financially in the development of
senior housing.
14. Seek ways to bring the Howard's Point Marina and the Shorewood Yacht Club into
substantial compliance with the Lakeshore Recreational (L-R) zoning district.
15. Review and update the requirements of the Lakeshore Recreational zoning district.
16. Work with the LMCD to identify suitable locations for public access to Lake Minnetonka.
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Chapter Summary
The Transportation chapter of the Comprehensive Plan
contains goals, objectives and policies related to all aspects
of moving people and goods within the City of Shorewood.
The essential goal of this element of the plan is worth
repeating here:
The City shall provide and maintain a safe and
efficient system of transportation, sensitive to the
needs of residents and the environment of the
community.
Based upon these goals, objectives and policies, several
recommendations are offered herein and can be summarized
as follows:
Classify and develop streets based upon the
Metropolitan Council's Functional Classification
System Criteria for Roadways.
• Designate Country Club Road/Yellowstone
Trail/Lake Linden Drive as a collector route
• Designate Minnetonka Boulevard as a collector
street
• Recognize Vine Hill Road north of Covington
Road as a minor collector
Adopt criteria for when and how private streets may
be constructed.
3. Reevaluate design criteria (width, length of cul-de-
sacs, curbing, etc.) for new city streets.
4. Reconstruct existing streets to current widths but not
less than 20 feet.
Consider regulations which limit the extent of
damage done to city streets by garbage trucks.
6. Prepare a circulation concept plan for the area located
west of Grant Lorenz Road between Edgewood
Road and Smithtown Road.
Prepare a "corridor study" of County Road 19
through Shorewood, examining the intersection at
Country Club Road for possible signalization and
limiting direct property access to County Road 19.
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Implement the recommendations of the T.H. 7 Corridor Study with particular attention
being given to:
• Expedite the upgrading of the Vine Hill Road intersection and coordinate construction
of the service road east of the intersection with the City of Minnetonka
• Reconstruct the service road between Christmas Lake Road and Radisson Road, but do
not construct a new service road east to Covington Road
• Work with MNDOT and Greenwood to arrive at a design solution for the Christmas
Lake Road intersection
• Prepare alternative designs to the Galpin Lake Road intersection realignment
• Close the Lake Linden Drive entrance to Highway 7 and redesign the north half of the
Highway 41 intersection
• Realign Seamans Drive with Arbor Avenue in Chanhassen and detach Yellowstone
Trail from the Highway 7 right-of-way
• Construct a right -turn lane east of the entrance to Freeman Park and consolidate private
property access with the park entrance
9. Coordinate the MSA system with the Functional Classification System:
• Remove Edgewood Road and Birch Bluff Road from the existing MSA system
• Remove Yellowstone Trail west of Country Club Road and east of Lake Linden Drive
from the existing MSA system
• Add Cathcart Drive, Galpin Lake Road and Vine Hill Road to the MSA system
10. Improve the mass transit system so that the level of service equals the current rate of
taxation.
11. Incorporate the Shorewood Trail Plan recommendations into the review of all development
proposals and plans for street construction.
12. Consider prohibiting the use of snowmobiles within the community.
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Chapter Summary
Community facilities and services include lands, buildings,
services and systems which are provided on a public or
semipublic basis. The City's goals in this regard are as
follows:
The City shall provide those basic facilities and
services which ensure the health, safety and
general welfare of the public, the cost of which
facilities and services are most efficiently shared
by the general public.
The efforts of varying government agencies shall
be coordinated to avoid duplication of efforts,
unnecessary expense and improper location of
public facilities.
The City shall establish a basis for developing and
maintaining a sound financial planning program
for capital improvements, relating such
improvements to actual need, proper location and
timing.
Following is a summary of recommendations intended to
achieve these goals.
Develop a plan to provide city water service to the
entire community within 14 years.
Promote and increase the provision of facilities and
services on a joint -use basis between units of
government.
3. Continue to identify problem areas of the sanitary
sewer system for televising, sealing and repair.
4. Establish a sewer maintenance program including
manhole inspection and sewer flushing on a three
year cycle.
Allow sanitary sewer lift stations only when gravity
service is not technically and economically feasible.
Reevaluate current city water policies.
7. Detemune the capacity of each of the five municipal
water systems.
Program the following water system improvements:
Community Facilities/
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• Interconnect the Amesbury and Southeast Area systems.
• Interconnect the Woodhaven system with Excelsior or Chanhassen.
• Ask Tonka Bay to take over the Badger system or, at least, automate the value between
the Badger and Tonka Bay systems.
• Identify improvements to the Boulder Bridge system which could increase its existing
capacity.
Water extensions must be consistent with Shorewood's Comprehensive Water Study,
dated July 1990 and the "Ten States Standards".
10. Prioritize small drainage projects based on: 1) public safety and health; 2) substantial
financial impact to the City; 3) public nuisance; and 4) private nuisance.
11. Finance large drainage projects through special taxing districts based on established
subwatersheds.
12. Stormwater runoff shall be managed based upon the principle that the rate of runoff leaving
a site after development shall not exceed the rate of runoff prior to development.
13. Focus future park planning on the development of existing sites rather than on acquisition
of land.
14. Consider expansion of Freeman Park if financially supported by local athletic
organizations.
15. Continue to coordinate recreational programs with other communities through the
Minnetonka School District.
16. Continue to provide police protection through the existing four -city joint powers
agreement.
17. Continue to contract for fire protection through the Excelsior and Mound fire departments.
18. Install one to three dry fire hydrants to enhance fire protection on Enchanted Island and
Shady Island.
19. Establish four to six refuse collection districts within the community, awarding contracts to
low -bidding private haulers.
20. Require all new development to place all utilities underground and establish a program to
eliminate overhead wiring over the next 10 to 15 years.
21. Provide street lighting only where consistent with adopted City policy.
22. Include expansion of the City Council Chambers in the Capital Improvements Plan.
23. Continue to work with other south shore communities to provide a community center for
senior citizens.
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