Book #83 6-29-99 -12-22-99 Rpt # 99-152

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• 0P) New Brighton 0 - Comprehensive Plan e..„,&.. 0 ,. : . ,,,o.:....,-,,...:. Existing Land Use Vacant Land The City of New Brighton is virtually fully developed with just 88-acres or 2% of its land area still vacant, all of which consists of small lots and parcels. A limited amount of vacant land exists within the Old Highway 8 corridor but even here, such land is owned by adjacent businesses and is not available for development. The City's store of vacant land really consists of underutilized properties that will be the subject of future redevelopment. Residential New Brighton is primarily a residential community with 1,807 of its 4,473-acres or 35% of its land area comprised of housing. Only about 5% of the City's land committed to housing is occupied by multi- family units which suggests that the City is overwhelmingly a single-family community. Existing 4110 densities for single-family housing range from 2 to 4-units per acre. Multi-family housing ranges from a density of 6 units per acre to greater than 12 units per acre in some places. On the other hand, New Brighton has a total of 360-manufactured home units, which comprise a total of 56-acres located in two- manufactured home parks. The existing density for manufactured housing is 6.4 units per acre. Basically there will not be a significant change in the land area committed to residential land use except within the Old Highway 8 corridor where redevelopment offers opportunities for an increase in lifecycle- housing as part of future mixed-use developments. Since the City's housing areas are fully developed, there will be only limited infill housing in the future on individual lots and previously overlooked or undevelopable parcels. The Old Highway 8 Corridor The Old Highway 8 corridor is primarily industrial in use, consisting of new office/warehouse development, some manufacturing and several businesses that at best should be considered interim uses. Still exhibiting many of the characteristics of an older community, land use is highly variable ranging from industrial to residential but having relatively little commercial development. Industry is clearly the signature use in the corridor ranging from heavy industry, including asphalt and rendering plants, pole processing and trucking operations, to new high quality office/warehouses. Very little vacant land remains so additional growth will require redevelopment or the cleanup of contaminated sites. Those corridor areas that are most stressed are those having heavy industrial components, in particular the Northwest Quadrant of I-694 and I-35W. The asphalt and rendering plants have significant adverse affects well beyond their boundaries due to dust, odors, appearance and very heavy truck traffic. In spite • of their advantageous site location, they themselves are major obstacles to redevelopment. Even worse, they essentially preclude the redevelopment of adjacent sites due to their intrusive nature. Furthermore,