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character and arrangement reinforces the and by eliminating mid4Aock access to higher standard of development proposed parking areas. Instead,the parking areas and improves the overall legibility of the would gain access from Sorel Street or system from what exists today. The Progress Road. This allows for increased following paragraphs provide the intended on-street parking and a safer pedestrian transformation of the downtown area's environment. Additional amenities like roadway system from a set of narrow decorative street lighting,shade trees, roadways that lack a unique sense of benches,planters and hanging baskets will character to an understandable system of begin to create a unique sense of place roads with high quality pedestrian space downtown. With these recommended and an image that reflects the higher enhancements,CSAR 14 will become a standard of development desired for quality first impression to downtown downtown. Centerville,will accommodate future traffic needs and become an amenity for business owners within the downtown area. County Road 21 improvements Although the County has no current plans for CSAH 21 (Centerville Road)aside from -- improvements to the block south of CSAH 14)the Development Guidelines recommend a desired street section for Centerville Road that improves the w pedestrian environment,introduces on- texlatin�t:ondlf/ons on CSAH 94 at County Rd.21 street parking and continues the pedestrian County State Aid Highway 14 amenities recommended for CSAH 14. Improvements The first section on page 13 depicts Anoka One of the primary objectives of the plan is County's proposed configuration of CSAH to improve the overall understandability and 21. The section below that illustrates the perceived quality of the transportation Development Guidelines recommended system. Characteristics and access design for CSAH 21. It is important to note associated with County State Aid Highway that increasing the ROW width on (CSAH) 14 are critical components toCenterville Road will have a significant achieving this objective. Anoka County is impact on existing property owners on the currently planning on constructing west side of Centerville Road. The existing improvements to County Road 14 in 2007. parcel sizes have a depth of 150 feet. The road will be widened from a 50 foot Reducing this depth by 15 feet will make right-of-way(ROW)to 100 feet. Many ase parcels difficult to redevelop given buildings and properties on the north side of panting requirements for retail and CSAH 14 will be taken by the County. commercial. The Master Plan illustrates a Utility improvements will also be made. shared parking situation with St. This project can become a catalyst for Genevieve's that would provide additional downtown change. parking for the church and businesses along The Development Guidelines recommend Centerville Road. It is important that this pedestrian scale improvements by arrangement be resolved prior to any relocating the proposed trail system on the expansion of the Centerville Road ROW. south side of CSAH 14 to Heritage Street January 4,2006 Page 11 of 34