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