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Centerville 2040 Comprehensive Plan The City was officially established on August 11, 1857, when Minnesota was still a territory. At that time, Centerville was known as Centerville Township and encompassed the current City of Centerville and the City of Lino Lakes. The downtown area of Centerville was originally known as the French Section. German immigrants settled farther to the west in what is now part of the City of Lino Lakes. The pioneers cleared the land for farming and agriculture soon followed. Residents formed the Church of St. Genevieve of Paris. In 1956, residents organized the present Centennial School District #12. In an effort to reflect ll Road, Mound Trail, Progress Road, Sorel Street and Goiffon Road. Today, Centerville is a bustling residential community that retains some of its agricultural history. Centerville aims to honor its past as it looks to the future. P LANNING H ISTORY The City of Centerville has a history of actively planning for the future comprehensive plan in 2008 as well as the completion of a downtown master plan and development guidelines in 2006. 2006 Downtown Master Plan & Redevelopment Guidelines In 2005 the City of Centerville hired Damon Farber Associates to lead a community task force to prepare a master plan, design guidelines and zoning amendments for downtown Centerville. The development of the master plan was accompanied by a market study completed in 2005 which helped define the quality and quantity of retail and housing which could be sustained in downtown Centerville. The purpose of the Master Plan & Development Guidelines was to establish an appropriate framework for future redevelopment of downtown as a vibrant Mixed- Use destination, to incorporate: An overall vision for redevelopment of the area, including the pattern, form and character of new development and open space in the interest of creating a cohesive traditional mixed-use downtown. A framework of transportation improvements needed to support the redevelopment of the area and to create appropriate levels of parking as well as vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian access to the downtown. A set of design standards to guide the architectural quality of new development within the downtown area. The master plan was also coordinated with the plans for the redesign and expansion of County State Aid Highway 14 (Main Street). The master plan integrated efforts to calm traffic, provide a safe pedestrian environment and provide guidelines for buildings that respected the pedestrian scale and encouraged walkability. Since the Downtown Master Plan encompassed such a large Page 7