Cold Spring Comprehensive Plan

Table of Contents

  1. IntroductionChapter 1
  2. Purpose
  3. Scope of Plan
  4. Planning Framework
  5. Historical and Regional Setting
  1. Sense of CommunityChapter 2
  2. Introduction
  1. Demographics, Trends and AssumptionsChapter 3
  2. Social Profile Summary
  3. Population Growth
  4. Population and Household Projections
  5. Building Permit Trends
  6. Household Growth
  7. Population Characteristics
  8. Demographic Objectives/Policies & Recommendations
  1. Natural ResourcesChapter 4
  2. Physical Setting
  3. Land Resources
  4. Surface Water Resources
  5. Ground Water Resources
  6. Air, Noise and Light Pollution
  7. Archeological Resources
  8. Development Constraints
  9. Natural Resources Objectives and Recommendations
  1. Land UseChapter 5
  2. Purpose
  3. Land Use Inventory
  4. Forecast Land Use Demand
  5. Future Land Use Plan
  6. Future Land Use Policies
  7. Annexation and Growth Boundaries
  1. HousingChapter 6
  2. Housing Issues
  3. Existing Housing Stock
  4. Housing Plan
  5. Housing Objective/Policies
  6. Resources
  1. TransportationChapter 7
  2. Introduction
  3. Functional Classification System
  4. Analysis of Existing Transportation System
  5. Land Use Impact on Future Traffic Volumes
  6. Transportation Plans
  7. Transportation Goals and Recommendations
  1. Public UtilitiesChapter 8
  1. Introduction
  2. Sanitary Sewer System
  3. Water
  4. Storm Water Utility
  5. Municipal Utilities Policies and Recommendations
  1. Community Facilities and Public ServicesChapter 9
  2. Introduction
  3. Existing Community Facilities
  4. Municipal Boards, Commissions and Committees
  5. Public Input
  6. Projected Growth and Facility Needs
  7. Municipal Facilities and Services Objectives and Recommendations
  1. Parks, Trails and RecreationChapter 10
  2. Introduction
  3. Inventory
  4. Pathways
  5. Recreation
  6. Examination of Existing and Future Park Facilities
  7. Recreational Facility Standards
  8. Community Input
  9. Maintenance and Operations
  10. Financial Resources
  11. Recommended Goals and Policies for Parks, Trails and Recreation
  1. Economic DevelopmentChapter 11
  2. Economic Development Overview
  3. Economic Trends and Indicators
  4. Economic Development Summary
  5. Cold Spring Economic Development Program
  6. Technology
  7. Downtown Commercial Business District
  8. Highway Commercial District
  9. Industrial Development
  10. Retail Competition
  11. Public Input
  1. Implementation Chapter 12
  2. Introduction
  3. Zoning Ordinance
  4. Subdivision Ordinance
  5. Capital Improvement Plan and Debt Management Study
  6. Growth Areas and Annexation
  7. Comprehensive Plan Review and Revision

List of Maps

1-1 Regional Context

1-2 Stearns County

4-1 Elevation Contours

4-2a Soils

4-2b Soil Survey Legend

4-3 Minnesota County Biological Survey

4-4 Sauk River Watershed District

4-5 Public Waters Inventory

4-6 Floodplain and Shoreland Areas

4-7 Development Constraints

5-1 2007 Zoning

5-2 2007 Existing Land Use

5-3 Future Land Use

6-1 Target Area for Residential Rehabilitation

7-1 Functional Classification System

7-2 Traffic Counts

7-3 Transportation Plan

7-4 Pedestrian Ways

8-1 Water System

8-2 Sanitary Sewer System

8-3 Storm Sewer System

8-4 Wellhead Protection Areas

9-1 Municipal and Public Buildings

10-1 Existing Park and Recreation

10-2 Park Service Areas

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