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2030 Stearns County Comprehensive Plan

Stearns County’s Comprehensive Plan is intended to provide citizens and prospective citizens of the County with a broad vision of its future, extending through the year 2030. Based on this vision, the plan establishes a policy framework for land use changes, public investments, infrastructure improvements, and intergovernmental cooperation. The plan was developed with substantial participation from County residents, local government officials, state agencies, watershed organizations, and a broad range of other stakeholders.

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Table of Contents (66 Kb)

1. Introduction Page (309 Kb)

2. Demographic Background (133 Kb)

Figure 2.10: Cluster Areas (1.7 Mb)

3. Land Use Plan (301 Kb)

Figure 3.1: Existing Land Use (1.3 Mb)
Figure 3.3: Policy Areas (2.5 Mb)
Figure 3.4: Future Land Use Plan (1.3 Mb)
Figure 3.5: Future Land Use Plan with Natural Resources Overlay (1.6 Mb)

4. Natural Resources and Environmental Management Plan (1.7 Mb)

Figure 4.1: Depth to Bedrock (1.2 Mb)
Figure 4.2: Elevation and Hillshade (2.2 Mb)
Figure 4.3: Erodible Soils (2 Mb)
Figure 4.4: Hydric Soils (2 Mb)
Figure 4.5: Prime Farmland Soils (2.5 Mb)
Figure 4.6: Native Plant Communities (1.9 Mb)
Figure 4.7: Biological Significance (1.9 Mb)
Figure 4.8: Water Resources (1.5 Mb)
Figure 4.9: Watershed Districts (1.9 Mb)
Figure 4.10: Nitrate-Nitrogen Probability (1.8 Mb)

5. Parks, Open Space and Recreation Plan (198 Kb)

Figure 5.1: Existing and Planned Parks, Trails and Open Space (1.8 Mb)
Figure 5.2: Park Search Areas (1.8 Mb)

6. Transportation (1 Mb)

6. Transportation, continued (358 Kb)

Figure 6.1: Existing Functional Classification and Jurisdiction (1.6 Mb)
Figure 6.2: 2005 Average Daily Traffic Counts (1.6 Mb)
Figure 6.4: Distances to 9-Ton or Non-Restricted Roads (1.5 Mb)
Figure 6.5: Crash Rate and Severe Crash Sites (1.5 Mb)
Figure 6.6: Stearns County Transit Services (2.1 Mb)
Figure 6.9: Stearns County Railroads and Airports (1.3 Mb)
Figure 6.10: Transportation Issues (1.3 Mb)
Figure 6.11: 2030 Projected Average Daily Traffic Volumes (1.5 Mb)
Figure 6.13: Proposed Functional Classification and Road Jurisdiction (1.6 Mb)
Figure 6.14a-e: Stearns County 5-Year Construction Plan part 1 (1 Mb) and part 2 (1 Mb)

Appendix 6A: Update of Transportation Issues (53 Kb)
Appendix 6B: Proposed Jurisdictional Transfers (42 Kb)
Appendix 6C: New Transportation Issues Identified Through Comprehensive Plan Process (37 Kb)

7. Economic Development Plan (630 Kb)