2040 Comprehensive Plan: Envision Shakopee

RURAL TRANSITION

EAST ENDSHAKOPEE

GREATERWEST END

EXAMPLES: SUBURBAN EXTENSION, SUBURBAN TRANSITION, RURAL

EXAMPLES: VALLEYFAIR, CANTERBURY PARKAND CANTERBURY COMMONS

EXAMPLES: ROUTE 169 SOUTH CORRIDOR

EXAMPLES: WEST END, ROUTE 41 CROSSROADS, ROUTE 69CORRIDOR, QUARRY SWATH

Shakopee is home to two regional entertainment destinations, the Valleyfair Amusement Park and the Canterbury Park horse racing track and gaming complex. Each are unique in their size and specialized

Rural transition areas to the south and west of Shakopee include a mixture of single family homes on low-density subdivided lots and isolated homes on large non-subdivided tracts of land and farmsteads. Some homes line long curvilinear cul-de-sacs oriented around open space amenities, such as Stonebrooke Golf Course or O’Dowd Lake. Sidewalks and trails are generally not present.

Land to the west of Shakopee along Highway 69 and US 169 extending into Jackson and Louisville Townships includes a mixture of low-density industrial and commercial establishments, generally accessed by frontage roads. There are a number of large aggregate mining operations in this corridor. The area also includes some low-density residential neighborhoods, primarily in the form of manufactured home parks.

Today, the West End is dominated by agricultural, rural commercial and rural residential uses. Long term planning for the development of the West End/Jackson Township growth area began with the 2015 West End Land Use Master Planning Study, which established a framework plan for land use, open space preservation, and infrastructure development in portions of the area anticipated for the most immediate annexation and development.

development characteristics. Associated employment and

visitation is largely seasonal, with associated periods of higher traffic into Shakopee, particularly along Highway 101 and Canterbury Road.

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