2040 Comprehensive Plan: Envision Shakopee

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ISSUES&OPPORTUNITIES

ISSUES

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» » Coordinating land use and infrastructure with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community » » Annexation of Jackson Township » » Balancing housing and employment demands » » Changing trends in housing, retail, and jobs

As Shakopee has grown over the past few decades, the community has dealt with considerable development pressures that have resulted in outward expansion and suburbanization. As discussed in the housing chapter, while the city has developed a significant industrial employment base, many who work in Shakopee must commute into the city due to a lack of housing options, while most Shakopee residents commute out to professional jobs elsewhere in the region. Housing growth has slowed in recent years, although housing demand remains quite high. Available vacant land for both residential and commercial growth within the city limits has become more scarce as the city builds out, and partially as a result of significant land acquisition by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community in recent years. Opportunities for new greenfield development are available in Shakopee’s “west end” growth area, made possible through an Orderly Annexation Agreement reaffirmed with Jackson Township in 2018. New residential development is already underway with the extension of 17th Avenue as part of the Windermere development into this planning area. This plan provides a vision and strategy for continued growth and development as annexation continues to occur. At the same time, opportunities exist for strategic infill and redevelopment of aging and under-utilized sites throughout Shakopee. Most notably, opportunity sites within and near downtown and the riverfront put Shakopee in a position to build on the recent success of its downtown revitalization efforts by introducing 21st Century housing and employment options.

OPPORTUNITIES

» » Strategic infill, redevelopment, and re-use of aging sites » » New greenfield development » » Mixed use development at Canterbury Park » » Connecting residential areas with the Minnesota River Greenway

ENVISION SHAKOPEE | SECTION IV: BUILT ENVIRONMENT