Draft Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) Available For Review In City Of Shakopee

Press release from the City of Shakopee:

December 7, 2021

Pursuant to Minnesota Rules 4410.3610, the City of Shakopee is conducting an Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) in the southern part of the city. The area is approximately 435 acres and located south of Valley View Road and west of Mystic Lake Drive.

The AUAR is a planning-level environmental review process to determine environmental impacts of anticipated development, infrastructure, and public realm needs associated with transitioning the land within the study area from mainly agriculture to residential development. This change in land use is consistent with the City of Shakopee’s Comprehensive Plan.

The Draft AUAR and accompanying Appendix B are available in PDF form here:

• Draft AUAR
• Appendix B

Both documents will be published in the EQB Monitor on December 14, 2021 for a 30-day public comment period that will end on January 13, 2022. Comments can be sent to beth.elliott@stantec.com.

This press release was produced by the City of Shakopee. The views expressed here are the author’s own.