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Description of Site and Environment<br />

Roadway and Location<br />

Table 2-8. (contd)<br />

Annual Average Daily<br />

Traffic<br />

SHERBURNE COUNTY<br />

State Highway 24 bridge to Wright County Road 52 15500<br />

State Highway 24 from Wright County Road 52 to State 12800<br />

Highway 10<br />

Highway 25 bridge 31300<br />

Highway 25 north of bridge 0.5 mi 16200<br />

Source: MDOT 2002<br />

2.2.8.3 Offsite Land Use<br />

In order to accommodate and regulate growth and development, Wright and Sherburne<br />

counties have developed county-specific comprehensive growth management plans which<br />

encourage growth in areas that can be served by existing infrastructure, while preserving open<br />

space and environmentally sensitive areas. Sherburne County's plan was adopted in<br />

December 1992 and updated in 2004. Wright County's plan was adopted in May 1988. Land<br />

use planning and zoning regulations are primarily developed by the cities and towns within<br />

Wright and Sherburne counties. Therefore, land use standards may vary greatly in different<br />

regions within the counties. Neither county implements growth control measures that limit<br />

residential housing development. As shown in Tables 2-9 and 2-10, land is available for new<br />

housing developments in both Wright and Sherburne counties.<br />

Table 2-9.<br />

Land Use in Wright County, 1980s<br />

Land Use Acres Percent of Total<br />

Cultivated fields 242280 52<br />

Residential (urban or rural) 73890 16<br />

Forest 63740 14<br />

Water bodies 29600 6<br />

Pasture and open land 28360 6<br />

Marsh/wetland 17170 4<br />

Urban and misc. 7680 2<br />

Total 462720 100<br />

Source: Wright County 1988<br />

NUREG-1 437, Supplement 26 2-34 August 2006 1

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