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ity of MEMORANDUM Item # 6_ &_ TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Mayor and City Council Steve Ach, City Planner_~d//f~ September 15, 1997 Consider if purchase of property has a relationship to the Comprehensive Plan Issue The City Council is asked to consider whether the purchase of additional property to expand the parking lot for the library has an impact on the Comprehensive Plan. Overview According to State Statutes, any time the City acquires or disposes of any real property, the planning agency (Planning Commission), has to review the acquisition or disposal as it relates to the Comprehensive Plan. However, if the City Council finds by a 2/3 vote that the proposed acquisition or disposal of real property has no relationship to the Comprehensive Plan, the Council may dispense with this referral to the Planning Commission. The subject property to be purchased for the expansion of the library's parking lot is currently zoned Rlc (Single Family Residential) with an underlying land use of MR (Medium Density Residential). Libraries are considered a conditional use in the residential zoning district and therefore, for the parking lot expansion to occur, a conditional use permit will be required. This conditional use permit will be reviewed by the Planning Commission and City Council at a later date. Staff believes the purchase of property to expand the parking lot facility at the library has no direct relationship on the Comprehensive Plan. Based on the current zoning and land use, there is no application necessary to modify any portion of the Comprehensive Plan to accomplish the purchase or expansion of the parking lot. 13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425