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c..y of River MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Item # 5.1. Mayor and City Council Steve Ach, City Planner .~ November 24, 1997 Request by Jerry Smith for Rezoning from C-2 to C-2, Public Hearing Case No. ZC 97-7 Request Consider a request by Jerry Smith to rezone property from C-2 (Office District), to C-1 (Central Commercial). Overview The rezoning from C-2 to C-1 involves property located at the southwest corner of Main Street and Lowell Avenue. The property has a dimension of 50 feet of frontage on Main Street and 165 feet of depth along Lowell Avenue. Directly to the south of the property is a residential home which is owned by Mr. Donais who spoke at the City Council meeting. On Wednesday of last week, I had a chance to meet Jerry and Tim Smith, along with Ralph Donais at the property to discuss the resident's concern with the use of the property as commercial. The elevation change between the residential and commercial property is close to 8 to 10 feet and is terraced down from the commercial property to the residential. There is currently a row of lilac bushes planted on the first tier which have grown up to a height of 3-4 feet above the parking lot, which probably provides an effective screen blocking vehicle headlights during the summertime. However, during the fall and winter months when the foliage has fallen off, the screening is non existent. Given the elevation change between the two properties, it appears the best way to accomphsh any type of screening of the vehicle headhghts onto the residential area would have to take place on the top of the hill adjacent to the parking area. It should be noted that the parking area that serves the subject property is also a joint parking area with the property immediately to the west which is a single family home converted to a law office. Therefore, 13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 ° TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425