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ar,- ~t J O LT' ~/ ilk --..-~ REQUEST FOR ACTION River TO ITEM NUMBER Plannin Commission 4.1 AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY Plannin une 12, 2012 Chris Leeseber ,Park Planner-Planner ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By Request by Dean and Barbara Johnson for a Zone Change of erem Barnhart, Plannin Mana er the Elk River Retail PUD to C3 Highway Commercial, Case No. REVIEWED BY ZC 12-02 ACTION REQUESTED Staff is recommending the Planning Commission recommend approval of the zone change request as Highway Commercial zoning is consistent with the comprehensive plan and underlying land use. BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION The subject property is currently zoned PUD. The Elk River Retail Center PUD agreement was created in 1995 and several commercial uses are not allowed by the PUD agreement. The applicant is proposing the zone change as the property has developed into a highway commercial shopping center. The PUD has hampered his ability to lease space and has resulted in two amendments in the past three years. "The proposed rezoning would apply to the entire five lot Elk River Retail center, including the Perkins restaurant lot and the the hotel lot. These uses are permitted u7 the C-3 zoning district, the hotel via conditional use. The PUD agreement is no longer consistent with the needs of the commercial market, as the few uses are narrowly defined. For example, dry cleaning establishment are not allowed as they are in other similarly located commercially zoned properties. LAND 115E The subject property has an underlying land use of Highway Business which is the most intensive form of commercial development in Elk River. Businesses in this category may be the largest both in terms of size and traffic generation. Market orientation tends to be regional in nature. The uses range from commercial areas that are occupied by professional trades to more intense commercial activities requiring highway orientation for access and visibility. The correlating zonings are highway business and C-3 zoning. 7A77 A~PPLICABLE REGULATIONS l~e`>~nZYlg In revieaanng a proposed amendment, consideration shall be given to existing conditions avithin the area directly and indirectly a~ected by the proposal, the conservation of propery values, the use to which the property a~fected is being devoted at the time, and relevant provisions, if any, in the land use plan. P D t E R E® 8 1 N:\Departments\Communitp Development\Planning\Case Files\ZC\ZC 12-02 ER Retail retail center to C-3\ZC 12- 02 PC.docx