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Case File: ZC 12-03 NEBC <br />Page 2 <br />Natures Edge Business Center <br />The property= is currently zoned I-1 (Light Industrial) and C-3 (Highway Business). The boundary <br />between these two districts is roughly a diagonal line running SE from a private driveway west of the site. <br />The boundary- of the districts is proposed to follow propern% lines or, where none exists, <br />APPLICABLE REGULATIONS <br />Rezoning <br />In reviewing a proposed amendment, consideration shall be given to existing conditions within the area <br />directly and indirectly affected by the proposal, the conservation of property values, the use to which the <br />property affected is being devoted at the time, and relevant provisions, if any, in tl~e land use plan. <br />ANALYSIS <br />In die 2004 Comprehensive Plan, the subject property- is guided Light Industrial (east half) and Highway= <br />Business (west hal~. HighwayT Business guided properties are almost ahvays zoned C-3, although <br />Mulvany=Point (Abra) and the undeveloped property= at Highway= 10 and 165`hAvenue is zoned Business <br />Park. (Others not zoned C-3 are zoned PUD and developed consistent with Highway Business.) Light <br />Industrial-guided properties are either zoned Business Park (BP e.g. Elk River Business Park), Light <br />Industrial (I-1 e.g. Elk River Industrial Park), or General Industrial (I-3 e.g. Renner Addition.) <br />Comprehensive Plan <br />The rezoning of the property as suggested by= staff is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan in place <br />and the Focused Area Study=. <br />Alternative Urban Area Review <br />Prior to the development of the Natures Edge Business Center, the city= completed an Alternative Urban <br />Area Review (AUAR) to evaluate the impacts of the development from an environmental, utility=, and <br />traffic perspective. <br />This review, completed in 2011 and approved by the City Council, noted that the proposed uses were not <br />significantly more intense that the current zoning; although at full build-out, improvements to local road <br />ways, in particular at intersections with Highway 10, would likely be required. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />Location Map <br />Existing zoning, with uses <br />Proposed zoning, with uses <br />ACt1011 Motion b5~ Second b5= Vote <br />Follow Up <br />N:\Departments\Communit}' Development\Planning\Case File.\ZC\ZC 12-03 NEBC rezone\ZC 12-113 NEBC rezoning 7-10-12.docs <br />