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Elk River Business Park—P 04-22 October 26,2004 Page 3 Elk River Business Park would be reserved for "higher value showroom warehouse-type uses". While showroom warehouse-type uses are allowed in some industrial districts throughout the metropolitan region, the City's zoning district limits the use of warehousing and retail in the Business Park District. The lots in this business park are the only lots currently readily available with infrastructure. All other areas zoned business park or industrial have not been subdivided nor do they have infrastructure. Given the recent adoption of the Comprehensive Plan, staff recommends that the land use amendment not be approved and that the parcel in question remain guided for Light Industrial development. Zone Change If the Commission chooses to change the land use to Highway Business, then it can consider the zone change to PUD. Planned Unit Development zoning is consistent with the zoning of Elk River Crossing,which is the zoning of Lot 1,Block 3 of Elk River Crossing. The proposed uses of a furniture store and tractor supply store are consistent with commercial zoning versus light industrial or business park zoning. Staff would remind the Commission of the purpose of the Business Park District. "The Business Park District is established to encourage a planned integrated environment for certain industrial office and commercial uses which are compatible with and complement each other, as well as the surrounding land uses. The underlying land use designation within the District may vary and may be either Light Industrial or Highway Business. Development with the Business Park District will correspond with the land use designation. Industrial and office uses are allowed where the land use designation is light industrial and commercial uses are allowed where the land use designation is Highway Business. Highway Business uses are limited to health athletic clubs, person service establishments and financial institutions." True retail facilities such as what is being proposed are considered accessory and are limited to a maximum of 5,000 square feet of the occupied quarters, or 15% of the gross floor area, whichever is less. In summary,if the land use designation is changed, then the zone change to Planned Unit Development is consistent with the land use and adjacent uses. Conditional Use Permit The applicant has submitted a sketch plan illustrating the relationship of the two proposed facilities to each other and the existing transportation facilities. Mr. Maurer, City Engineer has noted in his memo that two primary transportation issues are of concern as it relates to site plan approval: 1) the primary shared entrance to the site should be relocated easterly in order to be aligned with the southern-most entrance into Home Depot located north of 179th Avenue; 2) the site should be designed to work harmoniously in such a way as to • require deliveries to both sites to occur from Industrial Circle, as opposed to mixing with the primarily passenger and commercial traffic off of 179`h Avenue. His other comment relating to the site is the nature of storm water detention and ensuring that drainage flows and • S:\PLANNING\Case Files\2004\P 04-22 E R Crossing 6th\10 26 04 pc memo.doc