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City of El Request for Action ,iVer To Item Number Planning Commission 7.3 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Planning Items March 11, 2014 Zack Carlton -Planner Item Description Reviewed by Request by GRE for Zone Change from R3 to 11, Jeremy Barnhart, Deputy Director, CODD Case No. ZC 14-01 —Public Hearing Reviewed by Action Requested Recommend, by motion, approval of the Zone Change from R3 (Townhome District) to 11 (Light Industrial District) as proposed. Background/Discussion Great River Energy (GRE) proposes to change the zoning of the subject property from R3 (Townhome) to 11 (Light Industrial) to be used as an outdoor storage area. This zoning amendment is consistent with the 2004 Comprehensive Plan. The GRE plant is located next to Elk River's Wastewater Treatment Facility. The city will be undergoing an expansion to the facility and the only place they can expand is into GRE property. In 2007,The City and GRE entered into an agreement where among other considerations, the city agreed "to diligently pursue the rezoning to facilitate the transfer of property to the city." This zone change and subsequent conditional use permit is the result of that agreement. The subject property is a 5.51 acre parcel located between a multi-family residential development, a cemetery, and a commercial development. Comprehensive Plan The subject property has a land use designation of Light Industrial (I1). The I1 category includes industrial uses that are lower in intensity of activity, including outdoor storage and an accessory use. The Planning Commission and City Council are considering an outdoor storage Conditional Use Permit concurrent with this application (CU 14-09). Background In 2010, GRE initiated, then withdrew an application to rezone the property. At that time, there was some concern on the part of the area property owners with industrial uses, in particular the uncertainty of what was planned. The corresponding conditional use permit outlines the plan, including project reach, and screening planned. Applicable Regulations In reviewing aproposed amendment, consideration shall begiven to existing conditions within the area directly and indirectly affected by the proposal, the conservation of property values, the use to which the property affected ' being devoted at the time, and relevantprovisions, if any, in the land use plan. PO W E R E 0 8 r NATUREI