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Memo to Mayor and City Council/ZC 0-4 & LU 00-4 <br />June 19, 2000 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />The property owners have petitioned the City to extend Business Center Drive <br />and municipal utilities across their property. Other improvements in the area <br />include realigning Waco Street and signalizing the Waco Street/Highway 10 <br />intersection. Realigning Waco Street to the east will create the west boundary of <br />the property and the extension of Business Center Drive will create the north <br />boundary. <br /> <br />The City recently approved a land use plan amendment and zone change for <br />10.72 acres located east of Waco Street in between Highway 10 and Business <br />Center Drive. That amendment and zone change changed the land use to <br />highway business and the zoning to highway commercial. A 3.5 acre parcel <br />south of Business Center Drive adjacent to the Sherburne County Government <br />Center was also changed to HB/C3; however, that action was tabled pending the <br />outcome of this request. <br /> <br />Consistency with Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br />The Comprehensive Plan identified the area around the Waco Street Business <br />Center Drive intersection as a future commercial node. This area was identified <br />as a commercial node because of accessibility and visibility. <br /> <br />Highway commercial land uses are intended to provide commercial opportunities <br />that typically require highway access and high visibility. This site has both. It has <br />highway access at a signalized intersection and is visible from Highway 10. <br />Given the following: <br /> <br />· the nature of the development that is likely to occur on the property north <br /> of Business Center Drive and on the adjacent business park property, <br />· the future residential property to the west that will be served by <br /> commercial development on this site, <br />· the highway visibility and highway access, and <br />· the signalized intersection, <br /> <br />a more intense commercial development intended to serve a broader area of the <br />community is appropriate for the subject property, as opposed to the parcel <br />adjacent to the Government Center. <br /> <br />Access <br /> <br />Access to the site will be from Business Center Drive and Waco Street. The <br />Waco Street/Highway 10 intersection is proposed to be signalized, providing <br />controlled access to Highway 10 <br /> <br />Allowed Uses <br /> <br />S:\PLANNING\SCOTT~ZC004CC.DOC <br /> <br /> <br />