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tkl Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Planning Commission 4.2 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Planning Items October 27, 2015 Zack Carlton,Planning Manager <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Request by Elk River Lodge and Suites, 17432 Zane Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner <br /> Street, for the following: Reviewed by <br /> 4.2a Land Use Amendment to change the land <br /> use from FAST to Highway Business <br /> 4.2b Conditional Use Permit for Hotel <br /> Action Requested <br /> Evaluate the requests against the city adopted plans and regulations. <br /> Recommend,by motion, denial of the Land Use Amendment request for the following reason: <br /> 1. The proposed use is not consistent with the comprehensive plan. <br /> 2. The proposed use is not compatible with surrounding properties. <br /> Recommend, by motion, denial of the Conditional Use Permit request for the following reasons: <br /> 1. Criteria #2 is not met-The project is not consistent with the comprehensive plan. <br /> 2. Criteria #3 may not be met-A non-conforming land use could impede the normal and orderly <br /> development of the surrounding vacant properties as planned for in the adopted Comprehensive <br /> Plan. <br /> 3. Criteria #7 is not met—The building has had work completed without building permits and <br /> inspections have not been completed. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> Case Nos. LU 15-07 and CU 15-17 <br /> The applicant is seeking approval of a Land Use Amendment and a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to <br /> operate the existing Elk River Lodge and Suites property as an extended stay hotel. <br /> Zoning/Land Use <br /> The property received a CUP (CU 11-07) for operation as an extended stay motel in May 2011, after the <br /> original hotel CUP expired in April 2010. The property was operated under the CUP until an inspection <br /> by the State Fire Marshal's office on May 1, 2014, determined that the operation no longer met the <br /> requirements for a hotel. <br /> The use authorized by a CUP must be maintained without a break in use longer than six months or the <br /> permit will expire. On July 17, 2014, city staff notified the property owner of the need to maintain/re- <br /> establish the hotel use or risk losing the CUP. The hotel use was not re-established, and the CUP expired <br /> on November 1, 2014. <br /> P-OIEIEI II <br /> NATURE <br />