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Eclty1� ,.,�� Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Mayor and City Council 7.6 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Public Hearin s lAugust 15, 2016 Chris Leeseber , Senior Planner <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> City of Elk River Zack Carlton,Planning Manager <br /> ■ Ordinance Amendment to add FAST Zoning Reviewed by <br /> District to the City Zoning Code Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> ■ Zone Change—FAST Area <br /> Action Requested <br /> ■ Adopt,by motion, an ordinance establishing the FAST district <br /> ■ Adopt,by motion, an ordinance changing the zoning of multiple zoning districts to FAST <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> The Council had two work sessions (April 6, 2015, and January 4, 2016) to review a new zoning district <br /> that would encompass the Focused Area Study (FAST). The Planning Commission reviewed the <br /> proposal over three meetings and unanimously recommended approval in November 2014. <br /> At their July 18, 2016, meeting, the Council review the ordinance language and proposed zones, opened <br /> the public hearing and receive public comment, and continue the public hearing to August 15, 2016. <br /> Staff has not received any additional comments since the July 18, 2016 council meeting. <br /> The Focused Area Study <br /> The FAST district will include the following sub-districts: <br /> The Point (A) <br /> The Pinnacle (B) <br /> Northstar Business Park (C) <br /> Hillside Heights (D) <br /> Office Village (E) <br /> Riverwest Residential (F) <br /> Highway 10/169 Service Commercial (G) <br /> The Hinge (H) <br /> East Elk River Gateway (I) <br /> Substation Area <br /> Staff compared all of the uses that are currently allowed in the proposed FAST district to those that are <br /> being proposed in the new zoning district. No businesses will be rezoned out of use and no Planned <br /> Unit Developed (PUD) districts are being rezoned. <br /> POWERED 6T <br /> AR <br />