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EOty1� ,.,�� Request for Action River To Item Number Mayor and City Council 9.1 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Work Session September 19, 2016 Zack Carlton,Planning Manager Item Description Reviewed by Karl Novotny (Novco) — 17432 Zane St NW, Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner Concept Review to Modify Comprehensive Plan Reviewed by and Zoning Map to Allow a Truck Terminal Cal Portner, City Administrator Action Requested Provide informal, nonbinding feedback regarding the propose project. Background/Discussion Karl Novotny, owner of Novco,is seeking to relocate his business truck terminal business to the former Saxon Motors site. Novco hauls materials for the marine, construction, and agricultural industries within the lower 48 states and all Canadian provinces with vehicles ranging from cargo vans to flatbed and dropdeck semi-trailers. Anticipated plans for the site include repairing the building and parking lot,but do not include significant site improvements. Comprehensive Plan and Zoning The Comprehensive Plan guides the property for high-density residential uses. The plan identifies long- term changes in access to the site and adjacent land uses for the site. Northbound traffic from the site is required to drive south on Yale Street,which is bordered by townhomes on the west and office/retail uses to the east, to the signalized intersection at 171 st Ave and Highway 10. Congestion along this street has been a concern in the past with overflow parking from the businesses taking place on the street. The property is zoned FAST-The Point,which is a multi-family zoning district that allows residential and some office uses with a conditional use permit. A truck terminal use is not supported by the zoning district. In order to allow the use of the Saxon Motors site for a truck terminal three applications will be required. 1. Amendment to the comprehensive plan to change the land use from residential to industrial. 2. Zone change from residential to I-2 Medium Industrial (requires 4/5 vote of Council). 3. Conditional Use Permit to allow a truck terminal in an I-2 zoning district. Staff is not supportive of changing the Comprehensive Plan and zoning to allow an industrial use in an area guided for residential uses. City plans attempt to avoid locating industrial uses next to residential uses due to potential negative impacts of traffic, noise, odors, and visual impacts. This specific location would add semi-truck traffic to a street that is not designed to handle these vehicles, and is adjacent to residential uses. Additionally, discussions for the property north of Saxon include improving the site to expand residential opportunities in the area. POWERED 6T Template Updoted 4/14 INAMIRE1