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Memo to Planning Commission Page 3 April 23, 1996 operations; the feedlot operation includes all the supporting farmland as well as • the structures. Amend the Zoning Ordinance so that Feedlots are a Conditional Use in the I1 Zone This alternative involves proceeding with the rezoning request as proposed, but also amending the zoning ordinance to include feedlots as a conditional use in the light industrial zone. This alternative would allow the rezoning to proceed as proposed, ensuring that the zoning of the parcel is consistent with the land use designation of light industrial and reflecting the type of development that is often associated with land located within the urban service area. It would also be consistent with the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan and maintain the Cargill Nutrition Center as a conforming use. Since this alternative involves amending the zoning ordinance so that feedlots are a conditional use in the light industrial zone, a determination should be made regarding whether a feedlot, which many would consider an agricultural use, is an appropriate use for the light industrial zone. Maintain Existing Rla Zoning • This alternative consists of keeping the existing Rla zoning in place. The entire Cargill facility would stay a conforming use. Maintaining the existing Ria zoning would reflect the existing use of the property and, in light of the recent conditional use permit issued to upgrade the facility, the future long range use of the parcel and most of uses allowed under the Rla zone are compatible with the adjacent Kelly Farm property. However, maintaining the existing zoning would not be consistent with the land use map, which designates this parcel as light industrial not low density residential. When property is within the urban service area, as this parcel is, development of the parcel is generally more intense than that normally associated with low density residential development. This alternative is also inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan's section on industrial development. The plan calls for expansion of industrial opportunities in the southeast sector and in areas that are within the urban service area; this is one of the few parcels that qualify. If this parcel is left as Rla, other potential industrial property, that meets the goals and policies found in the Comprehensive Plan, should be identified and the boundary of the urban service area may have to be adjusted so that this parcel in not included. • s:\planning\scott\zc96-10b.doc