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��i <br /> Eof <br /> lk — - Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Mayor and City Council 7.5 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Public Hearings July 16, 2018 Benjamin Picone,Planning Intern <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Zone Change: C2 (Office District) to R1c (Single Zachary Carlton, Planning Manager <br /> Family Residential and DD (Downtown District) — Reviewed by <br /> City of Elk River <br /> Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Action Requested <br /> Adopt,by motion, an ordinance to rezone three lots from C2 (Office District) to R1c (Single Family <br /> Residential) and two lots from C2 to DD (Downtown District) under the condition the rezoning is <br /> consistent with the City of Elk River Land Use Plan adopted as part of the City of Elk River <br /> Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> The five-lot area is located immediately adjacent to Elk River <br /> downtown on the southwest and is zoned C2 (Office District). Three <br /> of the properties are utilized as residential, one property is a parking <br /> lot for an existing commercial use, and one property is vacant. The city <br /> seeks to rezone the eastern half to DD to match the area to the east <br /> i <br /> reflecting current and planned uses and the western half to R1c to <br /> match the surrounding residential district. This is consistent with the " `.CR 33 <br /> Comprehensive Plan,which guides the property for Mississippi <br /> Connections, a land use characterized by a mixture of shopping and <br /> housing. <br /> g <br /> RR <br /> The zoning and uses of the property currently do not match on the <br /> three western parcels. Rezoning these properties would make the three "___Hwy IQ " <br /> residential properties legal conforming lots. Rezoning the parking lot ! CR 12 <br /> would allow it to be consistent with the adjacent business that its #� <br /> supports. <br /> Planning Commission <br /> The Planning Commission had no issues or concerns regarding the tik <br /> request and asked whether the property owners were in favor of the j <br /> change and were informed that they were. <br /> No one spoke for or against the request and staff has not received any Figure <br /> comments since the Commission meeting. <br /> The Elk River Vision <br /> A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional P o w E A E U e r <br /> service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity [NAfVR <br />