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Planning Commission Minutes January 23, 2001 Page 2 . 3.1. Consider 12/12/01 Plannina Commission Minutes COMMISSIONER PEDERSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE DECEMBER 12,2000, MINUTES. COMMISSIONER CHAMBERS SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0- 1. Commissioner Baker abstained. 3.2. Consider 12/27/01 Plannina Commission Minutes COMMISSIONER BAKER MOVED TO APPROVE THE DECEMBER 27, 2000, MINUTES. COMMISSIONER PEDERSON SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0. 4. Planning Commission Reoresentative to Attend February 2001 City Council Meetina Commissioner Chambers will attend the February 20, 2001, City Council meeting. 5.1.a. Request by Hoyt Partners for Land Use Plan Amendment IMR to L11. Public Hearing - Case No. LU 01-01 Request by Hoyt Partners of Zone Chanqe IR1 c to BPI. Public Hearina - Case No. ZC 01-01 5.1.b. . Staff report by Michele McPherson. Stewart Wilson, representing Hoyt Partners, L.L.P. requests a land use amendment and rezoning for Outlot F of Elk Path Business Center. The property is approximately 18 acres in size and is located south of the Sherburne County Government Center, west of Sandpiper Estates and north of Riverview Heights. Hoyt Partners requests a land use amendment to change the land use designation form Medium Density Residential to Light Industrial; and a rezoning from R 1 c (Single Family Residential) to BP (Business Park). Sherburne County has entered into a purchase agreement with Hoyt Partners to purchase the property for possible future development. The County has no immediate plans for the site other than to landscape the area, provide picnic tables and walking paths for County government workers, and potentially the general public. . Michele McPherson reviewed the history of this area as follows: In 1988, the Growth Management Plan identified this area as having a high potential for industrial development. The 1990 Focus Area Study (582 acres in western Elk River) identified areas for residential, commercial and industrial development. Some of these changes were implemented and some were later revised. A portion of the Hoyt Partners property was zoned and guided single family residential and the remainder was guided for industrial and business park. The Business Park zoning district was created in 1994, which established higher quality building standards and encourage quality job creation opportunities within the City. In 1997, the City of Elk River initiated an ordinance amendment for this area, to change the land use from Single Family to entirely Business Park, in response to the Economic Strategic Plan. As a result of opposition from the Sandpiper Estates and Riverview Heights residential neighborhoods, a compromise resulted in Outlot F remaining Single Family Residential. In 1998, the City initiated an ordinance amendment which included jails in the definition of government offices. Ms. McPherson noted that at that time, the jail use was incidental to the County Government Center, but since then, the County jail has become similar in size to