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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Planning Commission 7.2 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Work Session June 25, 2019 Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Warehouse Uses in the Business Park Zoning Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner <br />District, Case No. OA 19-06 <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Discuss a proposed ordinance amendment to expand warehousing opportunities in the Business Park <br />zoning district. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />The City Council, after having received a request from a property owner, has directed city staff to review <br />a possible ordinance amendment that would expand warehousing opportunities in the Business Park (BP) <br />Zoning District. <br /> <br />Warehousing is currently allowed as a permitted use without size limits in the I-1 (Light Industrial), I-2 <br />(Medium Industrial), and I-3 (General Industrial) zoning districts. The BP and certain FAST District <br />subzones allow warehousing as a permitted use when the area dedicated to the use is below 50% of the <br />total building floor area, and as a conditional use for up to 65% of the total building floor area. <br /> <br />The current warehouse limit for the BP district was adopted by the City Council January 22, 2002, and <br />was an increase from 30%. The concerns with the limit at that time, restricted leasing opportunities and <br />desires for more warehousing from the business community, are the same as today. The City Council <br />discussed the increasing transition to online sales, reducing the need for storefront and office space and <br />increasing demand for warehousing. They also discussed the goals of the BP district to create jobs in an <br />industrial setting with higher design standards and the concerns of increased truck traffic that may result <br />from increased warehousing. <br /> <br />Please consider the pros and cons of a possible ordinance amendment and what increase to the <br />warehousing limit may be appropriate. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Planning Commission and Council Minutes History <br /> January 22, 2002, Staff Report to Council <br /> <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br />