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Request for Action <br />To ItemNumber <br />Planning Commission 7.2 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Preparedby <br />WorkSession June 25, 2019 ZackCarlton, Planning Manager <br />ItemDescription Reviewedby <br />WarehouseUsesintheBusiness Park Zoning ChrisLeeseberg, SeniorPlanner <br />District, CaseNo. OA19-06 Reviewedby <br />ActionRequested <br />Discuss aproposed ordinance amendment toexpand warehousing opportunities intheBusiness Park <br />zoningdistrict. <br />Background/Discussion <br />The CityCouncil, afterhavingreceivedarequestfrom aproperty owner, hasdirected citystafftoreview <br />apossible ordinance amendmentthatwouldexpandwarehousing opportunities intheBusiness Park (BP) <br />ZoningDistrict. <br />Warehousingiscurrentlyallowed asapermitted usewithout sizelimits intheI-1 (LightIndustrial), I-2 <br />MediumIndustrial), andI-3 (General Industrial) zoningdistricts. TheBPand certainFAST District <br />subzones allowwarehousingasapermitted usewhentheareadedicated to theuseisbelow50% ofthe <br />totalbuilding floorarea, andasaconditionaluseforupto65% ofthetotal buildingfloor area. <br />Thecurrent warehouse limitfortheBPdistrict wasadoptedbytheCityCouncil January22, 2002, and <br />wasanincrease from 30%. Theconcerns withthelimitat thattime, restricted leasingopportunities and <br />desiresformorewarehousing fromthebusiness community, arethesame astoday. TheCityCouncil <br />discussed theincreasing transition toonlinesales, reducingtheneedforstorefront andofficespace and <br />increasingdemandforwarehousing. They alsodiscussed thegoalsoftheBPdistrict to createjobsinan <br />industrial setting withhigherdesignstandards andtheconcerns ofincreased trucktrafficthatmayresult <br />fromincreasedwarehousing. <br />Please consider thepros andcons ofa possibleordinanceamendment andwhat increase tothe <br />warehousing limitmaybeappropriate. <br />FinancialImpact <br />N/A <br />Attachments <br />Planning Commission andCouncilMinutesHistory <br />January 22, 2002, StaffReportto Council <br />The ElkRiver Vision <br />Awelcomingcommunity withrevolutionary andspirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, andcommunity engagement thatencourages andinspires prosperity