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FINDINGS OF FACT <br /> 1. The FAST—The Point Zoning District was established on September 6, 2016, upon <br /> approval of the zone change and ordinance amendment by the City Council of Elk <br /> River. <br /> 2. The list of allowed uses did not include automobile sales (dealerships) as a permitted, <br /> conditional, or accessory use in the FAST—The Point zoning district, and no <br /> permitted or non-permitted automobile sale uses existed within the zoning district at <br /> the time of adoption. <br /> 3. Establishment of the FAST Zoning District is consistent with the land use guidance <br /> of High Density Residential provided by the Comprehensive Plan, adopted May 19, <br /> 2014, and the 171"Avenue Focused Area Study (FAST) small area plan, adopted <br /> June 2, 2010. <br /> 4. On September 30, 2019, the Applicant submitted an Ordinance Amendment <br /> application, Case No. OA 19-09. The application was deemed complete and <br /> scheduled for review by the Planning Commission and City Council. <br /> 5. Ordinance Amendments relating to land use and zoning are reviewed by the <br /> Planning Commission and City Council and are evaluated based on consistency with <br /> the guidance in the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> 6. The Planning Commission reviewed the Application on October 22, 2019, and voted <br /> 7-0 to deny the Application as the proposed auto sales use was not consistent with <br /> the Comprehensive Plan's guidance for High Density Residential uses. <br /> 7. On November 18, 2019, the City Council reviewed the Application, and received <br /> additional testimony from the applicant. <br /> 8. The City Council concurs with the Planning Commission's recommendation and, <br /> based on the record generated in these proceedings makes the following findings of <br /> fact related to the Ordinance Amendment application: <br /> a. Automobile Sales (dealerships) are not consistent with the Comprehensive <br /> Plan's guidance for High Density Residential uses in the FAST—The Point <br /> zoning district. <br /> 9. Taking into consideration all of the testimony and evidence received, the City <br /> Council finds that the Applicant has not established that it has met the requirements <br /> for approval of an Ordinance Amendment and that it would not be in the public <br /> interest to approve the NATUREJ <br />