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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 1715L 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 Application. <br />INATURE <br />