6.9. SR 08-20-2007 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Permitted uscs Interim Uses Physical Recreation/ Training. for a period not to exceed 3 years. Alternative Direction Interim Uses are generally permitted to allow continued use of land pending some regulatory or market change, anticipating that the use in question would not be appropriate in the future, or after some event. Interim uses can be very effective in tnaXitnizing land use during this period of transition, and allow the market greater mobility to accept these changes when they do occur. In professional analysis, Staff recommends proceeding toward an interim use very cautiously, especially based on an assumption that the use will choose to move when the market changes, because a market change is often subde at ground level. Additionally, the market change will need to be very pronounced to offset costs in relocating a business, twice in three (or five) years. Any goodwill garnered from allowing an interim use will be lost in requiring this use to abandon its improvements in the establishment of the business. If the Planning Commission or Council feels PR/T is an appropriate use in the BP zoning district, Staff would suggest allowing it as a permitted use, rather than a interim use, to eliminate potential future problems enforcing the interim use permit. Planning Commission Discussion At their meeting on August 14, the Planning Commission discussed at length the merits of a interim use, concluding unanimously that an interim use was not the appropriate solution. This was supported by the business community in attendance, who felt that a permanent use was more beneficial to their business. The Commission also discussed the pros and cons of allowing PR/T in the areas of the community set aside for industrial. The discussion was split, some felt that the areas for industrial should be preserved for industrial uses: to avoid opportunities lost and to maximize job creation, and some felt that PR/T in an industrial area was acceptable for several reasons, including providing recreation options in town, avoidance of vacant industrial buildings, and consistency of use with building provision. The Commission also discussed the possibility of placing a limitation of PR/T uses within a given building or the BP district, to preserve the industrial quality of the district. Ultimately, the Planning Commission recommends an ordinance that allows PR/T in the BP zoning district (regardless of the underlying land use): 5,000 sq ft and less, permitted use, 5,001 sq ft or more, conditional use. The Council has a couple of directions in which they may proceed: . Approve an Ordinance that allows PR/T in the BP zoning district as an Interim Use. Approve an Ordinance that allows PR/T in the BP zoning district as a Permitted/ Conditional use, based on size. Redirect the Ordinance to the Planning Commission for further discussion, with direction. Accept no change to the Ordinance as recendy drafted. . . .