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Memo to Planning Commission February 28, 1995 Background Page 2 Mr. Hetland is requesting a zone change, land use plan amendment and conditional use permit to facilitate a recycling center at 1650I Highway I0. The zone change involves rezoning the property from C3 (Highway Commercial) to I1 (Light Industrial). The land use amendment would change the land use. from HB (highway Business) to LI (Light I Industrial). The applicant is also requesting a conditional use permit to operate a recycling center from the existing building on this site, contingent upon the approval of the rezoning and land use plan amendment. The building located at 16501 Highway 10 consists of three separate users, Kober Excavation, JR Tech Automotive, and Marrigold Trucking. JR Tech .Automotive is proposing to move from this location to the new auto mall located on Carson Street this spring. The recycling center would occupy a majority of the space currently occupied by JR Tech. The recycling center .business, if approved, will operate as a redemption center for a variety of metals such as aluminum, brass, copper, steel, etc. The recycling center will only collect metal at this time and the applicant is not proposing to accept materials such as plastic, .newspaper, glass, cardboard, etc. . Zone Chan e/Land Use Amendment The applicant is requesting a zone change from C3 (Highway Commercial) to I1 (Light Industrial). The rationale. for the proposed change is to .allow him the ability to operate a recycling center from the existing building. Recycling centers are not allowed in the C3 zoning district as a permitted or conditional use. However, they are a conditional use in both the I1 and I2 zoning districts.. In the definition section of the existing ordinance, the process of recycling various metals best .fits under the definition of a junkyard. Staff ..:does not feel that a recycling center meets the traditional definition of a junkyard, as it may give a false .connotation of the intended use of the property. If the .Planning Commission and City Council feel it is warranted, staff would propose an ordinance amendment, giving a recycling center a separate definition and also classifying it as a conditional use in both the Il and I2 zoning districts. However, in order to process this particular request at this time, the use will need to fall under the junkyard category. As noted above, the current uses on the site include an excavation operation, auto repair shop and a trucking business. All of the uses would be better suited in sn industrial zoning designation and conform with the current permitted and conditional uses. In order to approve a rezoning or land us map amendment, one of two findings must be made: s:planning:pc: zc95-01