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;ty of <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />ITEM 7.9. <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Steven B. Ach, City Planne~ <br /> <br />May 20, 1996 <br /> <br />Ordinance Amendment Request by <br />City of Elk River, Public Hearing <br />Case No. OA 96-2 <br /> <br />Overview <br /> <br />This particular ordinance amendment relates to amending the City's <br />ordinance to allow commercial and industrial development within the urban <br />service area prior to city water and sewer being available. This ordinance <br />amendment has been discussed both with the Planning Commission and City <br />Council at a joint meeting and individually at various meetings. This <br />ordinance amendment has received a lot of attention with the recent <br />expansion of the urban service area and with an earlier request by Dennis <br />Chuba to develop a commercial piece of property along west Highway 10 at <br />the City's western limits. <br /> <br />Planning Commission Recommendation <br /> <br />The Planning Commission held a pubhc hearing on April 23, 1996, to discuss <br />the ordinance amendment. There was no one in the audience to provide any <br />public comment regarding this matter. The Commission's action at that <br />meeting was to table this item indefinitely for the following reasons: <br /> <br />· Allow the Patchin appraisal of the east Highway 10 corridor to be <br /> completed. <br />· To allow the City Council, ff desired, to hold a public hearing regarding <br /> the east Highway 10 sewer and water project. <br />· Because of the importance of this issue, review the matter further with <br /> the City Council because of its importance in terms of the City's growth <br /> management strategy. <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />