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Planning Commission Minutes <br />May 22, 2001 <br />Page 11 <br /> <br /> PEDERSON SECONDED THE MOTION. <br /> 0. <br /> <br />THE MOTION CARRIED 6- <br /> <br />5.5. <br /> <br />Request by City of Elk River for Ordinance Amendment to Add Definition of <br /> <br />Animal Nutrition and Agricultural Research, and Establish an AR (Agricultural <br />Research) District, Public Hearing - Case No. OA 00-8 <br /> <br />5.3. <br /> <br />Request by City of Elk River for Land Use Amendment for <br /> <br />Property form LR (Low Density Residential) and LI (Light Industri <br />(Agricultural), Public Hearing - Case No. LU 00-6 <br /> <br />A <br /> <br />5.4. <br /> <br />Request by City of Elk River for Rezoning of a Portion <br />(Agricultural Research) District, Public Hearing - Case No. <br /> <br />00-7 <br /> <br />r to AR <br /> <br />Staff report by Scott Harlicker. The City of Elk River <br />amending the Zoning Code to create a definition for <br />establish an AR (Agricultural Research) District, an <br />to change the land use designation of certain <br />Residential) and LI (Light Industrial) <br />the same property from Rla (Single Family <br />AR (Agricultural Research). The proposed <br />adjusting the urban service boundary so <br />included in the Urban Service Area. <br />and rezoning based on the <br /> <br /> have requested <br /> Research and <br /> the land use plan <br /> from LR (Low Density <br /> t, and to change the zoning of <br /> and L1 (Light Industrial) to <br /> use plan amendment also includes <br /> new AR zoning district is not <br /> approval of the amendments <br />the staff report. <br /> <br />City Attorney Peter Beck <br />in the 1950's. He stated that <br />itself or the adjacent <br />been unable to fit Cargill's <br />attempt to create a zonin <br />extension of utilities' <br />they did not want <br />and Cargill have <br />ordinance and land <br />Mr. Beck <br />land trust <br /> <br /> , history of the Cargill operation which began <br /> has had very little, if any, impact on the city <br /> Beck explained that in the past, the City has <br /> the zoning ordinance, and this request is an <br /> tue to them. Cargill was assessed for the <br /> and appealed the assessment, stating that <br /> After more than two years of negotiations, the City <br /> :o a settlement which includes processing the necessary <br /> maendments to accommodate Cargill's use of their property. <br /> other terms of the settlement, including relocating of the <br />into the eastern area, and a land donation by Cargill. <br /> <br />fit into <br />Cargill <br /> <br />Franz asked if there were any other operations in the City that would <br /> district. Mr. Beck stated that there were not. He noted that <br /> operation which is internationally renown for agricultural research. <br /> <br />Mr stated that the City has never had a clear definition for Cargill and he <br /> proposed definition fits what is actually on their site. He reviewed the <br />definition at this time. <br /> <br /> <br />