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REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />TO ITEM NUMBER <br />Plannin Commission 4.6 <br />AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY <br />Planning June 12, 2012 Jeremy Barnhart, Planning Manager <br />ITEM. DESCRIPTION REVIEWED B)/ <br />Request by City of Elk River for Ordinance Amendment erem .Barnhart, Plannin Mana er <br />regarding Commercial Recreation uses, Case No. OA 12-03 - REVIEWED BY <br />Public Hearing <br />ACTION REQUESTED <br />Staff recommends approval of the ordinance amendment request, as illustrated on the attached summary <br />sheet. <br />OVERVIEW <br />Currently, the City zoning ordinance lists commercial or physical recreation type uses in seven. different <br />zoning districts, and under. l3 different land use names, five of which are defined. <br />This type of distribution and description is unnecessarily difficult to administer and often confusing to <br />the land or business owner. It is possible that the current regulations have been overthought. <br />The City Code currently defines the following uses:. <br />Commercial recreation facility means anon-governmental building, structure or open space, <br />operated by a profit or non-profit entity and open to the general public and used for sports activities <br />of amusement. Such facilities may include bowling alleys, tennis courts volleyball courts and other <br />leisure uses. <br />Commercial recreation, indoor means a commercial recreation facility primarily for indoor uses, <br />such as bowling alleys and swimming halls, but excluding golf domes. <br />Commercial recreation, outdoor means a commercial recreation facility primarily for outdoor uses, <br />such as golf driving ranges, volleyball courts, tennis courts and golf domes. <br />Physical recreation or training means a business that provides physical exercise, training or <br />recreation equipment and/ or space for use on site. Health and fitness centers, dance studios, and <br />gymnastics facilities shall be considered examples of such use. Training or self-improvement shall be <br />an important component of the activity, and differentiate it from commercial recreation uses, where <br />sport is the predominate activity. <br />