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The Elk River Vision A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity Request for Action To Planning Commission Item Number 4.1 Agenda Section Public Hearings Meeting Date May 22, 2018 Prepared by Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner Item Description Spectrum High School - 10129 181st Ave NW  Interim Use Permit - athletic complex updates & expansion, Case No. CU 18-09 Reviewed by Zack Carlton, Planning Manager Reviewed by Action Requested Recommend, by motion, approval of an Interim Use Permit with the following conditions: 1. Interim Use Permit shall expire on June 30, 2023. Background/Discussion The property is zoned R1-d where Institutional Uses (schools) require a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). Spectrum received an Interim Use Permit (IUP) for temporary classrooms at 10129 181st Avenue (subject property) in 2007 and the expiration date for that IUP was July 1, 2010. During their time at the subject property, they operated a school in the temporary structures and installed athletic fields which were allowed as they were accessory to the school. In December of 2010, Spectrum received a CUP for their current facility located at 17796 Industrial Circle. The classroom activities moved to the permanent facility at 17796 Industrial Circle but the athletic fields remained at the subject property. The applicant is requesting a CUP to expand their athletic facilities on the subject property. Commercial Recreation Facilities (athletic facilities) are not a permitted use in the R1-d zoning district. The use is a legal non-conforming use which means the fields can be maintained and replaced but cannot be expanded. In the near future, staff will bring forward to the Planning Commission and City Council an ordinance amendment allowing Commercial Recreation Facilities in single-family zoning districts. Staff recommends the changing the request to an IUP as the proposed use/expansion is similar to uses allowed in the zoning district in which the property is located. Athletic fields are allowed when associated with a school, which are allowed in single-family residential districts. The site plan shows an outdoor bus shelter to include at least one indoor service garage and maintenance area. The R1-d zoning district does not allow Motor Vehicle Repair Shops. Prior to being approved, this will need to be removed from the final plan and/or from the text.