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/~ <br />City of <br />Elk -~-~ <br />River <br />REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />To Item Number <br />Plannin Commission 5.3. <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Plannin Items November 13, 2007 erem Barnhart, Plannin Mana er <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Request by the City of Elk River to rezone certain property <br />from R1-a (Single Family Residential), A-1 (Agricultural Reviewed by <br />Conservation), to CRT (Commercial Reserve Transitional) - <br />Public Hearin ,Case No. ZC 07-06 <br />Action Requested <br />Staff supports a Planning Commission recommendation to rezone the subject properties as <br />presented. <br />Background/Discussion <br />Included in the 2004 Comprehensive Plan were two areas identified as Commercial Reserve. The intent <br />of these areas was to reserve land for future commercial development, avoiding land use improvements <br />inconsistent with a final vision of the area while still allowing appropriate use of the land that does not <br />require major investment in infrastructure or buildings. <br />Financial Impact <br />None <br />Attachments <br />Area to be rezoned <br />Ordinance in effect <br />Analysis <br />The City Council recently adopted a new zoning district developed to further the goals of the <br />Commercial Reserve land use designation. The action requested, if approved, would rezone certain areas <br />of the community, currently guided as Commercial Reserve, to the Commercial Reserve Transitional <br />zoning district (CRT). <br />Recommendation <br />Staff recommends rezoning the properties as presented. . <br />S:AP1.ANMNG\Casc Filcs\7C\!C U7-O6 Commercial KcscrvcV'LC to TCR to YC 11-13-07.doc <br />