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.^~/ <br />Gcy or <br />Elk -~--, <br />River <br />REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />To Item Number <br />Ci Council 5.6. <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Community Development February 19, 2008 Jeremy Barnhart, AICP <br /> Plannin Mana er <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Request by City of Elk River for Ordinance Amendment to <br />Section 30-1292 I-1 District, to Allow Public Water~Wastewater Reviewed by <br />Treatment Facilities as a Permitted Use, Public Hearing <br />Action Requested <br />Approval of ordinance amending sections 30-1292 of the Elk River City Code relating to the light <br />industrial zoning district. <br />Summary <br />Waste water treatment is a conditional use in the I-1 zoning district, which is where the existing Waste <br />Water Treatment Plant is located. Any expansion would require a conditional use permit, including those <br />mandated by the state or federal government. <br />This puts the Ciry is a position where it cannot react to residents' concerns raised during a public hearing, <br />as the Waste Water Treatment Plant (including all trunks, lift stations, etc serving the plant) represents a <br />significant capital investment, and relocating it is not an option.) The ordinance, if approved, would <br />allow amunicipally-owned plant as a permitted use. <br />Planning Commission Discussion <br />The Planning Commission wanted to ensure that the proposed ordinance was not drafted to avoid citizen <br />comment. Staff assured them that was not the case. <br />Public Comment <br />No comments were received either in support or opposition. <br />Attachments <br />• Staff Report to Planning Commission dated February 12, 2008 <br />• Ordinance <br />ACtIOn Motion by Second by Vote <br />Follow Up <br />C:ADocuments and Settings\jmillec\I,ocal Settings\Temporary Internet piles\OLK31s\llction Requested - I-1 ordinance.doc <br />