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REQUEST FOR ACTION ver To Item Number Plannin Commission 5.3 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Plannin Items Aril 13, 2010 Chris Leeseber ,Park Planner-Planner Item Description Reviewed by Request by City of Elk River fox Rezoning of Elk River Plaza erem Barnhart, Plannin Mana er PUD Reviewed by Public Hearing -Case No. ZC 10-OZ Action Requested Staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the Zone Change request. Background/Discussion On February 1, 2010 staff received authorization to pursue the possibility of rezoning the entire Elk River Plaza Planned Unit Development (I'UD). On March 16, 2010 the City hosted two open houses (one in the afternoon and one in the evening) for the property owners, tenants and residents of Elk River Plaza. There were about a dozen people who attended. The main concerns that were voiced were apartments in the single family area, tax implications, signage and zero lot line development. The proposed ordinance would not allow multi-family development or commercial development in the single family area. In order to make one business in the development conform, zero lot line development needs to be included. There is a concern that taxes will be higher based on the zoning being "changed" to commercial, but the property taxes are not based on the zoning classification of the property, but a classification the County Assessors Department puts on the property. Sherburne County's website states: Each property's share of taxes is determined according to its value, clar~ifzcation (ure~, and the property tax levier. Attachments Partial Zoning Map • Draft Ordinance Proposed Setbacks Current vs. Proposed Uses