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The Commission recessed at 9:00 p.m. The Commission reconvened at 9:09 p.m. Case #2: Request for Comprehensive Plan Amendment; Case of the City of Ramsey Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion of the Planning Commission meeting at 9:10 p.m. in order to call the public hearing to order. Public Hearing Chairperson Nixt called the public hearing to order at 9:10 P.M. Presentation Interim Assistant Community Development Director Geisler stated the Planning Commission will recall that back in 2006; Dan Murphy and Tim Holm applied for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment related to the plat of Ebony Woods. On September 7, 2006 the Planning Commission reviewed the request to change the property from Places to Shop to -Medium Density Residential, and recommended denial. On October 9, 2007 the City Council denied the Comprehensive Plan Amendment, and directed Staff to initiate a new Amendment to change the property's land use designation to Low - Density Residential. The City Council had a lengthy discussion about the appropriateness of a Medium - Density Residential land use designation for the subject property. Ultimately, they determined that it was not an appropriate use given the adjacent single- family homes. They did feel that the property's current designation of Places to Shop was not appropriate either. The property is bordered on the north by the Superbowl building, on the west by mini- storage units and single - family homes, on the south by a single- family home under construction, and on the east by single - family homes. On April 26, 2005, the City Council adopted an Interim Policy for proposed land use changes that are requested prior to the completion of the Comprehensive Plan update. The interim policy reads as follows, with Staff comments in italics: 1. The proposed land use considers traffic levels and patterns. a. Traffic impacts of the proposal should be assessed for adjacent streets and affected collector streets. Impacts resulting in a safety hazard, increase in fire or police response time, or substantial increase in traffic congestion should be mitigated. b. Potential future travel corridors should be identified and preserved where feasible. The site is currently designated as Places to Shop and could be developed as a wide range of highway commercial uses, including motor vehicle sales and repair, gas station, Planning Commission/November 1, 2007 —188— Page 9 of 18