Agenda - Council Work Session - 10/07/2003

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION Topic Report: Review Future Land Use Map of Comprehensive Plan By: SYlvia Frolik, Community Development Director Background: For the past 12 months, the Community Development Department has been in the process of updating the City's zoning and subdivision regulations and the zoning map for the purpose of implementing the 2001 Comprehensive Plan. There are three main areas of concern remaining to be resolved. 1. North Rivlyn Street neighborhood, south of Hwy. #10 - The parcels on the north side of Rivlyn S~eet are currently zoned Single Family Residential. The Comprehensive Plan designates this area for "Places to Work". The residents are opposed to the proposed rezoning to E-1 Employment and wish to retain the current low density residential zoning. At the June 10 City Council Work Session, Staff was directed to initiate a Comprehensive Plan Amendment. The amendment would change the north side of Rivlyn Street N.W. from Places to Work to Low Density Residential on the Future Land Use Map. The Planning Commission conducted the public hearing on August 7 and recommended that City Council approve the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. The proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment was presented to City Cotm¢il on August 26 approval. A discussion ensued regarding the fact that perhaps the north side of Rivlyn should be changed on the Future Land Use Map to lvfixed Use. Some residents were present and opposed the Mixed Use suggestion. Council forwarded the matter to another Council Work Session for further discussion. 2. ISolasek/Hamilton Property South Of Riverdale and Hwy. #10, west of the hotel - This prope~, is currently zoned commercial and the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map identifies this area for development with low density residential uses. The property owners are opposed to the proposed rezoning to single family residential. They have submitted letters to the Planning Commission and City Council requesting an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to retain the commercial land use designation on the Future Land Use Map. The matter was discussed at the June 10 City Council Work Session and City Council affirmed that the preferred land use for this properb, is low density residential and directed Cio' Staff to proceed with the ordinance to rezone the property in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan. On July 22, City Council introduced the ordinance to rezone the Holasek/Hamilton property to R-1 Residential. The ordinance was presented to City Council for adoption on August 12 and at the properb, owners request, the case was tabled to August 26. On August 26, the ordinance to rezone the property to R-1 Residential was again presented for adoption. A discussion ensued regarding the possibility of designating this property as Mixed Use. Council directed City Staff to schedule this item for another discussion at the Work Session level.