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A2011-21 Staff Report December 6, 2011 Page 3 of 4 6. The suitability of the subject property for the existing zoning classification and proposed zoning classification. Staff Findings: The property is located along Highway 10. The current M-2 zoning classification is appropriate for land along a highway. The proposed R-1 zoning would not be typical either adjacent to M-2 zoning or along a highway. However, because the proposed use is a cemetery, the zoning is considered reasonable to be consistent with the zoning of the existing cemetery. 7. The need for the proposed use at the proposed location. Staff Finding: Typically cemetery uses are not preferred along major commercial corridors which could generate taxpaying uses. However, the cemetery existed prior to construction of Highway 10. Expansion of the cemetery will have to occur in the future and it is better for the cemetery to expand on land that would have likely remained greenspace, rather than taking land to the north or east of the cemetery that could be used for development in the future. 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT The 2030 land use map has identified the larger parcel as General Industrial. The map amendment would change the newly created Tract B to Institutional. Tract A would remain General Industrial. Surrounding Land Uses EXISTING USES ZONING DISTRICT DESIGNATION CURRENT LAND USE DESIGNATION NORTH Industrial - ATK M-2 General Industrial General Industrial WEST Industrial - ATK M-2 General Industrial General Industrial SOUTH Commercial - Valvoline B-2 Shopping Center Shopping Center EAST Cemetery R-1 Single Family Residential Institutional Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies The goals and policies summarized from various chapters of the Anoka Comprehensive Plan may help frame the discussion and issues when considering the land use designation change. Land Use Plan The Comprehensive Plan lays out general criteria to consider when designating land use. When creating zoning ordinances, this criterion is considered as a base, and the zoning ordinance typically regulates density, uses, etc. further.