Agenda - Council Work Session - 09/04/2012

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STAFF REPORT BACKGROUND INFORMATION ip REAL. CLASSIC. A- 2012 -5 Zoning Text Amendment Official Zoning Map Amendment Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map Amendment Land Generally east of Anoka County Library and north of County Road 116 City of Anoka May 1, 2012 The City of Anoka is proposing a zoning ordinance text amendment to establish Chapter 74, Article V, Division 3, Section 74 -240, B -5 Regional Business District. The City of Anoka is also proposing a 2030 Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map amendment and official zoning map amendment to approximately 47.68 acres located generally east of the Anoka County Library, north of Country Road 116 and west of 7 Avenue. The land use map amendment would change the land use on the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map from Planning Area to SC- Shopping Commercial. Planning Area was a designation the Metropolitan Council allowed the city to use for this area because when the comprehensive plan was approved in 2008, discussions of future land use in this area had not been completed. The City Council did not want to designate the area public because of the anticipation it would change. The rezoning would change the entire 47.68 acres from R -F Rural Farm to B -5 Regional Business District. It has been a general goal of the Anoka City Council to continue to seek ways to increase city revenues by adding tax exempt property to the tax rolls and reduce the burden on all Anoka tax payers. In pursuit of this goal, all non -tax generating properties were identified; included city owned properties. One such property that has been discussed is the area identified in this application. The city currently owns approximately 275 acres of land bounded by the Rum River, County Road 116 and 7 Avenue. In 2006 approximately 200+ acres of land was put into a conservation easement and is now called the Anoka Nature Preserve. In 2011 the City Council rezoned 22.5 acres just west of the library for residential land use. The remaining 47.68 acres east of the Anoka County Library is what is being considered as part of this application. No development is proposed at this time. Rezoning, land use change and establishing a zoning ordinance for the property would prepare for it to be sold for development. If and when a development is proposed, there will be a public hearing before the Planning Commission and final determination by the City Council. Details relating to a subdivision, site design, stormwater management, etc. would be reviewed during this process. All property owners within 350' of the property would receive notice of the public hearing.