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Regular Planning Commission Item #: 6. 2. <br />Date: 03/03/2011 <br />By: Tim Gladhill <br />Community Development <br />Information <br />Title: <br />Consider Ordinance to Amend City Code Section 117-118 (Town Center) of the Ramsey City Code; <br />Case of City of Ramsey <br />Background: <br />The intent of the proposed ordinance is to make a simple amendment to the title of the section to reflect the new <br />name of the former Ramsey Town Center development, now known as The COR. City Staff anticipates forwarding <br />additional recommendations for amendments to the zoning district in terms of bulk standards, uses, and design <br />guidelines in the near future to reflect work done by the City's Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) to <br />present a revised development plan. The current amendment is needed for some house cleaning purposes related to <br />cleaning up existing agreements tied to the development, such as the Parking Use and Maintenance Agreement <br />(PUMA). <br />Notification: <br />The Public Hearing was properly notified in the Anoka County Union. <br />Observations: <br />The intent of this ordinance is administrative in nature to reflect current naming schemes, processes, and laws. All <br />references to Town Center are renamed The COR. The amendment also reflects the fact that the Architectural <br />Review Board has disbanded and amends the review process accordingly. Finally, one policy change that is <br />proposed is related to religious institutions and assembly space. The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized <br />Persons Act (RLUIPA) essentially states that all assembly uses must be treated equally. In other words, by <br />allowing a cinema/theater in the TC-2 district as a permitted use, the City should allow a religious institution as a <br />permitted use, versus a conditional use as currently stated. <br />Funding Source: <br />Amendments to the zoning code are being handled as part of regular staff duties. <br />Staff Recommendation: <br />City Staff recommends approval of the ordinance <br />Committee Action: <br />Motion to adopt the ordinance amending City Code Section 117-118 (Town Center). <br />Proposed Ordinance <br />Attachments <br />Form Review <br />Inbox Reviewed By Date <br />Tim Gladhill (Originator) Tim Gladhill 02/25/2011 10:55 AM <br />Aaron Backman Aaron Backman 02/25/2011 11:07 AM <br />Form Started By: Tim Gladhill Started On: 02/23/2011 01:50 PM <br />