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CASE # q REQUEST TO REZONE CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM R-1 RURAL RESIDENTIAL TO B-I BUSINESS; CASE OF BURNSIDE TRAILS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Background: On March 31, 1992, Ron Kuhn of Burnside Trails Development Company submitted an application to:rezone PIN 06-32-25-12-0002 from R-1 Rural Residential to B-1 Business to accommodate development of a convenience store on the property. A public hearihg was scheduled and advertised for May 5, 1992. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) b) c) d) e) Site. location map i Copy of B- 1 Business zoning regulations Exhibit "A" (excerpt from 1980 Comprehensive Plan) :Exhibit "B" (excerpt from 1990 Comprehensive Plan) Proposed findings of fact Observations: The subject p~Cel is approximately 10 acres in size and is located in Ramsey's Rural Service Area at the southeaSt comer of the intersection of County Roads #83 and #64. The applicant has indicated that due to poor soils on the property, development of the parcel would be restricted to the northernmost 2-4 acres. I have enclosed a couple of excerpts from the Comprehensive Plan for your use in determining whether the proposed rezoning is in accordance with the Plan. Item 4 of Exhibit "A" establishes a policy of discouraging individual, free-standing commercial uses. However, Item 6 of Exhibit "A" suggests restricting commercial development in residential areas to convenience type goods and services, which implies recognition of the need for neighborhood convenience facilities. Exhibit "B" is :an excerpt from the 1990 Comprehensive Plan Amendment regarding development policies in the [Rural service Area. Item 15 of Exhibit "B" clearly states that commercial uses can only be considered in the Rural Service area if they are for the purpose of utilizing or extracting natural resources; or if it is a recreational, educational or institutional use requiring seclusion or natural settingl or if it is a development requiting a large land area for a low intensity land use (i.e., golf courses, shooting ranges, etc.) Recommendation: Modify the proposed findings of fact and forward a recommendation to City Council either approve or deny the rezoning request.