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a report was p~¢pa.ted by Mr. David Licht of Northwest Consultants and presented at another <br />heanng two weeks ~tgo before the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council. At that <br />time, the City ,g, asipresented with Mr. Licht's recommendations for zoning changes, licensing <br />requirements and eriforcement. <br /> <br />At this particul, ar meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission will be reviewing all of that <br />information an~ reaching conclusions of their own with regard to their recommendation to City <br />Council. <br /> <br />Mr. Hartley nol, ed that the Economic Development Commission has received copies of the repons <br />and the prol:~sed zoning amendment and has expressed concerns over some of the <br />recommendatfc~ns contained in that report. <br /> <br />Mr. Ken Wagrlcr, Chairman of the Economic Development Commission, was present and stated <br />that the Comrriissi°n is concerned with the area south of County Road 116 and west of Sunfish <br />Lake Boulev~lt, designated to be zoned as a business warehouse district. Mr. Wagner stated that <br />the CommissiOn dOes not feel that the standards for that new district are compatible with the <br />industry that is:currently existing there. <br /> <br />Mr. David LiCht replied that the intent of the business warehouse district was to recognize <br />businesses tl~a~: are there and not to make them nonconforming in the proposed ordinance. There <br />was an over~il~ht Which has been corrected and the proposed business warehouse district now <br />includes light .~anufacturing as a pemfined use. Heavy industry will also be allowed in this district <br />as a conditional use permit. <br /> <br />Mr. Steve Go~'ecki of the Economic Development Commission was also present and noted that <br />there are a n~mbCr of supply yards currently existing in that area to be designated business <br />warehouse and the proposed zoning or&nance does not spemfy supply yards as a permitted use in <br />that dish-let. <br /> <br />Mr. Licht replied that supply yards would fall under the heading of warehousing and exterior <br />storage in the business warehouse district. <br /> <br />Mr. Goreckt rioted that it is also proposed that exterior storage associated with a permitted use <br />would require',~a conditional use pernfit according to the proposed zoning ordinance amendment. <br /> <br />Mr. Licht indicated that any existing business that includes exterior storage in what is to be the <br />business wari~hotise district would be permitted to continue. If there were some degree of <br />nonconformify that existed previous to the adoption of the new ordinance, then it is <br />nonconformin, g. A permitted use prior to the zoning change would be considered an established <br />use that is perlmitt~d to continue. <br /> <br />Mr. Gorecki !,and Mr. Zimmerman both noted that there is a lot of outside activity and heavy <br />'industrial activity!in this particular area to be called business warehouse and there have also been <br />discussions in! the past of converting the zoning of this partic.ular area to heavy industrial uses. <br /> <br />Mr. Gorecki Coted that the Economic Development Commission has been working for about six <br />months on creating a light industrial area south of County Road 116 and east of Sunfish Lake <br />Boulevard thit would be compatible with the Anoka Industrial Park. Mr. Gorecki stated that he is <br />opposed to the id,ca of sacrificing heavy industrial area in Ramsey because adult uses cannot be <br />located in re~sideintial zones. The City is taking prime industrial land to which a substantial <br /> <br />Planning and Zoning Commission / October 22, 1990 <br /> Page 3 of 8 <br /> <br /> <br />