Agenda - Council - 02/09/1982 - Special

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I I I i I I I I I I I I I I I I I 10. 11. 12. lB. 1~. 1S. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 2~. That neither the existing comprehensive plan nor the proposed comprehensive plan propose any rezoning of this property. That said application may be subject to Metropolitan Council review. The subject property is not a lot of record. A request for rezoning for the purpose of a gas station was denied in the past because of soils. Planning Commission has recommended rezoning of this area in the past. Increased traffic will necessitate upgrading of streets and intersection of 167th Avenue NW and Trunk Highway #47. Development of this nature in unsewered area will result in increased financial burden on City residents when sewer become available. That the 1978 Comprehensive Plan' provides for a 1990 Urban Area where commercial development ~is to be promoted and encouraged and conversely commer'oial development outside this area is to be discouraged. It is anticipated that municipal sewer will first serve the 1990 Urban Area. That since the adoption of the 1978 Comprehensive Plan, there has been little demand for commercial development sites in the 1990 Urban Area. That the City has recently rezoned property along Highway 910 from R-1 to B-1 specifically for the Alpaca Estates Plat and from R-1 to Industrial for the High Ten Ramsey Plat where Ralph's Country Market is located. Both of these rezonings were for property located outside of the 1990 Urban Area. That the City has permitted a higher sewage flow use by permitting the Party House on Highway #10 to take over a Recreation Vehicle use. That the City is in need of commercial development for an increased tax base, resultant local employment and energy savings. That the City retained Gunnar Isberg, a Planning Consultant, to review the proposed rezoning request which report was received by the City on December 16, 1981. This report is incorporated herein by reference. That the