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~ :. CASE # <br /> <br />REQUEST TO REZONE CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM R-1 RURAL <br />RESIDENTIAL TO B-1 BUSINESS; <br /> CASE OF BURNSIDE TRAILS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY <br /> By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />On March .31, 1992, Ron Kuhn of Burnside Trails Development Company submitted an <br />application :t~ rOzone PIN 06-32-25-12-0002 from R-1 Rural Residential to B-1 Business to <br />accommoda~r development of a convenience store on the property. <br /> <br />A public heaxting'Was scheduled and advertised for May 5, 1992. <br /> <br />The following items are enclosed for your information: <br /> <br />a) <br />b) <br />c) <br />d) <br />e) <br /> <br />Site location map <br />COpy of B~I Business zoning regulations <br />E~hibit "A" (excerpt from 1980 Comprehensive Plan) <br />Er, hibit "B" (excerpt from 1990 Comprehensive Plan) <br />Plqoposed findings of fact <br /> <br />Observatiolls: <br /> <br />The subject p~rc¢l is approximately 10 acres in size and is located in Ramsey's Rural Service Area <br />at the southeast Corner of the intersection of County Roads #83 and #64. The applicant has <br />indicated tha~du~, to poor soils on the property, development of the parcel would be restricted to <br />the northernnlost 2-4 acres. <br /> <br />I have enclos~xl ~ couple of excerpts from the Comprehensive Plan for your use in determining <br />whether the proposed rezoning is in accordance with the Plan. Item 4 of Exhibit "A" establishes a <br />policy of dise/~uraging individual, flee-standing commercial uses. However, Item 6 of Exhibit "A" <br />suggests restricting commercial development in residential areas to convenience type goods and <br />services, whi rah irtaplies recognition of the need for neighborhood convenience facilities. <br /> <br />Exhibit "B" i~ an 9xcerpt from the 1990 Comprehensive Plan Amendment regarding development <br />policies in the~Ru~al Service Area. Item 15 of Exhibit "B" clearly states that commercial uses can <br />only be consi~erad in the Rural Service area if they are for the purpose of utilizing or extracting <br />natural resot!~es~ or if it is a recreational, educational or institutional use requiring seclusion or <br />natural setting} or;,~if it is a development requiring a large land area for a low intensity land use (i.e., <br />golf courses, ~ho0ting ranges, etc.) <br /> <br />RecommendatiOn: <br />Modify the propOsed findings of fact and forward a recommendation to City Council either <br />approve or deny the rezoning request. <br /> <br /> <br />