Laserfiche WebLink
Regular Planning Commission <br />Meeting Date: 12/07/2017 <br />Submitted For: Tim Gladhill, Community Development <br />By: Eric Maass, Community Development <br />5. 1. <br />Information <br />Title: <br />PUBLIC HEARING: Ordinance Establishing E-3 Employment Zoning District <br />Purpose/Background: <br />The purpose of this case is to consider the establishment of a new employment zoning district within the City of <br />Ramsey. This zoning district correlates to the City's new business park located generally west of Armstrong <br />Boulevard and north and south of Bunker Lake Boulevard. <br />?Note: the Comprehensive Plan Amendment has now been approved by the Metropolitan Council. Additionally, <br />uses proposed in buildings currently being constructed are proposing uses in the existing underlying zoning district <br />(indoor commercial recreation). This use is intended to carry over to the new zoning district in addition to the <br />traditional business park uses (this same scenario is allowed in the City's existing business parks). <br />Notification: <br />A public hearing is required and the appropriate notice has been issued. <br />Observations/Alternatives: <br />Alternatives <br />Alternative 1: Recommend approval of Ordinance #17-21 Establishing the E-3 Employment District as proposed. <br />The E-3 Employment District is modeled after the E-2 Employment District with more stringent governance over <br />outdoor storage. Staff supports this alternative. <br />Alternative 2: Table Ordinance #17-21 Establishing the E-3 Employment District as proposed. If the Planning <br />Commission feels that additional work is necessary in refining the proposed language for the E-3 Employment <br />District it should direct staff to specific areas it would like to see refined. Staff is not opposed to this alternative. <br />Alternative 3: Recommend denial of Ordinance # 17-21 Establishing the E-3 Employment District. The E-3 <br />Employment District is being established for the City's new Industrial Park. Staff does not support this alternative. <br />Funding Source: <br />Costs associated with this request are the responsibility of the City. <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends adoption of Ordinance # 17-21 establishing the proposed E-3 zoning district within the City of <br />Ramsey. The E-3 District is intended to govern general industrial and commercial activity within the City's new <br />Industrial Park. <br />Action: <br />Motion to recommend adoption of Ordinance # 17-21 Establishing the E-3 Employment District within the City of <br />Ramsey. <br />