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Review File: Rezoning, Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Preliminary and Final Plat, Shoreland Overlay Variance, and Site Plan Review: Regency Commons January 27, 2017 Page 3 of 6 rezoned to E-1 Employment District, and Lot 2 would be rezoned to B-1 Business District. Due to the reorganization of parcel lines and zoning districts, the designations for these parcels must be adjusted to as well. As proposed, Regency Commons would result in zero (0) additional lots being added to the Municipal Urban Service Area (MUSA) boundary. Generally, it is required that adjacent communities review the proposal and provide comment; however, if the proposed amendment is able to meet the following criteria, then that adjacent community review may be waived by the metropolitan council. • The Amendment involves a site of 40 acres or less • The amendment does not change the community's growth forecasts for 2010 - 2030 or the TAZ allocations • The amendment site is either more than one quarter of a mile from a dj ent jurisdiction or is beyond the distance or area which the community's adopted ordin egyRe notice to adjacent oor affected property owners, whichever distance is less. The proposed amendment meets the above criteria. Staff finds that the proposed request for a Comprehensive Plar• n Amendment would not have an adverse effect on public infrastructure or safety and recommend Approval of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Re -Zoning of the Subject property. Shorel dktrlay Variance Review The Applicant is currently proposing a s Ce p that would result in Lot 1 of Regency Commons having a total impervious area of 54.7%. City Code Section 117-225 Subd. (g)(4) b. 1. limits the amount of impervious surface of the lot area to 25% when any portion of the lot is located in the Shoreland Overlay District. In reviewing the site plan as proposed, the portion of Lot 1 located within the Shoreland Overlay District is shown as remaining completely pervious as it is within the required sixty (60) foot landscape buffer. In addition, the E-1 Employment District has a maximum lot (building) coverage requirement of 45% which the Applicant is also required to meet. Information was sent to the MN DNR for review and comment and Staff has not received a response yet. Staff recommends approval of the Shoreland Overlay variance as requested. Site Plan Review Staff offers the following comments as a general staff review of the Site Plan in comparison to the City's zoning code.