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Case #3: Public Hearing - Request for Comprehensive Plan Amendment; Case of Thomas Peterson Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion of the Planning Commission meeting at 7:22 p.m. in order to call the public hearing to order. Public Hearing Chairperson Nixt called the public hearing to order at 7:22 Presentation Associate Planner Geisler stated Thomas p~terso~ :a ~lication for an amendment to the 2001 Comprehensive Plan. cha~}~;:~d l:~d: ~e' ~iesignation from Rural Developing to Places to Work on the pr~pe~ ( ,n the'~¢~id~ bf:~arvis Street directly north of the railroad tracks off of Highwa~g,:~ Peterson is proi~d~n'~:~0 develop the site with office condominiums which would re~ ~:]~d~ ~e~change from Low-Density Residential to Places to Work. If the Comprehensive Plan Afiien~em ts approved, the s~te plan for the property unll come forward to the Planamg Comm~ssmn at.a.~tuse meeting along w~th a rezoning request. Ms. Geisler advised the s~U{~je~t P~'P~'~rtz. is bord~i~ 0h the south and west by industrial parcels, one rural residential 19~ ?p .~e n6,~; and ~0.rthfork golf course to the east. The property is bordered on the east by the ci{yi~f ElkP~iyei~ :~h~burne County. Ms. Geisler stated on April 26, 2005 the City Council ad;~!'an ~t~ P$~5/~.£0¢ }roposed land use changes that are requested prior to the comptifion~:~'~the ~0~preh~,~Plan update. She reviewed the interim policy and StafFs respofi~:?~ Assocmte Planner Ge~sler:¢advised staff ~s recommending approval of the request for Comprehensive Plan Am~fi~nt: lJased on Staff's interpretation of the criteria listed in the Interim Policy,,and. th~ large ~:~:/}~:~[~dustrial property to the west and south of the parcel: Chalrpers0n NgxtS~g.uired ibout the current d~e,~etopment on the Elk River site. ASSociate Planner Oe~sler-~pl~eci'the Elk River s~te ~s mostly industrial. ' C6~iS's~ioner Van Scoy askealttlie entire site is located in Ramsey. Associat~ PlhBri~r. Geisler rep[e~'i~art of the site is located in Elk River; the City of Rarnsey is only dealin~ith th~:R~Se~ p~0~ion of the site. '":i'': .,;; Chairperson Nixt n0t~d th6;question of whether the rezoning will increase concern in relation to the public safety aspec~:~'the site in light of the character of the surrounding area, which he does not find to be the case with this rezoning. Associate Planner Geisler noted there is a very old home on this parcel that would need to be torn down. Planning Commission/June 1, 2006 -200- Page 11 of 19