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CC Regular Session Meeting Date: 05/26/2026 Primary Strategic Plan Initiative: Promote economic growth and development. 7. 2. Title: Adopt Ordinance #26-06, Approving a Zoning Map Amendment from I-1, Light Industrial to I-2, General Industrial, for 14021 Azurite St NW, 14021 Basalt St NW, and 14050 Basalt St NW; Case of ACE Solid Waste Purpose/Background: ACE Solid Waste (the "Applicant") has operated their facility in Ramsey for several years and is a growing business. In order to accommodate their growth, the company needs additional parking spaces for its trucks. They recently acquired an adjacent property at 14021 Basalt Street NW with the intent of removing the building and expanding the truck parking lot into this area. The parking lot expansion is administrative in nature, but the process to combine that parcel has three components that require public review. Additionally, the Applicant leases property across Azurite Street to the east for trash container maintenance that requires additional outdoor storage than what is currently allowed by the I-1 zoning. Therefore, the City has received an application from the Applicant for a Right -of -Way Vacation, Final Plat, and a Zoning Map Amendment from I-1, Light Industrial, to I-2, General Industrial, on the properties currently addressed as 14021 and 14050 Basalt Street NW. The Applicant is also requesting a Zoning Map Amendment from 1-1 to 1-2 on the property at 14021 Azurite Street NW. The rezoning public hearing was held at the Planning Commission. The City Council approved two of these components (Right -of -Way Vacation of a portion of Basalt Street NW, and a Final Plat of "Ace Second Addition") at their May 12th meeting. Notification: Staff attempted to notify property owners within 350 feet of the Subject Property, as reflected in the Anoka County Property Records, of the request and the Public Hearings to be held by the Planning Commission and City Council. Notices of the Public Hearings were published in the Anoka County Union Herald, the City's official newspaper. Proposed development signs were placed on each property. The private utility companies were emailed directly and several replied with comments that were attached to the case on the May 12th City Council agenda. Time Frame/Observations/Alternatives: Zoning Map Amendments The main portion of the Applicant's properties is zoned I-2, General Industrial District. The properties located at 14021 Azurite Street NW, and 14021 and 14050 Basalt Street NW are currently zoned I-1, Light Industrial District, and have all historically been used for industrial purposes. The applicant's request is to rezone all of these parcels from I-1 to I-2. The Zoning Map Amendment for 14021 Azurite Street NW is to allow for more flexibility for outdoor storage locations on the property that is used for waste container maintenance. The Zoning Map Amendment for 14021 and 14050 Basalt Street NW is to align these parcels with the zoning of ACE's main property at 6601 McKinley Street NW. 14050 Basalt Street NW has been owned and occupied by ACE for several years and was inadvertently left out of being rezoned from E-2 to I-2 with the new citywide zoning map that was adopted in 2023. 14021 Basalt Street NW was recently purchased by ACE to accommodate an expansion of their fleet parking lot with compressed natural gas (CNG) dispensers for some of their newer fleet