Agenda - Planning Commission - 11/01/2007

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CASE # 3 PUBLIC HEARING . REQUEST TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM B;.2 BUSINESS . TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL; CASE OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY By: Amy Geisler, AICP, Interim Assistant Com. Dev. Director Background: The Planning Commission will recall that back in 2006, Dan Murphy and Tim Holm applied for a Zoning Amendment related, to the plat of Ebony Woods. On September 7, 2006 the Planning Commission reviewed the request to rezone the property from B-2 Business to Planned Unit Development, and recommended denial. On October 9,2007 the City Council denied the zoning amendment request, and directed Staff to' initiate a new zoning amendment to change the property's zoning designation from B-2 Business to R-l Residential. The fol~owing items are ~nclosed for your information: a) Site Location Map b) Proposed Findings of Fact c) Proposed Ordinance *City Council meeting minutes are included with ~he Comp P [an Amendment case * Notification: Property owners within 700 feet w~re notified of the public hearing. Observations: The City Council had a lengthy discussion about the appropriateness of developing the Subject Property with twinhomes. Ultimately, they determined thatit was not an appropriate use given . the adjacent single-family homes. They did feel that the property's current zoning designation of B-2 Bl,1siness was not appropriate either, however, and directed Staff to conduct a public hearing on whether it should be changed to R-l Residential. The property is bordered on the north by the Superbowl building, on the west by mini-storage . units and single- family homes, on the south by a single-family home under construction, and on the east by single-family homes. There is no subdivision proposal before the City at this time; if the Comprehensive Plan Amendment and rezoning are approved, a subdivision would still need to be approved before any new homes could be built on the property. 41