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CASE # INTRODUCE ORDINANCE TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM B-2 BUSINESS TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL; CASE OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY By: Amy Geisler, AICP, Associate Planner Background: On October 9, 200.7 the City Council denied a Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Zoning Amendment, Preliminary Plat, and Rezoning related to the plat of Ebony. Woods. The Council also directed Staff to initiate a Zoning Amendment to change the property's zoning designation from B-2 Business to R-1 Residential. The following items are enclosed for your information:. ~a) Site Location Map b) Land use/zoning exhibit c) Proposed Findings of Fact d) Proposed Ordinance *City Council meeting minutes are included with the Comp Plan Amend~zent case Notification; Property owners within 700 feet were notified of the public hearing. Staff also sent a copy of the staff report to Tim Holm and Dan Murphy, property owner and developer of Ebony Woods. Funding Source: The Zoning Amendment was initiated by the City, therefore tasks associated -with case preparation are being conducted as a part of regular staff duties. Observations: The City Council had a lengthy discussion about the appropriateness ofdeveloping the. Subject Property with twinhomes, Ultimately, it was determined that it was not. an appropriate use given the adjacent single-family homes, but that the property's current zoning designation of B 2 Business. was not appropriate either. Staff was directed to conduct a public hearing on whether it should be changed to R-1 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 asingle-family home under construction, and on .the. east by single-family homes.