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i '~ ~ ~r~ <br />A ~ •n <br />f~ <br />• ~ FALCON HEIGHTS <br />2077 W. LARPENTEUR AVENUE FALCON HEIGHTS, MN 55113-5594 PHONE (612) 644-5050 FAX (612) 644-8675 <br />6 May .1993 <br />MEMO <br />TO: Mayor and Councilmembers <br />FROM: .Susan Hoyt, City Administrato <br />RE: Additional studies to address uses with potential secondary <br />impacts as a separate study from the revisions in the <br />commercial zoning code. <br />Background <br />In 1991 the city adopted a new comprehensive plan after an <br />.extensive planning process that involved eighty-five community <br />• members. The plan's goal is to maintain and enhance the physical <br />and social community in the fully developed, inner ring suburb of <br />Falcon Heights. The city's age and location, as well as the close <br />proximity of its commercial uses to its neighborhoods, requires <br />that particular attention be paid to the uses in its commercial <br />districts and their impact on the overall business district and <br />adjoining neighborhoods. <br />With this in mind, in October, 1992 the city contracted with Fred <br />Hoisington, planning consultant, to work with the planning <br />commission to revise the city's commercial zoning codes to better <br />meet the future. This process is currently underway. <br />In March, 1993 the city council adopted a development moratorium <br />on the city's commercial zones for one year or less to guarantee <br />that the intent of the study would not be jeopardized by <br />approving uses that may be inconsistent with the study's outcome. <br />Complexities surrounding retail commercial uses <br />The commercial zoning study may be completed during the next <br />three months. Once the commercial zoning study is done and the <br />required ordinance changes adopted, the development moratorium <br />may be lifted. <br /> <br />HOME OF THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR AND THE U OF M INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE <br />PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER <br />ttv~ cm uc~ <br />