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Mamo <br />Page ~ <br />This device would serve as a :r~Eanv for informing the public <br />and the Uf~i.versity as to the intended. use os propex'ties ii' <br />the University were to re3.c-use ~~or areas of land for private <br />development. Such a plan ma.:~ntaine~. as a reference by the <br />Vi].]~ge is also a useful dov3.ce far considering any future <br />ch$nges in Jose. To give t'nis plan ma~~.~am le~l stature it <br />is suggest~a. ths3.t it be adop'~ed prior to the adoption of the <br />Zani.ng Ordinance. TY~t is to s°y, the zoning map should <br />implement the projected Comprehensive Plan. Zan3.ng when based <br />on such a Comprehensit*e Plan carries ecnEiderable more weight <br />in any court litig~Lion. <br />The following it::uis refer. to the letter from taestern <br />Oil and i'uel Cam~:sny. <br />7. Service Stations as Permitted Use <br />The 20ning text 11ow 6peCif7-P-3 that $~'rViGe ~t~'t~ Ons 8re a <br />conditional use in the "B-2" Aistrict and are not permitted <br />in the "B-1" o~ the "B-lA" DLstricts. The amount of "B-2" <br />lan~3. avai]~ble in the Village is extr~¢::ly limited. Thus, we <br />Peel it is appropriate to use the service s'~tion as a conditional <br />use in such districts. The "B-1A" District is oriented primarily <br />toward the higher type office, research or ligYit processing deve- <br />lopment, and is located in all ce.ses contiguous to open agricultural <br />land or residential properties (multiple, duplex, or single famia-y)• <br />Though it may be true a service station could be constructed on <br />one of the "B-7.A." areas, this could be accomplished by rezoning the <br />procperty to °'B-2" . In other ~rorcls, P'~ purposes of categorizing <br />reasonable coaagatible uses t~3.thin 'ihe "B-1A" D3.strict ire Peel that <br />service stations are not appropriate. If service stations were <br />allowed as a Conditional use in a P0B-1A." T2istrict it would be <br />reasonable to allow a great many other retail operations as well. <br />This was not the intent of thA district. It should be remembered <br />however, that iP it can be demonstrated that a service station is <br />desirable, such a station can be accommodated ',hrough a rezoning <br />process. <br />8. Set-~3ack of Islands <br />Some of you ~y have noted t12at the Village of gloomington~is currently <br />considers requiring puu?p islands of service stations to be set-back <br />100e in their so called "freeway development distmict". This is <br />indicative of a trend tlarou~iout the country to some~.~hat reduce the <br />conspicuous role of s@rvice stations on our right°of-ways. .The 100Q <br />proposed in Bloomington is vet questionable and certa~.nly would not <br />be appropriate for Falcon ~Ieig}zts, Gee do feel however, that the remaining <br />1 land available in Falcon Heights is of such a nature that <br />eammercia <br />a 30Q set back is not unrs~scr~ble. Should a spesi.fic site produce <br />a particular hmrdship in adhering to this requirement, a variance <br />can be granted reducing this req~.rement somewhat. The minimuya <br />standard used in the past is usually 20°a <br />