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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANT5, INC. 4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 Telephone: 763.231.2555 Facsimile: 763.231.2561 planners(<Jnacpla nning.Cam MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Blesener and Little Canada City Council FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: January 27, 2010 RE: Little Canada -County C/Jackson/Little Canada Road PUD Zoning FILE NO: 758.09 - 10.02 Poolside is expected to apply for a rezoning of their property at 121 E. Little Canada Road from B-3, General Business to PUD. The application is likely to come in time for the March 11 Planning Commission meeting, with an expected public hearing before the City Council on March 24. The remainder of the block bounded by County Road C on the south, Little Canada Road on the north, and the Soo Line/CP Railroad on the west is also zoned B-3, although it is a mix of commercial, single family, and vacant property. The entire area is guided for commercial uses, reflecting the current zoning. At issue is whether the City should consider a broader expansion of the PUD District, encompassing some or all of the block in question. The rezoning would have the effect of providing additional land use management for parcels as they redevelop, particularly in consideration of any ongoing residential uses in the area. The more extensive PUD would not be necessary to a PUD consideration for the Poolside property, however, staff felt that it was important to raise the issue at this time in order to allow any proposal to proceed concurrently with the forthcoming Poolside request. It is important to know that the change in zoning classification would not impact any existing non-conformities on the properties -the same replacement rights would exist. On the attached pages, a copy of the aerial photograph, with a list of owners and land uses, as well as a clip of the area zoning map are both included.