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RUG-20 -1999 09:09 NRC 612 595 9837 P.05,06 a very small accessory building would be allowed due to a restriction of the size of such buildings to 30% of the floor area of the principal building. Rezoning the property to a new district consistent with the surrounding area and the land use plan would raise the following Issues: R -1, Single Family Residential This District would most clearly conform to the land use plan, as well as the existing land use and zoning of the surrounding neighborhood. It is staff's understanding that the economic impacts on the Buetow site would be minimal based on a belief that the acquisition of the site by the contractor was close to what might be expected for residential property. The Arcade Electric site would be a different matter. A significant amount of commercial building improvements have been made to the Arcade Electric site, resulting in a value which most likely outstrips its value as residential property. While the building occupied by the Buetows is residential in character, the Arcade buildings are not likely to be adaptable to residential use. Therefore, demolition of the commoroiai buildings would be necessary to prepare the site for residential use. R-2. Medium Density Residential This District also allows twin homes and townhouses. An increased density of residential development would help to recoup the economic impacts of changing from industrial to residential land use. To comply with the land use plan, a density of less than six units per acre would be required. Townhouse projects are often in this range. Although the increased density would lessen the impacts of the land use change, staff is not certain that it would offset the entire difference. A low to medium density residential use on this site would probably have minimal impacts on the surrounding single family neighborhood. While the activities on such sites do create impacts for the neighborhood, the impacts are more similar to those of the existing residential use, and would be considered to be more compatible than the industrial use impacts. R -B, Residential - Business Transition District This District is designed to allow a limited amount of mixed use development. Its greatest concentration in Little Canada is along Little Canada Road around the St. John's church area. This area includes a mix of small office and home -based business, institutional uses, and low density residential. The R -B District would not support the retention of the industrial uses currently on the site. However, limited commercial use is allowed, and this option would lead to the possibility that the property in question might be redeveloped in a way which would help recoup the economic impacts of a rezoning action. Page 5