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• • • STAFF ORIGINATOR: C. C. MEETING DATE: TOPIC: AGENDA ITEM 6 A Jeff Smyser September 25, 2006 PUBLIC HEARING: First Reading of Ordinance No. 09 -06, Zoning Amendment to Amend Zoning Ordinance Text Regarding Uses in NB, LB, and GB Zones ACTION: 3/5 vote BACKGROUND The City Council directed staff to initiate a rezoning of the commercial lot on the southeast corner of the intersection of Birch St. and Hodgson Rd. Consideration of development of that property raised concern about the uses on that site allowed by the zoning ordinance. The City Council considers some of the potentially allowable uses in the Limited Business zone to be undesirable for this specific site. Examination of the differences between the Limited Business and Neighborhood Business zones led to recommendations to amend the ordinance to change some of the uses allowed in the three business zoning districts. The notice for the public hearing at the Planning & only in the LB and NB zones. However, it became also should be amended. After conferring with the for a public hearing at the City Council for the text public notification occurred. Zoning Board included amending text clear that some text in the GB zone City Attorney, we published a notice amendments to ensure all proper These amendments (text and rezoning) should be completed as soon as possible to eliminate uncertainty for this and other sites with immediate development application potential. ANALYSIS Lino Lakes has three commercial zoning districts (zones): Neighborhood Business, Limited Business, and General Business (NB, LB, and GB). Each zone has permitted uses, accessory uses, and conditional uses. The uses allowed is the primary means of defining one zone compared to others. The intensity of uses and the extent of their