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• • • STAFF ORIGINATOR: P & Z MEETING DATE: TOPIC: BACKGROUND AGENDA ITEM V B Jeff Smyser September 13, 2006 PUBLIC HEARING: Zoning Amendment • Amend Zoning Ordinance Text Regarding Uses in NB, LB, and GB Zones • Rezone Southeast Corner of Birch/Hodgson From LB Limited Business to NB Neighborhood Business 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. These amendments should be completed as soon as possible to eliminate uncertainty for this and other sites with immediate development application potential. This public hearing covers both the rezoning of the site and the changes to the ordinance text. Both actions are zoning amendments. 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 market areas increases from NB to GB. The purposes of the three districts are explained in the ordinance as follows: