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• PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD AGENDA ITEM 5A STAFF ORIGINATOR: Paul Bengtson MEETING DATE: January 11, 2012 TOPIC: Amendment to the Town Center Planned Unit Development to add certain office uses to the civic district VOTE REQUIRED: MAJORITY INTRODUCTION The Early Childhood Family Education program will be moving out of the City Hall complex, resulting in an open tenant space. Staff has been working to develop opportunities for potential tenants and the City Council has voted to engage a broker to continue the search. Staff has initiated this amendment to maximize the market potential for the tenant space. BACKGROUND The City Hall Complex is located within the boundaries of the Lino Lakes Town Center which was established as part of a Planned Unit Development (PUD), and therefore the Town Center Design & Development Guide regulates the uses that would be allowed within the complex. The site is designated as Civic (only City Hall and the YMCA properties are designated as Civic), and the Civic district includes the following permanent uses as permitted uses: • Health clubs and gymnasiums • Indoor recreation facilities • Outdoor recreation facilities • Concession stands (not exceeding 500 square feet) • Community - serving centers, including daycare and senior, recreation & teen centers • Cultural facilities including auditoriums, libraries and art galleries • Semipublic facilities (religious institutions, social service organizations, etc.) • University, college, and professional schools (except truck driving schools) While the semipublic facilities allowance would open up occupancy of the tenant space for other government or quasi - government offices, staff is proposing to allow other office uses in the civic district by expanding the following two uses (already included in the guide) to be permitted in the civic district: • Professional services including medical & health offices & clinics, engineering & design services, legal and counseling services, but excluding laboratories, hospitals, sanitariums and rest homes. • Finance, insurance & real estate services, including security & commodity brokers & dealers, insurance & real estate agents, and brokers; not including banks, savings & loans, & credit services. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the amendment to the Town Center Design & Development Guide.