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• • • STAFF ORIGINATOR: MEETING DATE: TOPIC: VOTE REQUIRED: PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD AGENDA ITEM 6A Paul Bengtson August 8, 2012 Continued Public Hearing: Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Section 7 Business Zoning Districts Simple Majority INTRODUCTION As part of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan update process, staff was directed by the City Council to review the Business Zoning Districts to determine if they were compatible with the comprehensive plan and if they allowed development in line with the vision, goals, and policies of the city. Staff had brought a previous version of the Business Districts to the Planning and Zoning Board but after consulting with the City Attorney felt that additional revisions were necessary. SCHEDULE OF ACTIONS: Planning & Zoning Board (Public Hearing) City Council Work Session City Council First Reading City Council Second Reading Action Deadline July 11, 2012 September 4, 2012 September 10, 2012 September 24, 2012 Staff initiated, no deadlines BACKGROUND Staff is proposing two major changes to what the Board-saw previously. First, because of the similarities between Neighborhood Business and Limited Business and the fact that only a handful of properties in the city are zoned either designation, staff proposes to eliminate the Neighborhood Business District. This would also mean rezoning all NB properties to LB. Secondly, staff is proposing to deal with the existing commercial /industrial properties at the Orange Street/Lake Drive intersection via interim use permits within the LB district, instead of creating a new zoning district. LB is the most appropriate zoning district for an area that is in such close proximity to surrounding single family dwellings, and staff proposes to allow via interim use permits any use on these sites that are allowed in the GB zoning district. Extension of utilities to the area will be the event that causes the end of the interim use.