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1St Reading: 7/ 27 / 2009 Publication: 8/16/2009 2nd Reading: 8/ 1 0/ 2 0 0 9 Effective: 8/ 1 7/ 2 0 0 9 Council Member Stoltz moved for adoption of the following ordinance: CITY OF LINO LAKES ORDINANCE NO. 04-09 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LIMITED BUSINESS AND GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICTS TO ALLOW PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND RELIGIOUS USES AS CONDITIONAL USES AND AMENDING SECTION 700 OF THE CITY CODE SO THAT THE REQUIRED DISTANCE FOR LIQUOR LICENSES SHALL NOT APPLY IF A SCHOOL OR CHURCH IS IN A LIMITED BUSINESS OR GENERAL BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT Section 1 Findings 1. The Lino Lakes Zoning Ordinance allows public, educational, and religious buildings as conditional uses in the Rural and Residential zoning districts. 2. The Lino Lakes Zoning Ordinance allows private lodges and clubs as conditional uses in the Limited Business and General Business zoning districts. 3. The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000, known by the acronym RLUIPA, requires a city to treat religious uses such as churches the same as the city treats other similar uses. Lodges and clubs are similar to public, educational, and religious uses in their activities and potential impacts. 4. Section 2, Subdivision 1 o the Zoning Ordinance requires consideration of possible adverse effects of a proposed zoning amendment and that the judgment of a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance shall be based upon, but not limited to, the following factors: 1. The proposed action has been considered in relation to the specific policies and provisions of and has been found to be consistent with the official City Comprehensive Plan. 2. The proposed use is or will be compatible with present and future land uses of the area. The Policy Plan chapter of the 2002 Comprehensive Plan lists the following policies that are relevant to the inclusion of institutional uses in business zones. Such policies support consistent requirements for similar uses in business zones.