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STAFF ORIGINATOR: <br />MEETING DATE: <br />TOPIC: <br />VOTE REQUIRED: <br />INTRODUCTION <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM 6A <br />Keith M. Dahl, Community Development Intern <br />September 28, 2015 <br />Consider 1St Reading of Ordinance No. 08-15 a text amendment <br />to NB, Neighborhood Business District and LB, Limited <br />Business District to allow Veterinary Hospitals with a <br />Conditional Use Permit <br />3/5 <br />Complete Application Date: <br />August 3, 2015 <br />60 -Day Review Deadline: <br />October 2, 2015 <br />120 -Day Review Deadline: <br />December 1, 2015 <br />Environmental Board Meeting: <br />NA <br />Park Board Meeting: <br />NA <br />Planning & Zoning Board Meeting: <br />September 9, 2015 <br />City Council Work Session: <br />September 28, 2015 <br />City Council Meeting: <br />September 28, 2015 <br />BACKGROUND <br />In August 2015, the City received a land use application requesting a text amendment to NB, <br />Neighborhood Business Districts from Rice Creek Animal Hospital. The Planning & Zoning <br />Board held a public hearing on September 9, 2015. Both staff and a unanimous board <br />recommended approval of the text amendment to allow the operation of veterinarian services in <br />NB, Neighborhood Business Districts and LB, Limited Business Districts, with a conditional <br />use permit. <br />Rice Creek Animal Hospital, located in the Spirit Hills Mall on Ware Road, started conducting <br />veterinarian services five years ago for the neighborhoods in the surrounding area. Due to the <br />growth of their local services, expansion is required to support the surrounding neighborhoods. <br />The relocation site Rice Creek Animal Hospital has located is south of their current location on <br />the southeast corner of Hodgson and Birch. This parcel is zoned as NB, Neighborhood <br />Business District (§1007.110). <br />Currently, Veterinary Hospitals are only permitted in the GB, General Business District <br />(§1007.112) with a Conditional Use Permit. Staff has analyzed Veterinary Hospitals in NB <br />1 <br />