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�-- --- - :I i I �� : : � . __ _ � i � �- _ r- : _- . . .: 3 -.,-,- ,-�-> -� ----� F �.��-'. -:' --�.--- -- �r' - '� ' � Y`�' � -- Ciry Council Resolution No. 5104 May 12, 1997 Page 2 WHEREAS, both the Comprehensive Plan and the current zoning on this property indicate a need to provide bu�ering between land uses on the 0'Neil property and the adjacent single family residentiai neighborhood; and, WI�REAS, the current zoning envigons approximately seven acres in duplex residential use (R-2) in a strip along the southern edge of this property, and seventeen acres of commercial uses (B- 1) bordering Kigiia,ay 10; and, �REAS, M'innesota Sta.te Law gves precedence to zoning where there is a conflict between a zoning designation and a comprehensive plan designation; and, �'iEFtEAS, the ONeil property is one of the most si deve�opmern in the Ki ��t p�cels remaining availab�e for ghway 10 corridor and in Mounds Vew, and presents the possibility of adding to the City's tax base; and, W�3EREAS, the City Council makes the foliowing findings thax the proposed amendment is consistent with the general land use goals and policies contained in the Comprehensive Plan as follows: Goal 1. DeveIop a cohesivc Iand use pattera w,hich ens.� �mPatibilit�, �d ��onal relationships among acdivities and uses. The change from medium density residential to nuxed use pUD, alIowing both commercial and residential uses, will ailow for IIexibility in the Ci accompanying description of the types of land uses to be al owed r qeuires nthat ommercial be included in the mixiure and duects development toward destination-oriented commercial, rather than local convenience commercial, This mixture will create a lively, vital activit�, cemer az the heart of the commurutS, and brings a new, beneficial element to the land use mix in Mounds Vew. The proposed ameadrnent places this commercial activity center on Kighway IQ which is the major tra,veI carridor throu�h Mounds Vew, and across the street from City Ha11 and the Mounds Vew Community Center, which will reinforce the City (Village) Center idea. The land use description requires adequate buffering between this property and the residential neighborhood to the south be provided by limiting the intensity of uses in the area 150 feet from County Road H2, and by requiring a 50 foot buffer of landscaping or tree cover if this area is used for commercial uses. Goa12. Maintain and, where necessary, up�ade land uses and environmental quality. The policy under this goal directs attention to protecting integrated use districts (residential neighborhoods, commercial centers, industriai parks) from penetration by through ira�ic, The revisions to the text for District 1 indicate that, if commercial uses are developed in the area within 150 feet of County Road H2, that access to County Road H2 be restricted to protect the neighborhood south of County Road H2 from through tra�c. The substantial