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Mounds View City Council August 23, 1999 Regular Meeting Page 14 Planning Associate Ericson stated this item was heard by the Planning Commission, at four prior meetings. He stated the Planning Commission, the applicant, staff, and several residents had discussed the issues,bringing forward a number of concerns to the City and the neighborhood. He stated there was extensive discussion with regard to parking on the site,traffic circulation, taxes, and other site related concerns as to whether or not this type of use would be appropriate at this location. He stated a great deal of time had been devoted to this discussion, and as Council Member Marty had indicated, the Planning Commission worked very hard on this issue. Planning Associate Ericson stated the two issues for consideration were the rezoning request, and the conditional use permit request. He stated the conditional use permit could be accomplished with a resolution, which would be drafted, pending the Council's discussion and direction to staff. He stated the rezoning would be accomplished through an ordinance,which would require two readings. He stated an ordinance has been drafted for the Council's consideration, and the public hearing had been scheduled for the present meeting. He stated the Council could determine whether or not they would entertain the reading of the ordinance at this time. Planning Associate Ericson stated staff had reviewed the tax issues and discussed them with the Ramsey County Tax Assessor's office. He stated this was in regard to the effects of the proposed use on the tax base, and whether or not a commercial use would generate more tax dollars. He stated it was determined that the proposed use would quite possibly generate more to the City's tax base than a retail use, which would be permitted in the B-2 Zoning District. He stated the applicant has indicated the valuation of the project would be approximately 1.5 million dollars. He stated, should that be the case, the City could be acquiring a significant tax base with this proposal. Planning Associate Ericson stated, with regard to the rezoning request, the Planning Commission had requested there be a mechanism to revert the zoning of the property to the commercial designation if the proposed use did not go forward. He explained that Ordinance 631, presently before the Council, contained a clause in Section 3, which proposes that, in the event this project does not proceed, the City Council may act to rezone the property back to its original zoning designation. He stated this matter had been reviewed by the City Attorney, who indicated that the language was in proper legal form, and would not create a situation in which the Council would be obligated to act. Planning Associate Ericson stated there are some specific site requirements, in terms of the conditional use permit,regarding side yards, side yard setbacks, and other similar matters. He stated all of these criteria could and will be met. He stated one other action that would be required prior to this request coming to fruition, would be that the developer would be required to come before the City again in the form of a Development Review, and this process would clarify all of the site- specific requirements. He stated, at that time, the City would review sidewalks, the parking access to the property, and the layout and elevation of the proposed facility. He stated while the preliminary information in this regard was before the Council, any additional questions would be clarified at the Development Review stage. 14C:\A DM IN\MINUTES\CC\8-23-99.CC