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Itern No: 5 �Iteefin� D��e: September 3. 2003 iype of ��s�ness: Commiss_ion Business r ,. Nr: � , ; � ; . � ��; Mounds View Planning Corr�mission F�-��; James Ericson, Community Deveiopment Director It�rr� TitlelSubjec�o Discussion and Consideration of Rezo�ing Actians Associated with the Public �acilities Zoning Districts. Special Planning Case SP-1 �8-03 Ir�trocl�cfiion: At the Planning Commission's last meeting on August 20, 2003, SfiafF inade a presentafiion regarding the parcels zoned PF—Public Facilities—within the City and requested feedback from �he Commission coi�cerning a suggestion to rezone all PF parceis to a more appropriate designation. Counting the Golf Course as one parcei, there are seventeen "PF " zoned properiies in the City. The impetus for this review originated with a repori given by the City Attorney to the City Council on July 14, 2003 regarding the [Viounds View's PF Zoning District and recommended that the City s�ro�igly consider revising fhe district`s purpose and to rezone some or all properties within the PF district to another district more logicall� suited. (The City Atfiorney's � let#er and other materials were provided in your August 20t packet.) The Ciiy Gouncil, -;:;:;:_`; respanding to the Ci�y A�torney's report, directed s#a#f to bring this issue ta the Planning Commission for review and it requesfed fhafi �he Commission draft a proposed ordinance for the Council's considerafiion. � . The Planning Commission generally supported the proposed revisions in fight of �he Ci#y Attorney's recommendation and the Cify Council's direction. �ne question was raised however concerning the necessity ofi such a rezoning action; especially since there are city- owned parcels NOT zoned PF. {The City owns multiple residential properties which are zoned residential, and in one case, commercial.) The City Attorney was aske� about this and the paraphrased response is as follows: The evidence of cify-owned propertres is furfher reason to change from a PF designafion, in thai all city-owned properfy is "supposed" fo be zoned PF, according to our Code. Seciion 9 9 9�.01 of the Code staies fhat "The purpose of ihe PF, Public Facilifies Drs�rict is fo provide for larrd areas, waferways and wafer areas owned, cont�olle�, re�crlaf�d, usec� or pr°oposed io be use� by the Cr�y. (Emphasis added.) Thus, by not rezoning properfies controlled by fhe City to PF, ihe City is ac�rng contrary fo ifs own Code. The underlying issue is fhaf praperty should be zoned based upon the "use" ra�her fhan who owns if. The following is a lisi ofi uses on parcels pres�ntly zoned PF: City parks, wells & pump hauses, City Nali, ihe water treatmenf facilities, the water tower, The �ridges Golg Course and the Community Center.