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Mounds View Planning Commission February 2, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 2 ________________________________________________________________________ five trailer courts, many apartment buildings, and many townhouses in Mounds View. She expressed her concern regarding her property value going down if another townhouse development would be put in. She added that she has seen owner-occupied townhouses become rentals later on in other areas. ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Public Hearing and Consideration of Resolution 783-05, Recommending Approval of a Comprehensive Plan Amendment Which Would Change the Land Use Designation of the Bridges of Mounds View Golf Course from Outdoor Sport/Recreation and Passive Open Space to Office Park. Community Development Director Ericson reminded the Commission that this issue was discussed at the Planning Commission meeting on January 19th. He explained the Zoning Code had been recently amended to designate this site as Industrial, consistent with the adjoining properties in the surrounding area. He informed the Commission that Minnesota law requires that the zoning be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, so the next step is to amend the Comprehensive Plan to be consistent with the designated zoning which was recently amended. He further explained that at this point the land use has a split designation of OSP and SRO, and the proposed amendment would reflect an OFC designation. He noted that other potential designations had been discussed at the last meeting. Director Ericson informed the Commission that the City Council directed staff to move forward with this amendment, and after the Planning Commission reviews the matter; it will be forwarded onto the Metropolitan Council for their consideration. Once the Metropolitan Council makes their determination, it would come back to the City Council for final review and approval. He stated that the Planning Commission had been provided with an updated Community Profile and Background, which is essentially the application and package that goes to the Metropolitan Council. He noted that if something were constructed at the site other than a golf course, some changes would need to be made to the Comprehensive Plan. Chair Stevenson mentioned that the reason this would not be designated Light Industrial is because something in the line of a truck terminal could be a potential use, and that might send the wrong message, which was discussed at the January 19th meeting. John Dietrich from RLK explained that on Question No. 5, they had streamlined the list agencies that would be reviewing the application. He continued by indicating those agencies would include the City of Blaine, Ramsey County, Anoka County, Rice Creek Watershed, the FAA, MnDOT, and the City of Shoreview. He indicated that they would be submitting this application on February 3rd. He stated that the changes they had made to the Community Profile and Background were in italics. He added that the Met Council has seen the AUAR, and they did send a letter back to the City stating that the AUAR is complete. He also added that this review would probably take the full 60-days. He passed out a tentative schedule of projected dates regarding the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Process, with April 20, 2005 being the target date for Comprehensive Plan Approval at the Met Council.