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Item No: 7 Meeting Date: August 20, 2003 Type of Business: Commission Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View Planning Commission From: James Ericson, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Discussion and Consideration of Rezoning Actions Associated with the Public Facilities Zoning Districts. Special Planning Case SP-118-03 Introduction: On July 14, 2003, the City Attorney addressed the City Council regarding the Mounds View’s PF Zoning District and recommended that the City strongly consider revising the district‘s purpose and to rezone some or all properties within the PF district to another district more logically suited. The City Attorney’s letter, dated July 14, 2003, a copy of my correspondence to the City Council and Chapter 1118 of the Mounds View Zoning Code are attached for your review. Also included for your reference is a copy of the City’s “Facility Guide.” The City Council, responding to the City Attorney’s report, directed staff to bring this issue to the Planning Commission for review and it requested that the Commission draft a proposed ordinance for the Council’s consideration. Discussion: The City Attorney highlights the recent Supreme Court decision relating to the Eller Media ‘s (now doing business as Clear Channel Outdoor) request for billboards from MnDOT. The Supreme Court’s ruling called into question the City’s zoning practices as it relates to the PF district, in that the only parcels in the district are municipally-owned while other similar uses are zoned differently. Zoning based on ownership rather than based on the nature of the use is inconsistent with conventional and practical zoning concepts. The following represents a full list of the uses that are present within the City’s PF district: 1. City parks: (Groveland, Lambert, Random, Hillview, Ardan, Greenfield, Oakwood, Silverview , Lakeside Beach and Woodcrest parks) 2. Wells & Pump houses 3. City Hall 4. Water Treatment Plant 5. Water Tower 6. The Bridges Golf Course 7. Community Center Two maps are attached to this report. The first map represents all PF zoned parcels shaded in dark blue. The second map represents the proposed rezoning of each of the PF parcels to one of three districts: Single family residential, industrial or regional commercial.