CC PACKET 06122012 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

37 The R/O District does not allow for any type of use for places of worship or for any type of secular assembly use. PUD Planned Unit Development District A PUD is "[a] zoning district and development plan which may include single or mixed uses, and 1 or more lots or parcels, and which is intended to create a more flexible, creative, and efficient approach to the use of land." City Code § 152.201. Allowed uses within a PUD typically may include only uses "generally considered associated with the general land use category shown for the area on the official Comprehensive Land Use Plan." City Code § 152.203. The PUD District would allow for certain types of assembly, depending on the land use category for the area as articulated within the City's Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Approximately 2/3 of the PUD District is currently zoned for commercial use, while the other 1/3 is zoned for residential use. 3.3 Analysis of Commercial Zoning District The purpose of the City's commercial zoning district is "to provide areas for retail sales and services located and regulated so as to minimize adverse effects on neighboring residential districts and congestion of public streets." City Code § 152.120. The types of uses allowed within this district are uses associated with business and commerce. Section 152.121 of the Zoning Code lists over 70 permitted uses which exemplify types of businesses or establishments engaging in or supporting commerce. Examples include a wide variety of retail stores (e.g., appliance stores, clothing stores, jewelry stores, toy stores) and retail service establishments (e.g., attorneys, bakeries, employment agency offices, health professional offices, postal substations, veterinary clinics). Section 152.122 of the Zoning Code lists 25 permitted conditional uses, which also are businesses or establishments engaging in or supporting commerce. Examples include bus stations, car washes, gasoline stations, motels, bowling alleys, and specific types of laboratories for medical research and testing that provide services to health care providers. Overall, the commercial zoning district occupies a small portion of the City. Areas of the City zoned "commercial" primarily exist along Silver Lake Road in the northern part of the City and along Kenzie Terrace in the southwest part of the City. Some commercial areas also exist on the western boundary of the City south of 33rd Avenue Northeast., along 37th Avenue Northeast adjacent to the Soo Line Railroad tracks, and north of 39th Avenue Northeast. 3.4 Analysis of Light Industrial Zoning District The purpose of the City's light industrial zoning district is "to designate areas for, and regulate the development of, light industry. Areas are designated as light industrial due to the proximity of high capacity roadways or rail facilities and existing development, and regulated to -7- S'NDY OF ASSEMBLIES, MEE rJNG LODGES, AND CON VEN'[ ION nAL,LS 0TY OF SAIN f AN) TONY VILLAGE