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Page 4 <br />of restrictions than the NS district. A motor vehicle repair business is not allowed in the C-1 <br />zoning district. <br />The General Business (C-2) is the zoning that is being proposed by the applicants. The purpose <br />of the C-2 zoning district is to provide for the establishment of service and freestanding <br />commercial businesses, including retail sales, offices, and restaurants, which are oriented toward <br />motorists and require high volumes of traffic and visibility from major roads. The C-2 district <br />allows restaurants and auto oriented businesses as well as a series of other uses that are not <br />allowed in the NS District. The C-2 district allows more commercial uses, with a lesser amount <br />of restrictions than the NS district. A motor vehicle repair business, excluding an auto body shop, <br />paint shop, or tow lot, is allowed in the C-2 zoning district. <br />The NS and C-2 zoning districts have different permitted, accessory, and conditional uses. The <br />C-2 district allows for more intense commercial uses that may include additional traffic, lighting, <br />and noise. The construction limitations are the same, except the lot coverage requirements. The <br />applicants have stated that they would like the property to be zoned C-2 because of the expanded <br />uses, which allows for the motor vehicle repair business, compared to the NS zoning district. The <br />property to the north at Highway 61 and 1401h St (CSAH 8) was rezoned to C-2 from NS in 2012. <br />The property to the west across Highway 61 has a conditional use permit for an auto body shop, <br />but is zoned NS. These uses would be allowed in the C-2 zoning district. The properties have <br />been marketed for sale as a NS zoning district. One of the properties now has a purchase <br />agreement for a use that is not allowed in the NS district. The expanded uses may help occupy <br />the vacant property. <br />The property is close to an important intersection adjacent to Highway 61 and 1401h Street <br />(CSAH 8), with high traffic counts. Any use on the property would likely draw people from <br />several areas of the City, other than the surrounding neighborhoods. The area is consistent with <br />what would be desired for uses in the C-2 district to locate. Rezoning the property General <br />Business (C-2) would be in compliance with the land use guide plan. <br />2. The proposed zoning classification is appropriate for the property given the topographic, <br />environmental, and cultural limitations of the site. <br />The property is generally flat. There is a small wetland to the north and a wooded area on the <br />southeast portion of the property. The building and the site are arranged to accommodate the <br />proposed use in regards to parking, access, and building placement. The proposed zoning <br />classification is appropriate for the property because there are no topographic, environmental, or <br />cultural limitations of the site. <br />3. Existing public infrastructure is adequate to handle the development that can reasonably be <br />foreseen on the site <br />Sewer and water services are available to the property. In addition, a traffic signal and <br />intersection improvements have been installed at the intersection of 140th Street (CSAH 8) and <br />Highway 61. Currently there is a full access into the site from Highway 61. Long term, the <br />