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MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor and City Council
Scott Harlicker, Planning Assistant~~
November 17, 1997
Request by City of Elk River for
Ordinance Amendment Regarding
Business Park District Uses, Public
Hearing Case No. OA 9%12
Request
Consider an amendment to the zoning code to differentiate between the types
of uses allowed in the Business Park district
Attachments
· Ordinance 97-
· Current list of uses allowed in the Business Park district
Overview
At the August 26th and October 28th Planning Commission meetings the
Commission discussed the need for an ordinance amendment to clarify the
intent of the Business Park district. The district was intended to allow
certain light industrial, office and limited commercial uses based on the
underlying land use classification. Office and light industrial uses would be
allowed when the underlying land use is light industrial, and certain
commercial uses would be allowed when the underlying land use
classification is highway business. The current ordinance does not reflect that
intent.
The option that is recommended by the Commission and staff lists the uses
allowed based on the underlying land uses as shown below:
Permitted Uses
Permitted uses allowed when the underlying land use is light
industrial:
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1. Light manufacturing
2. Research and development laboratories
3. Government, business and professional offices
4. Mail order operations
5. Telecommunication operations
ii.
Permitted uses allowed when the underlying land use is highway
business:
1. Health athletic clubs
2. Personal service establishments
3. Financial institutions
Conditional Uses
Conditional uses allowed when the underlying land use is light
industrial:
1. Any permitted use which involves more than 30 % warehouse
space
2. Vocational, technical, and trade schools
3. Multiple buildings on a lot
4. Multiple tenant buildings
5. Above ground storage tanks
ii.
Conditional uses allowed when the underlying land use is highway
business:
1. Hotels and motels
2. Licensed daycare facilities
3. Retail shops and stores which compliment and serve the
Business Park subject to the standards set forth in 2(j) below
4. Motor vehicle specialty service stations
5. Multiple buildings on a lot
6. Multiple tenant buildings
7. Restaurants (Class I)
The Statement of Purpose could also be amended to better reflect the
original intent of the Business Park district. The following is a revised
Statement of Purpose the accomplishes that:
The Business Park district is established to encourage a planned,
integrated environment for certain industrial, office and commercial
uses which are compatible with and compliment each other as well as
the surrounding land uses. The underlying land use designation will
guide the type of uses allowed within the district. The underlying land
use designation within the district may vary, either light industrial or
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highway business. Development within the Business Park district will
correspond with the land use designation. Industrial and office uses
allowed where the land use designation is light industrial, and
commercial uses allowed where the land use designation is highway
business.
It is the intent of this ordinance that development reflects common
themes using compatible architectural design and consistency in
signage, landscaping, and lighting. It is also the intent to encourage
businesses which generate a high number of jobs per square foot
rather that predominately warehouse types uses.
With the proposed amendment, no changes are made to the types of uses
allowed. The change involves organizing the current uses into categories
based on the underlying land use classification.
Recommendation
The Planning Commission and staff recommend the City Council approve
Ordinance 97- amending the Business Park district to specifically list the
types of uses allowed when the underlying land use is highway business or
light industrial; the ordinance also amends the Statement of Purpose to
better reflect the original intent of the district.
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ORDINANCE 97-
CITY OF ELK RIVER
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 900.12 OF THE
CITY OF ELK RIVER CODES OF ORDINANCE RELATING TO
PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES IN THE BUSINESS PARK
ZONING DISTRICT
CASE NO. OA 97-12
The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Section 900.12 (16) of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinance titled
"Permitted, Accessory, and Conditional Uses" is hereby amended to delete the
Statement of Purpose and replace it with the following:
Statement of Purpose: The Business Park district is established to encourage a
planned, integrated environment for certain industrial, office and commercial uses
which are compatible with and compliment each other as well as the surrounding
land uses. The underlying land use designation will guide the type of uses allowed
within the district. The underlying land use designation within the district may
vary, either light industrial or highway business. Development within the Business
Park district will correspond with the land use designation. Industrial and office
uses allowed where the land use designation is light industrial, and commercial
uses allowed where the land use designation is highway business.
It is the intent of this ordinance that development reflects common themes using
compatible architectural design and consistency in signage, landscaping, and
lighting. It is also the intent to encourage businesses which generate a high number
of jobs per square foot rather that predominately warehouse types uses.
Section 2. Section 900.12 (16) of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinance titled
"Permitted, Accessory, and Conditional Uses" is hereby amended to delete the
following:
Section 900.12 (16) A. Permitted Uses
Section 900.12 (16) C. Conditional Uses
Section 3. Section 900.12 (16) of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinance titled
"Permitted, Accessory, and Conditional Uses" is hereby amended to add the
following:
A. Permitted Uses
i. Permitted uses allowed when the underlying land use is light industrial: 1. Light manufacturing
2. Research and development laboratories
3. Government, business and professional offices
4. Mail order operations
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5. Telecommunication operations
ii.
Permitted uses allowed when the underlying land use is highway
business:
1. Health athletic clubs
2. Personal service establishments
3. Financial institutions
C. Conditional Uses:
Conditional uses allowed when the underlying land use is light
industrial:
1. Any permitted use which involves more than 30 % warehouse
space
2. Vocational, technical, and trade schools
3. Multiple buildings on a lot
4. Multiple tenant buildings
5. Above ground storage tanks
ii.
Conditional uses allowed when the underlying land use is highway
business:
1. Hotels and motels
2. Licensed daycare facilities
3. Retail shops and stores which compliment and serve the
Business Park subject to the standards set forth in 2(j) below
4. Motor vehicle specialty service stations
5. Multiple buildings on a lot
6. Multiple tenant buildings
7. Restaurants (Class I)
Section 3. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after the
date of its publication.
Passed and adopted this
of Elk River.
__ day of
,1997, by the City Council of the City
ATTEST:
Henry A. Duitsman, Mayor
Sandra A. Thackeray, City Clerk
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xxi.
Government buildings and facilities
Mini storage
Ail uses allowed as a conditional use in the I1
zone
B-P Business Par~
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The Business Park District is established
to encourage a planned, integrated environment for certain
industrial, office, and limited commercial uses which are
compatible with and compliment each other as well as the
surrounding land uses.
It is the intent of this ordinance that development reflects
common themes using compatible architectural design and
consistency in signage, landscaping, and lighting. It is also the
intent to encourage businesses which generate a high number of
jobs per square foot rather than predominately warehouse type
uses.
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~ermitted Uses
i. Light manufacturing
ii. ~esearch and development laboratories
iii. Governmental, business, and professional offices
iv. Mail order operations
v. Telecommunication operations
vi. Financial institutions
vii. Personal service establishments
ix. Health athletic clubs
x. Restaurants (Class
~ccessoI~z Uses:
i. Off-street parking lots or facilities
ii. Private recreational facilities
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iii. Public shelters and essential services
C. Conditional Uses:
i. Any permitted use which involves more than 30%
warehouse space
ii. Hotels and motels
iii. Licensed day care facilities
iv. Retail shops and stores which compliment and serve
the Business Park subject to the standards set forth in
2(j) below.
v. Vocational, technical, and trade schools
vi. Motor vehicle specialty service stations
vii. Multiple buildings on a lot
viii. Above ground storage tanks
STAArDARDS:
Minimum lot siz~ - one and one-half (! 1/2) acres
Buildinq setbacks (minimum)
i. Front Yard Thirty-five (35) feet, or one-half
(1/2) the total building height whichever is greater.
ii. Side Yard - Twenty (20) feet, or one-half (1/2)
the total building height, whichever is greater.
iii. Rear yard Twenty (20) feet, or one-half (1/2)
the total building height, whichever is greater.
iv. Ail setbacks shall be determined from the planned
right-of-way (ROW), as designated in the City, County,
or State Transportation Plan, and normally defined in
the subdivision regulations.
Parkinq Lot Setbacks (minimum)
i. Front Yard Twenty-five (25) feet.
ii. Side Yard - Twenty (20) feet.
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