4.3. SR 04-16-2012REQUEST FOR ACTION
TO ITEM NUMBER
Ma or and Ci Council 4.3
AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY
Consent Aril 16, 2012 erem Barnhart, Plannin Mana er
ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED BY
Authorization to Rezone Barrington Square and Barrington Cal Portner, Ci Administrator
Plaza Planned Unit Developments REVIEWED BY
ACTION REQUESTED
Staff is requesting authorization to pursue rezoning the entire Barrington Square and Barrington Place
Planned Unit Developments (PUD).
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Barrington Place (1980) and Barrington Square (1986) were some of the earliest PUD's created in Elk
River.
Barrington place allows the following uses:
1. Principle and conditional uses in the C-1, G2, and C-3 zoning districts, except for:
a. Multifamily dwellings
b. Parking ramps (not defined)
c. Taverns (not defined, assume on-sale liquor establishments)
d. Motor vehicle service stations servicing more than 2 vehicles
e. Auto repair shops
£ Storage facilities (not defined, assume ministorage)
g. Drive in theaters (not defined)
h. Outdoor amusement centers (commercial recreation, outdoor)
2. All conditional uses in the R-4 (eg: outpatient health care, institutional uses, government
offices, mini-storage, zero lot line development), and principle uses in the R-3 and R-4
zoning district.
Barrington Square allows off:
1. Retail establishments
2. Personal service
3. Professional and business offices
4. Financial institutions
5. Dental and medical clinics
6. Two family dwellings
7. Mortuaries
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Often PUD agreements are used to adjust a commercial development to address concerns raised during
the time of project approval. However, it is staffls opinion that these concerns lessen over time, and
unfortunately works to hamper business development in the area, either by being too restrictive
(Barrington Square) or by being too confusing or onerous to new businesses (Barrington Place). It
appears that the PUD agreement is no longer consistent with the needs of the commercial market and has
outlived its usefulness.
With the embedded references to other zoning districts, exceptions, and numerous amendments, it is
difficult to quickly, efficiently, and clearly communicate with the public on what can or cannot be
completed in the development. For example, a simple setback request requires research to determine
"those established by the city's zoning ordinance in effect at the time of final plat approval." This should
typically be a 30 second answer available on the website, but because the PUD did not establish minimum.
setbacks for the residential, it took staff a couple of hours to gather necessary information and respond to
the property owner. To address these issues, staff recommends rezoning the PUD to either C-3 zoning,
or a new district created to incorporate the original goals of the development.
The Council may recall in 2010 the city rezoned the Elk River Plaza planned unit development (Movie
Theater/Freeport area) to MU - ERP, a new district created based closely on the current development
patterns and uses.
To accomplish this, staff envisions the following process:
• Initial mailing explaining what is going on (mailed to business and property owners in and
within 350-feet of the project)
• Open house meeting further explaining what is going on and why
• Planning Commission public hearing
• City Council public hearing
ATTACHMENTS
None
ACTION Morton by Second by Vote
FOLLOW UP
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