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4.2 PCSR 02-12-2013 ECrty lk REQUEST FOR ACTION River To ITEM NUMBER Planning Commission 4.2 AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY Planning February 12, 2013 Jeremy Barnhart, Planning Manager ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By Confirm consistency with Comprehensive Plan for EDA sale of Jeremy Barnhart,Planning Manager Outlot A,Northstar Business Park. REVIEWED BY ACTION REQUESTED Staff recommends that the Planning Commission confirm the sale of Outlot A, Northstar Business Park, as being consistent with the Comprehensive Plan,with the following conditions: 1. The property may not be platted or subdivided. 2. The wetland may not be altered. OVERVIEW The Economic Development Authority (EDA) is selling Outlot A of the Northstar Business park. Prior to the sale of any city property,including the EDA's, the City Council and Planning Commission must confirm that the use of the land is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Outlot A is mainly wetland,with a stormwater pond located in the northern portion. The buyer,Bryan Provo,intends to retain the outlot as undevelopable open space. Occasionally,Provo may hunt the property,if allowed per the Police Department. While Provo owns property adjacent to the outlot, this acquisition will not permit expansion of his business. The conditions suggested retain the parcel as one single lot,preventing portions of it being added to adjacent buildable parcels,and the wetland alteration prohibition are necessary to retain the use of the property as non-buildable open space. APPLICABLE REGULATIONS Section 462.365 of Minnesota State Statutes requires the Planning Commission to review the proposed disposal and offered a report in writing as to "compliance of the proposed acquisition, disposal or improvement with the comprehensive municipal plan." ANALYSIS Provided the property is not developed, the use of the property will not change. The Comprehensive Plan does not speak to the minute `use'of parcels for hunting,biking, etc. ATTACHMENTS • Location Map • Letter from Provo Enterprises P r ERE 1 1 1 NA NATURE v .j VA ; • G A �s• #ff A \ • IS% v# ihy 1 IN /1:/"41 . , -‘0 yl- \ y6 - lit114 F.11% 0 ,° O Oil' w CC l'o,P B S , DOT 2y .„ PROPERT , 7- . \ , -a 175th AVE . - -P - . 00 Olti° ,1„, w 0 1 ,,, Zc\ i� N z 'z- . © ■ 1 or" siimpii milihh:1%6. 4.._ Case Number: Location Map Outlot A Northstar Business Park T 2A- OcT 7.oli' Bryan Provo 17520 Tyler Street Elk River, MN 55330 October 22,2012 Annie Deckert Director of Economic Development City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330 Greetings Annie, We have recently become interested on the property to the west of Alliance Machine Inc in Elk River,MN. It is my understanding that the property is owned by the Elk River Economic Development Authority. The property parcel id is 75-757-0010 and is 43.75 acres. With the research I have done,the land is not buildable and may be of no benefit other than we would like to use it for bow hunting. The Tax assessment is valued at $56,900.00 on the Beacon Website. On behalf of Alliance Machine and Provo Enterprises, we would like to make an offer of to purchase this property. We look forward to your response. Best Regards, Bryan Provo GM Provo Enterprises