9.0. ERSR 01-10-2005 ITEM 1 9.
City of
Elk -�-1
River
MEMORANDUM
TO: Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Economic
Development Authority and Heritage Preservation
Commission
FROM: Stephen Rohlf, Building & Environmental Administrator
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DATE: January 10, 2005
SUBJECT: Joint Meeting to Discuss the Establishment of Historic Districts
Background
There are certain areas in Elk River that do have local historic significance. The Heritage
• Preservation Commission has been discussing the potential of encouraging the designation
of historic districts in these areas to restore or preserve their integrity. The logical place to
start is certain area of the downtown.
Issue
The HPC's would like to discuss the issue of establishing a historic district(s) in the
downtown to make sure their efforts don't conflict with the HRA's plans for the area.
Section 30-1836 titled, "HPS heritage preservation site overlay district",which explains the
details of creating a historic district is attached to this memo for your review. In addition,
the HPC would like to discuss potential financial mechanisms with the EDA that could be
used as incentives for restoring and rehabilitating buildings in a historic district. The HPC's
next step would be to talk to the Rivers Edge Downtown Business Association for their
support.
Recommendation
The purpose of the meeting is for preliminary discussion on a possible project to engage
downtown businesses in restoring and rehabilitating their buildings with financial incentives.
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LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS §30-1836
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Sec. 30-1836. BPS heritage preservation site (2) Its location is the site of a significant
overlay district. historic event;
(a) Purpose. The purposes of the heritage pres- (3) It has yielded, or is likely to yield, infor-
ervation site overlay zoning district are to: mation important in prehistory or his-
(1) Safeguard the heritage of the city by pre- tory;
serving sites and structures which reflect (4) It is associated with a person who signif-
elements of the city's cultural, social, eco- icantly contributed to the culture and
nomic, political, visual, or architectural development of the city;
history; (5) It embodies distinctive characteristics of
(2) Promote the preservation and continued an architectural style, period, form, or
use of historic sites and structures for the treatment;
education and general welfare of the peo- (6) It represents the work of an architect or
ple of the city; and master builder whose individual work has
(3) Foster civic pride in the beauty and nota influenced the development of the city;
ble accomplishments of the past. (7) It embodies elements of architectural de-
sign, detail, materials, or craftsmanship
(b) Effect of overlay zoning. Heritage preserva-
which represent a significant architec-
tion site overlay zoning shall be applied to and
superimposed upon all zoning districts contained tural innovation; or
in this article and the official zoning map. The (8) Its unique location or singular physical
regulations and requirements imposed by heri- characteristics represent an established
l
• tage preservation site overlay zoning shall be in and familiar visual feature of a neighbor
addition to those established for the base zoning hood, a community, or the city.
l districts, which jointly apply. Under the joint (e) Communications with Minnesota Histori-
application of standards, the most restrictive re- cal Society. A copy of the heritage preservation
quirements shall apply. commission's recommendation on a proposed her-
(c) Studies and reports by city staff The city itage preservation site,including boundaries,and
council may direct the city staff to prepare studies a program for the preservation of the heritage
which catalog buildings, land, areas, districts, or preservation site, shall be sent to the Minnesota
other objects to be considered for rezoning to the Historical Society in accordance with Minn.Stats.
heritage preservation site overlay district. The § 471.193, subd. 6.
building and zoning administrator shall instruct (fj Site alteration permit.
the appropriate staff persons to prepare technical
reports where applicable, and provide general (1) Work requiring permit;application.A her-
assistance in preparing a recommendation on the itage preservation site alteration permit
action to the city council. is,required to do any of the following in,
on, or to a structure on property located
(d) Standards for establishment of district. The within a heritage preservation site over-
heritage preservation commission shall recom- lay zoning district in the city:
mend to the planning commission that an area, a. Remodel, alter,or repair in any kind
building, district, or object be rezoned to the or manner that will alter the exte-
heritage preservation site overlay zoning district rior appearance of a historic build-
upon determining that such site meets one or
more of the following criteria: ing, site, or landmark.
b. Erect a building or any structure.
(1) It has character,interest,or value as part
of the development, heritage or cultural c. Erect signs.
• characteristics of the city,the state,or the d. Demolish any building in whole or in
( United States; part. This does not apply to struc-
CD30:149
LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS §30-1837
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the site be designated for heritage preser- Wireless telecommunication towers shall not be
vation site overlay zoning and its pro- permitted nor allowed as conditional uses in any
posed program for the preservation of the other zoning district. This section shall apply to
site. all towers over 60 feet in height.
(2) The planning commission shall recom- (b) Findings. In order to accommodate the
mend approval, rejection, or modification communication needs of residents and businesses
of the proposed rezoning to the city coun- while protecting the public health, safety, and
cil. Such recommendation shall be based general welfare, the city council finds these reg-
upon, but not be limited to, the following ulations necessary in order to:
factors: (1) Establish standards which permit a rea-
a. The provisions of section 30-575. sonable and equitable opportunity for the
establishment of wireless telecommunica-
b. Any other planning considerations tion service in the city.
which may be relevant to the pro- (2) Avoid potential damage to adjacent prop-
posed rezoning upon the surround- erties from tower failure through struc-
ing neighborhood. tural standards and setback require-
c. Any other planning considerations ments.
which may be relevant to the pro- (3) Minimize adverse visual effects of towers
posed rezoning. through careful design and siting stan-
The planning commission may make such dards which attempt to screen and/or cam-
modifications,changes, and alterations to ouflage towers and antennas from adja-
the proposed rezoning as it deems neces-
sarycent private and public property.
in its recommendation to the city C (4) Maximize the use of existing and ap-
council. proved towers, buildings and other struc-
(Code 1982, § 900.12(21)) tures to accommodate new wireless tele-
communication antennas in order to reduce
Sec. 30-1837. AT antenna tower overlay dis- the number of towers needed to serve the
trict. community.
(c) Uses. The antenna tower overlay district
(a) Purpose. The purpose of the antenna tower (AT)is an overlay zoning district;land zoned into
overlay district is to protect the public health, the AT will also maintain its original zoning
safety, general welfare, and to accommodate the classification.All permitted, accessory,and condi-
telecommunication needs of residents and busi- tional uses allowed in the underlying zoning dis-
nesses by providing a specific zoning district for trict will continued to be allowed on land rezoned
the use of land for the establishment and opera- to AT,subject to all restrictions and requirements
tion of wireless telecommunication towers. Since applicable in the underlying district. In addition
this use is unique, a special zoning district is to the uses allowed in the underlying district,the
appropriate, and the city reserves the right to following uses shall be allowed as a conditional
determine the suitability of a rezoning request to use in the AT: antenna arrays, including radio,
antenna tower overlay district based on criteria television, commercial wireless telecommunica-
which includes the following: tion, and microwave transmitting and receiving
(1) The compatibility of the rezoning request equipment, supporting towers, buildings and en-
with surrounding land uses. closures accessory to the tower and antennas.
(2) (d) Collocation requirements. All commercial
That the proposed rezoning is necessary
wireless telecommunication towers erected, con-
in order to provide effective wireless tele- structed, or located within the city shall comply
communication coverage for the city. with the following requirements:
(3) The rezoning is in accordance with the (1) A proposal for a new commercial wireless
(IDcomprehensive plan for the city. communication service tower shall not be
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Jo zones reallyThe decision,
Year-old program he said, was
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offers tax incentives questioned Marshall had a vacant turkey-
to firms in Minnesota processing plant. That deal is
still being finalized.
(continued) "I'm perfectly happy to
Associated Press accept the criticism that some
said before the JOBZ program expansion would have hap-
A year after it made its I I started, the state was doing 10 pened without this program.
debut,a state economic develop- to 15 business-subsidy agree- Absolutely, it happens every
ment program is drawing praise ments per year. In the first 11 day," Kramer said. "But if
from the businesses that have months of the JOBZ program, JOBZ helps accelerate that
used it. that number was 104. development and adds a couple
But it is also drawing ques- The initiative created 1,547 more jobs than the company
tions from observers who say it new jobs in greater Minnesota would otherwise have done,
is difficult to determine whether and secured another 1,683 that then you know what?Minneso-
it was the program's tax incen- might have left the state, state to is stronger because of that."
tives that prompted companies officials said. By spring, the state may
to move into Job Opportunity Minnesota Public Radio, have a clearer picture of the
Building Zones — or whether analyzing a map of the zones, impact the.JOBZ program has ,
the companies would have reported much of the impact had. That's when tax returns i
• from JOBZ fell in southern and will beginto show how much
moved in anyway.
Laura Kalambokidis, an central Minnesota. Of all the revenue would otherwise be
expert on economic develop cities in Minnesota, Albert Lea going to state and local govern-
ment at the University of Min- scored the most deals—seven. ments.
nesota,said each deal costs the Earlier this year, 97 percent One lingering question is
state tax revenue. of companies receiving JOBZ how much jobs generated
Faribault-based window tax benefits said in a state sur- under the program pay. The
company Sage Electrochromics, vey that their decision to average hourly wage,including
for instance, considered other expand or move here was benefits, is $11.87 an hour,
states for its expansion but "influenced"by the program. according to state figures.That `
ended up moving across the But did it make the crucial compares with an average Min-
street. difference? If not, the compa- nesota wage of$15.25 an hour.
"There are a lot of compa- nies would be in Minnesota, Sen. Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook,
nies that are receiving JOBZ tax anyway—and paying taxes. is concerned that most of the
exemptions that just relocated Iowa Turkey Products offi- deals have gone to southern
somewhere in Minnesota, and cials, for instance, said earlier and central Minnesota rather
in some cases right within their this year that it planned to than his home region of north-
own city or town" Kalam move more than 200 jobs from ern Minnesota.
bokidis said. Postville, Iowa, to a plant in Both Bakk and Kramer
Sage Chief Financial Officer Marshall,Minn. share another concern about
Mike Kennedy,however,said his A company vice president, the number of jobs created in
company easily could have Jim Brown, said JOBZ had each JOBZ deal. In the first
expanded elsewhere if not for been a good incentive, but year, more than 40 percent of
the JOBZ program. added, "whether that was a the projects led to fewer than
Part of what kept Sage in major deciding factor—I don't five jobs.
Faribault,he said,was the possi-
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over a dozen years by not pay
ing corporate income tax to the
state, or property tax to Farib-
ault or the local school district.
Minnesota's commissioner of
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