6.9. SR 03-15-2010REQUEST FOR ACTION
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Staff is requesting authorization to pursue possible amendments to the zoning ordinance regarding
m ustxial zones,
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The City zoning ordinance has two primary industrial zones, I-1 Light Industrial} and I-2 Medium
Indus~ial}. ~T`he Busa.ness Paxk ~BP} zone also allows light manufacturing}.
A portion of the city's industrial zones fall within the urban service district. The po~•tion that falls outside
the urban sex•vice district is primarily in the extreme southeast corner of the city.
A la~.•ge percentage of the city's industrial zones axe currently developed; further expansion of new sites
has not yet been identified. ~It is anticipated that the Focused Area Study will identify some industrial
land and the mining area will include some industrial.}
Given the limited amount of developable industrial property, and the perceived goals of job retention and
creation, it seems apparent that the uses allowed in the industrial zones should be reviewed,
For example, warehousing andmini-storage are currently allowed in the I-1 and I-2 zoning districts as
permitted and conditional uses, respectively, These uses axe all important, beneficial uses for city
residents and businesses. However, from a limited resource standpoint, they may be more desirable
outside the urban service district. Industrial uses requiring water and concentration of infrastructure
roads, electi*icity, people, and other sex~rices} should be encouraged inside the urban service district.
Staff envisions the creation of industrial zones specific to areas outside the urban service district and a
modification of uses that axe currently listed in the I--1 and I-2 zoning districts.
The intended benefits to this change is that ultimately, land resources axe preserved for jobs closer to the
city core, while less intense uses are pushed away from the core,
C~®n Motion by Second by Vote
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