7A, Zoning Code Amendment - Educational Uses in the R-1 District

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MEMORANDUM DATE: June 13, 2011 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Patrick Klaers, City Administrator FROM: Meagan Beekman, City Planner SUBJECT: Planning Case #11-013 Applicant: City of Arden Hills Subject: Zoning Code Amendment – School Uses in the R1 District Requested Action Approve Ordinance 2011-005 in Planning Case 11-013 to amend Section 1320.04, Subd. 1 and Add Section 1320.075 to the Zoning Code to regulate school uses in the R1 District, as presented in the June 13, 2011, Report to the City Council, and approve the publication of a summary of Ordinance 2011-005. Background In January 2011, the City Council approved a number of amendments to the City’s Zoning Code. The purpose of these amendments was to incorporate the TCAAP Zoning Regulations into the rest of the Code. In doing so, it was necessary to amend Section 1320.05 of the Zoning Code, which indicates which land uses are allowed in each district. As part of this process, other amendments to the Code were made that were not directly related to the TCAAP zoning regulations. One of these amendments included a revision to the Land Use Chart to allow higher education uses in the R1 District with an approved Planned Unit Development (PUD). The City’s Land Use Chart is included as Attachment A. The reason the Code was amended to allow higher education uses in the R1 District was because Northwestern College is located in the R1 District, and as such was not specifically a permitted use, even though it operates under a Master PUD. As future phases of Northwestern College’s Master PUD are implemented, or amendments to the Master PUD are necessary, it is important that the City’s regulations be in line with the actions being taken by the City Council. City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for June 13, 2011 \\Metro-inet.us\ardenhills\Planning\Planning Cases\2011\11-013 - R-1 Zoning Amendment (PC Approved)\06-13-11 - Regular Meeting - Memo.doc Page 1 of 2