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<br />. . <br /> <br />zoning ordinance. the zoning ordilUlllce will be brought into confomwnce with the plan by the <br />local government in conjunction with its review imdupdate of its comprehensive plan required . <br />by December 31. /998." <br /> <br />Subsequent to the City Council approval of the Comprehensive Plan on November 8, 1998, the <br />Zoning Ordinance was amended to create the Neighbodwod Btminess District by Ordinance 315 <br />(adopted on September 27, 1999). It appears that most of the areas designated in the <br />Comprehensive Plan as Neighborhood Business were re-zoned to coordinate with the <br />Comprehensive Plan designation. The area presently being discussed appears to have been <br />overlooked as part of that effort. <br /> <br />Staff Comment <br /> <br />There have been several inquiries from developers interested in constructing either residential <br />homes or neighborhood business buildings in this area. It is staff's belief that were a moratorium <br />not enacted, that the described property could be developed in a matuler inconsistent with the <br />Comprehensive Plan before the City had a chance to review and amend either the Zoning Map or <br />the Future Land Use Map (Comprehensive Plan Map). A moratoriuin would provide the <br />necessary time for the Future Land Use Map and Zoning Map to be reexamined by the Planning <br />Commission and COuD.cil, and the necessary changes made to i.nSuR; that development WOl11d be <br />consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />One offuedangers of not taking any action to amend either the Zoning Map Qf!:b,e f\lWre Land .., <br />Use Map is that the conflicting map desiguations could permit development which does not <br />confonn to the City's Comprehensive Plan and could have undesirable results... Hypothetically, a <br />single-family residence could be located in an area currently zoned as R-2'(SiligleandTWo <br />Family Residential) but desiguated on the Future Land Use Map as Neighborhood Business All <br />that would currently be required is a building permit from the City Building Official. <br />Subsequently, a developer could submit an application for rezoning of a neighboring property <br />from Single and Two Family Residential to Neighborhood Business (based on the fact that the <br />re-zoning would be consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan the City would have very <br />limited grounds for denying such a rezoning request). The neighboring properties could be re- <br />zoned and developed in such a fashion and the result would be that the landowner who <br />constructed the single-family residence could then be the only residential use (or residentially <br />zoned parcel) in between two areas of Neighborhood Business. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />Neil!hborhood Notice and Impact <br /> <br />All affected property owners were sent a detailed letter with attachments stating that the Conncil <br />would be reviewing this item at the Febmiu-y 10'" Council meeting. The Council, Planning <br />Commission and certain staff were sent copies of this letter by e"maiL <br /> <br />Efforts have been made to mitigate the impact of the moratorium on the affected property owners <br />by allowing the east 300 feet of properties (where possible) to be excluded from the moratorium. <br /> <br />PC #03-03 ~ Council Memo 021003 ~ Page 20f 4 <br /> <br />. <br />