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Sta ntec 733 Marquette Avenue, Suite 1000, Minneapolis, MN 55402 Planning Report DATE: May 7, 2019 TO: Centerville Planning & Zoning Commission FROM: Phil Carlson, AICP, Stantec, Senior Planner RE: B-2 Zoning BACKGROUND In light of a new business that wants to build on the City-owned site at 2021 Commerce Drive, the NE corner of 20t" Avenue and Commerce Drive, The Planning and Zoning Commission recently recommended, and the City Council adopted, changes to the zoning line between B-1 and I-1 zoning and to the text of the I-1 Industrial zoning district uses.That discussion also prompted discussion of potential changes to the uses in the B-1 Commercial district and the creation of a new B-2 district on Main Street. This memo summarizes those proposed changes and includes recommended amendments to the zoning map, to the text of uses and Table 156-A.1 in the Zoning Code. PLANNING ISSUES Land Use Plan The City's Land Use Plan for 2030 (previous Plan) and 2040 (recently amended Plan) show essentially the same areas guided for Commercial use, with the exception of the areas either side of Commerce Drive that were recently changed from Commercial to Industrial. The Commercial areas include properties along Main Street and extending south into the City's business and industrial park along both 20t" and 21 st Avenues (see map excerpts on the following page). Part of the rationale for the proposed changes is that there are important differences between what is developed along Main Street and what is developed adjacent to the business and industrial park.These differences can be reflected in different zoning districts, even though both are guided "Commercial" in the City's Land Use Plan. The subtle differences in uses between the current B-1 district and the proposed B-2 Main Street district can still both fall under the City's Land Use Plan Commercial designation. wifflh,c)rr ii nul,III y, Il i rnlrl,f; 6