2021-11-02 P & Z Packet - Revised

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November 2, 2021 Centerville Planning & Zoning Commission Page 7 of 10 RE: Shingle Creek Capital, LLC - Rezoning and Conditional Use Permit would be hard for that lot to develop with small retail uses at any time, since it is not easily buildable. It may be more suited to parking or storage long term. 7) The proposed use will be an improvement over the existing state of the property and a significant investment, but not all the way to the Main Street retail vision the City has. 8) The conditional use permit can narrowly define how the outside storage will appear and how it will perform, restricting other unwanted general commercial uses, such as auto sales lots. Outside storage in commercial districts must be completely screened from adjoining properties and rights of ways, and this planning process is subject to a Site Plan review and approval. OPTIONS 1) Approve the rezoning to B-1 as requested. Approval of the rezoning allows the use to develop with a minimum of confusion, but incrementally moves the City's Main Street vision forward. As a condition of rezoning to B-1 and granting a CUP for outside storage, the City could plan to rezone the property back to B-2 in the future, leaving the proposed use non -conforming. However, this non -conforming outside storage could be passed on to future users through "grandfathering". Staff and consultants recommend this option. 2) Deny of the rezoning to B-1. The City has considerable discretion in zoning and rezoning decisions, and the City could wait for the next proposal on the property. However, considering the many challenges facing this property it may be many years before a viable proposal for a Main Street commercial use is offered. 3) Zoning amendments to allow the proposed use. This would require the application to be delayed at least another month while that new language is prepared and reviewed by the staff and Planning & Zoning Commission, and then approved by the City Council. 4) Create a new zoning district. A new district could be created for this parcel - perhaps a B- 3 district - that would blend some aspects of B-1 and B-2 allowing the outdoor storage for a building supply use as proposed, but leave out other objectionable uses, such as car lots, etc. This too would require the application to be delayed at least another month while that new district language is prepared, reviewed, and approved. Staff is recommending Option 1 as a way to transition this property from its current industrial use to the long-term vision of a Main Street retail use. The project would be approved in conjunction with a Conditional Use Permit that would allow the outside storage but limit other uses that would move the property further from the Main Street vision.