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Memorandum Bonestroo To: City of Centerville City 2335 Highway 36 W Council and Planning Project: Zoning Issues Date: 3/23/10 St. Paul, MN 55113 Commission Tel 651- 636 -4600 From: Tina Goodroad and Kurt Fax 651- 636 -1311 Glaser Client: City of Centerville www.boneWoo.com Re: Non - conforming Uses File No: The City Council and Planning Commission have recently been discussing the issue of land use and zoning conflicts and non - conforming uses. This memo is intended to provide an overview of options for the City to consider. Land Use and Zoning Conflicts: The City recently updated its Comprehensive Plan as required by all communities in the Metropolitan area. A Comprehensive Plan is a long -range vision and guide for the community's future. It is also a guide for elected officials to use when making decisions and serves as the legal foundation for rules and regulations adopted by the community such as the zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations. The process undertaken included preparation of the update and recommendation by the City for submittal to the Metropolitan Council. The Metropolitan Council has approved the updated plan. Their authority, in reviewing updated plans is to ensure updates by each community are not in conflict with regional systems including transportation, parks and sanitary sewer. Plans must also demonstrate efficient use of regional infrastructure. One of the most basic requirements to ensure efficiency is that new residential development occur at a minimum density of 3 units per net acre or greater. In addition, during this update Centerville made efforts to review the land use plan to provide for higher residential densities in some areas to accommodate a population growth beyond 5,000 people. This change, when it occurs, can open opportunity for state aid funding of roads. It is not predicted at this time when the growth, through new development, will occur but it is the City's role to plan for the desired type of growth. This update reviewed all land uses within the community and made a few changes to areas in an attempt to provide for growth through new development and redevelopment to expand the population and tax base, maintain density at or above 3 units an acre and provide new opportunities for life cycle housing. When a new comprehensive plan was adopted it is important for the City to review its zoning map and regulations to ensure the land use and zoning are not in conflict. This does not mean that zoning districts must be exactly consistent with the land use. The most recent land use update did result in some changes resulting in the need to analyze the underlying zoning. The property shown on to the right was re- guided