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CITY OF CENTERVILLE <br />ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br />ORDINANCE # <br />SECOND SERIES <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE, CHAPTER 156 <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTERVILLE ORDAINS: <br />Section 1. Findings and Conclusion. <br />WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission is tasked to fulfill the goals of the <br />Centerville Comprehensive Plan. <br />WHEREAS, that Comprehensive Plan guided certain industrial zoned areas to be repurposed <br />for commercial uses. (Hereinafter, "repurposed area. ") <br />WHEREAS, prior to the formation of that Comprehensive Plan, the City created a tax <br />increment financing district (hereinafter, "TIF district ") which successfully attracted businesses to <br />locate in the repurposed area. <br />WHEREAS, the existing and conforming businesses in the repurposed area (hereinafter, <br />"businesses ") desire to build upon their investments and goodwill. <br />WHEREAS, on August 3, 2010, the Commission held a public hearing to discuss changes to <br />the repurposed area and Chapter 156.030 of the Centerville Code. As a result of that hearing the <br />Commission makes the following findings of fact: <br />Rezoning the repurposed area from industrial use (I -1) to commercial use (B -1) is in keeping <br />with the guidance set forth in the Comprehensive Plan. <br />The City can recover the maximum benefit from the TIF district in the repurposed area by <br />maintaining high property values and retaining viable businesses. In order to do so these businesses <br />must remain and flourish in the repurposed area. <br />Businesses are likely to remain and flourish in the repurposed area if they can continue their <br />current industrial uses, and maximize their investments and goodwill. This includes creating <br />opportunities for these businesses to expand and grow in the future. <br />Allowing these businesses to continue in the new commercial zone with interim industrial uses <br />balances the need for business opportunities and investment growth while allowing for future <br />conversion of the repurposed area from industrial to commercial uses. <br />Based on these findings, the Commission concludes and proposed the attached amendments to <br />Chapter 156.030 of the Centerville Code. The Commission recommends that the City Council adopt <br />these findings and amendments to Chapter 156.030. <br />23 <br />