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�0 4.0 <br />�„ <br />�:� <br />'�C <br />�� � <br />�c> <br />�� <br />,�53 <br />�� <br />4� <br />4' <br />�� <br />4� <br />4�� <br />4:'�, <br />� �; <br />� --. <br />BACKGROUND <br />4.1 Twin City Chinese Christian Church (T4C) is considering the purchase of the property at <br />2755 Long Lake Road, which has a Comprehensive Land Use Plan designation of <br />Regional Business (RB) and a zoning classification of General Business (B-3) District. <br />This request for a ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT has been prompted by the applicant's desire <br />to relocate to a new facility that they would construct on the subject property that better <br />meets the needs of the congregation. <br />4.2 Planning Division staff has determined that the proposed zoNnvG TExT A1v1ENDtvtENT is <br />inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan and has recommended that the application be <br />denied. Pursuant to the March 3, 2010 public hearing on the matter, the Planning <br />Commission recommended approving the application, allowing churches as permitted <br />uses in B-3 districts. At its meeting of March 22, 2010, the City Council tabled action on <br />the request in order to further discuss some outstanding issues including how the <br />guidance of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan relates to the requirements of the zoning <br />code, the potential implications of the current zoning code update process in light of <br />existing zoning districts, what land uses are allowed in which Comprehensive Plan land <br />use designations, and the process of amending the Comprehensive Plan. <br />a 7 5.0 <br />a� 5.1 <br />G c, <br />5� <br />�� , <br />��2 <br />� .� 5.2 <br />5�: <br />THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ZONING <br />The current zoning code update process began largely in response to the State mandate <br />that Roseville's zoning regulations be made consistent with its newly adopted <br />Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Inasmuch as the Comprehensive Plan establishes goals <br />and policies that guide land uses throughout the city, the zoning code must contain the <br />specific rules, so to speak, that advance those goals and policies. <br />City Council members had questions about the effect of allowing churches in B-3 <br />Districts in given that this district will likely be replaced in a relatively short period of <br />��: time as part of Roseville's ongoing zoning code update process. Even though staff will be <br />c�c proposing replacements for B-3 and other districts in the coming months, the new <br />��, business districts will have to account for all of the uses in the existing business zoning <br />�.� districts. Some outdated uses (e.g., "physical culture") and some overly specific uses <br />�� (e.g., "picture framing") can be easily removed from the new zoning code in favor of <br />cc, something more appropriate, but removing a newly-permitted use that has been added <br />��� during the zoning code update process, would be a considerably more complicated <br />c? proposition. After all, if institutional uses are today found to be appropriate in areas <br />�s guided for RB uses through the approval of the presently-proposed church, determining <br />c� them to be inappropriate in 6 months' time would seem to be rather arbitrary. <br />c: 5.3 The updated zoning code and any changes to the existing zoning code before the update <br />c� is complete, must all be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan; if the Comprehensive <br />�� Plan is determined to exclude (intentionally or not) churches from Regional Business <br />ER areas, then the Comprehensive Plan must be amended in some fashion to allow churches <br />c:� before the text of the B-3 District can be amended to permit or conditionally permit <br />�c churches. <br />PF10-006_RCA_032910 (3).doc <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />