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<br />..... <br />J <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />3.0 STAFF COMMENT <br /> <br />3.1 In reviewing this request, staff has made the following findings: <br /> <br />1. The City's Comprehensive Plan designates this property as Business. <br /> <br />2. The property is currently zoned B-2 Retail Business. <br /> <br />3. The proposed rezoning of the property to B-4 Retail Office Service will allow <br />the relocation of Grand Cleaners to this shopping center; however, it will also <br />allow other uses which may not be appropriate given the proximity to <br />residential properties. <br /> <br />4. The proposed rezoning to B-4 may have an adverse impact on the public <br />health, safety, or general welfare. <br /> <br />4.0 At TERNA TIVES <br /> <br />4.1 In reviewing this request, several alternatives for accommodating Grand Cleaners <br />on this property were identified and researched: <br /> <br />1. Grand Cleaners could operate the service portion of its business on this site <br />without a change in zoning; however, the processing portion of the business <br />would have to be located in an appropriate zoning district. The operator of <br />Grand Cleaners has indicated that this is not a viable option from his <br />perspective. <br /> <br />2. Grand Cleaners cannot operate both the service and processing portions of <br />its business at his location within the existing B-2 district. Granting a <br />variance is not an option because use variances are prohibited by State <br />Statute. In addition, granting an interim use permit for a fully-developed <br />property would be a de-facto use variance. <br /> <br />3. Lexington Plaza could be rezoned and designated as a mixed-use planned <br />unit development. Through the use of a PUD, specific permitted uses could <br />be defined which would be compatible with and have a minimal impact on <br />the area. <br /> <br />M STAFF RECOMMENDA TION <br /> <br />5.1 Based on the findings outlined in Section 3.1 of this report, staff recommends not <br />using the standard rezoning of a 6.5 acre parcel from a B-2, Retail Business District, <br />to a B-4, Retail Office Service District, but rather consider this project as Phase I of <br />an overall planned unit development that will be finalized within one year. <br /> <br />PF#2990 - RCA (03/23/98) - Page 3 of 5 <br />