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Attachment A REQUEST FOR COMMISSION ACTION Date: 6/7/2023 Item No.: 6.a. Department Approval Agenda Section Public Hearing Item Description: Request by LHB and Ramsey County Property Management to consider a Zoning Code Text Amendment to §1001.10, Definitions, and the Table of Allowed Uses (1007-2) of the Institutional District, and to consider a Conditional Use, all in support of an Environmental Service Center at 1725 Kent Street (PF23-005) 1 2 Application Information 3 Applicant: LHB and Ramsey County Property Management 4 Location: 1725 Kent Street 5 Application Submission: May 5, 2023 6 City Action Deadline: July 4, 2023; extended to September 2, 2023 7 Zoning: Institutional District 8 9 Background 10 Level of Discretion in Decision Making: Action taken on a Zoning Code Text Amendment is 11 legislative; the City has broad discretion in making land use decisions based on advancing the 12 health, safety, and general welfare of the community. Action on a conditional use proposal is quasi- 13 judicial; the City’s role is to determine the facts associated with the request, and apply those facts to 14 the legal standards contained in State Statutes and City Code. 15 16 Background 17 Stemming from two strategies in the Ramsey County Solid Waste Management Plan, the County 18 evaluated how it provides Household Hazardous Waste services. The evaluation resulted in 19 recommendations to redesign services to address equity considerations and ensure better service for 20 County residents. The recommendations, under the umbrella of enhancing the environmental health 21 services initiative, include a county-owned Environmental Service Center. 22 23 In June 2022, City staff across multiple departments met with Ramsey County representatives 24 regarding the proposed Environmental Services Center (ESC) to discuss the project and the steps 25 necessary for its consideration and approval. It was at this meeting that the Planning Division 26 indicated the Zoning Code, specifically the Institutional district table of uses, did not support the 27 types of uses the ESC included and that a zoning text amendment would be required for the ESC to 28 move forward for consideration. At this meeting, City staff also indicated it was working towards 29 seeking additional amendments to the Institutional district and would be soliciting the Planning 30 Commission for comments and direction on this topic at a future meeting. 31 32 Since that date, Planning Division staff introduced this topic to the Planning Commission during the 33 Commission's regular meeting of November 2, 2022. During that discussion, Planning Division 34 staff received feedback on a number of items pertaining to the Institutional district table of uses, Page 1 of 7