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S ~~i~ ~ ~o ~i~ ~~ti Monday, August fl6, 2Q07 Page ~4 ae Ordinance - consider .Adopting an Ordinance Rezoning 2750 Snelling A~enne Frontage Road for TOLD Development City Planner Thomas Paschke reviewed the request of TOLD Devel- opment in cooperation with FGM Roseville LLC (property owner) to rezone (from B-1-B, Limited Retail District to B-2, Retail Business District) to allow redevelopment of the former Cattle Company prop- erty into a specialty grocery store. r. Paschke noted that the current proposal called for razing the existing structure and constructing a new 14,000 square foot structure. Mr. Paschke advised that staff recommended APPROVAL of the re- quest, based on the comments and findings of Section 5 of the project report dated August 6, 2007. Councilmember Ihlan questioned staff's rationale for rezoning this specific property when adjoining properties on the south and east re- mained with a zoning classification of B-1-B; and why rezoning was now recommended as appropriate when previous legislative judgment indicated that a grocery store was not an appropriate use. Council- member Ihlan questioned why staff didn't encourage the applicant to utilize the vacant "Rainbow" site, rather than requesting rezoning of the former "Cattle Company" restaurant site for retail uses not cur- rently permitted. Mr. Paschke highlighted staff's comments in Section 5 of the staff re- port and current zoning City policy. Mr. Paschke again referenced the staff report regarding potential City Council direction for text amendments providing more uses in specific zoning districts; and staff's research of and inability to determine why all uses were not in- cluded in text for existing zoning; similar to that scenario outlined in Section 5.2 of the staff report. Mr. Paschke advised that staff was re- active to applications as they were received; and while the referenced Rainbow site may be an option, staff was of the opinion that rezoning this site would be appropriate for the proposed grocery store use. Councilmember Ihlan questioned whether a traffic study had been completed to determine the amount of traffic that would be generated by a specialty grocery store, and impacts to the neighborhood.