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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION/DIRECTION <br />DATE: 01112/04 <br />ITEM NQ: 6. A. <br />Department Approval: Agenda Section: <br />DPW DISCUSSION <br />Item Description: Amendment to text of Shopping CenterZoning Districts within City Code Section <br />1006 (PF3528) <br />�.�1 BACKGROUND: <br />L. l The Planning Commission, Council and staff have been completing a systematic rewrite of outdated <br />portions of the City Code for three past three years. Attached is the draft of an ordinance which would <br />modify the Shopping Center Zoning District language and format. The new fo�nat consolidates the <br />dimensional requirements on one page and also consolidates the land uses allowe in each district into <br />one standard chart, similar to the work that was done earlier for the Residential Zoning Text. Staff has <br />reviewed this document and changes in the past two years with the Chamber of Commerce and <br />representativesfrom the shopping centers in the area, who are interested in seeing the language updated <br />to record that their properties are 1ega11y conforminguses and structures. <br />].t One of the obvious amendmentadvantages is that it reduces the repetitiveness of the Shopping Center <br />Zoning text by consolidation. In addition, it allows users to view a comparison of what other business (B- <br />1 through B-6) districts uses might be allowed (or prohibited). �a signi�icant changes have been made to <br />the dimensionalrequirements . <br />I, 3 This amendment, to Sections 1006.01 through 1006.05, if passed, would eliminate duplicated text in this <br />section of the code. It would also re�ine some of the land uses permitted by being more speci�ic than <br />simply stating that uses allowed in a B-2 district are allowed in a shopping center district. <br />I.�+ Lot coverage has been eliminated in this proposal. F1oor area ratio has been changed to "1.0", which is <br />equivalentto the B-3 zone. Building height is clari�ied as 3 stories above the main 1eve1 entry or 35 feet, <br />except as approved in a master plan or a PUD. More clarity has been provided in the 24 hour standards, <br />regardingbuffer,landscaping,loading,lighting, and snow storage. <br />I.� Staff has added the de�inition for the shopping center district section, providing a clearer understanding <br />of the uses which should be allowed therein, and recognized the site plans and permits in effect as of <br />January, 2000 as the "approved" plan from which a11 future amendments wi11 be calculated. <br />�.�1 SUGGESTED ACTION: <br />Discussion and direction as needed. <br />Report Prepared by: Dennis Welsch, (651-792-7071) <br />Attachmen� Proposed Ordinance <br />�' 4�'.Liodi�fia-rnT�e�,Plann in�7r�n •u �bl.���tr� Files�3500-3549\3528_Shapping Center Zoning Text Amendment - Section 1006�RCDp-Pf3528 Shopping <br />Center DistrictAmendment(Ol 1204).doc <br />