RECOMMEND that City Council APPROVE C-3 (General Commercial) zoning. (Applicant requested C-4.)

Staff Recommendation

RECOMMEND that City Council APPROVE C-6 (General Commercial Park) zoning. (Applicant requested C-4.)

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C-6 zoning is consistent with the current One Year Plan and sector plan proposals for the property and is compatible with surrounding development. The requested C-4 zoning would open up the property to uses which may be less desirable at this location. C-6 zoning also requires administrative site plan approval by MPC staff prior to any new development, redevelopment or expansion of the current structure or use on the site. This applicant originally filed to rezone this property to C-6 in 2009 (11-C-09-RZ). It was considered by MPC at the November 12, 2009 meeting, but was postponed in order for staff to consider C-3 zoning instead of C-6. C-3 zoning required a sector plan amendment to commercial to accompany the zoning application, which was filed for the January 2010 meeting (1-A-10-SP). At the January 14, 2010 meeting, MPC approved a mixed use sector plan designation that includes commercial for the site and recommended that City Council approve C-6 zoning for the site. However, the applicant failed to appear at City Council on February 9, 2010 and the rezoning failed due to lack of a motion, leaving the property zoned R-2. The applicant has stated that she was in the hospital at the time of that meeting and did not request that Council postpone the matter. The applicant still wishes to pursue commercial zoning on the property and has requested C-4 zoning this time, in order not to violate the one year rule, which states that the same zoning may not be requested within one year from the date of a denial. Since C-3 and C-6 zoning had already been advertised for the site, C-4 was the next choice. The applicant has stated that she is fine with the recommended C-6 zoning, which is what she originally requested in 2009.

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Disposition Summary

C-3 (General Commercial)

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Details of Action

RECOMMEND that City Council APPROVE C-3 (General Commercial) zoning. (Applicant requested C-4.)