Planning Commission Meeting Date: November 21, 2024
To: Members of the Planning Commission
From: Mikayla Schmidt, City Planner
Jake Reilly, Community Development Director
Title
Consideration of a Zoning Map Amendment by the City of Northfield for the Northwest Development Area.
Body
Action Requested:
The Planning Commission recommends approval of the zoning map amendment, to City Council, to change the zoning of multiple properties in the Northwest Development Area from A-S: Agricultural to I1-B: Industrial.
Summary Report:
The City of Northfield has applied for a zoning map amendment for the following properties in the Northwest Development Area:
32063 Garrett Ave. (PID 430270025020),
PID 430270027010,
PID 430270026020,
PID 430270028010,
PID 430270029010,
PID 430270005011,
PID 430270008010,
PID 430270054010,
PID 430270051010,
PID 430270053010,
32811 Garrett Ave. (PID 430270052010),
32840 Garrett Ave. (PID 430270075010),
PID 430270076010,
PID 430270078010,
2300 North Ave. (PID 430270079010),
and PID 430260053010.
The City of Northfield is the applicant, and the requested amendments would change the zoning of all the properties from A-S: Agricultural to I1-B: Industrial to match the future land use as depicted in the adopted 2008 Comprehensive Plan.
Background
Since being annexed, the land in the Northwest Area retains an agricultural zoning designation representing the existing use. However, based on guidance in the adopted 2008 Comprehensive Plan - under which the city continues to operate until the 2045-horizon Comprehensive Plan can be adopted; scheduled for December 2024 - the zoning is intended to be an interim zoning classification until such a time as rezoning the area to an industrial or mixed commercial-industrial use is advised. Some uses allowed in the agriculture zone other than crop raising and residences include commercial solar farms and community solar gardens, aggregate extraction/mining, and schools.
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