Planning Commission Meeting Date: October 30, 2024
To: Members of the Planning Commission
From: Jake Reilly, Community Development Director
Mikayla Schmidt, City Planner
Nate Carlson, Economic Development Coordinator
Ben Martig, City Administrator
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Review and Discussion of Amendments to Chapter 34 - Land Development Code Related to Industrial and Agricultural Use Regulations and Re-zoning of Property.
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Action Requested:
Review and discuss proposed text amendments to the Land Development Code, specifically related to the I1-B Industrial, A-S Agricultural, and the ED-F Economic Development Floating districts.
Summary Report:
The City of Northfield has been planning for the development of the Northwest Area in addition to other redevelopment and infill site strategies consistent with the adopted Comprehensive Plan (2008) (Attachment 1) and the City's Strategic Plan (Attachment 2) related to tax base growth.
Guidance for development of the Northwest Area is being explored in conjunction with the Comprehensive Plan update. Although delayed by COVID and other priorities, since 2023 City staff have been working toward the Commission and the Council-recommended incremental approach to development in the area, memorialized in Resolution 2019-008.
How land is used and where those uses are in relationship to people, goods, and services is an important consideration in comprehensive planning. As the city works through the 2045-horizon comprehensive plan alongside a focused initiative to diversify the tax base in the city by taking a data-driven approach, the City Council, as advised by the Economic Development Authority (EDA) and the Planning Commission, has a role in guiding that work.
To inform that work, in the fall of 2023, the Northfield City Council commissioned and subsequently adopted an Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) for an area of approximately 787 undeveloped acres (530 acres in the city limits and the remainder in Greenvale...
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