Date: June 20, 2019
To: Members of the Planning Commission
From: Scott Tempel, City Planner
Title
Consideration of Ordinance Rezoning 2280 Cannon Road from Commercial to Industrial
Body
The Planning Commission is asked to conduct a public hearing to gather input on a requested rezoning on a 5.6 acre parcel located at 2280 Cannon Road. Staff is recommending that the Planning Commission make a recommendation for approval of a Zoning Map Amendment from C2-Highway Commercial to I-Industrial.
Summary Report:
The parcel located at 2280 Cannon Road is included in the Riverview Drive business park area and was originally zoned Industrial and is in the 'District' context zone on the Framework Map of the Northfield Comprehensive Plan. Districts are generally special use areas within the City of Northfield, typically of a single use, composed of large business or industrial structures. The District context zone is located along collector or arterial roadways.
According to the Northfield Comprehensive Plan, no change in character was anticipated for the District context zone. As part of a city-wide zoning map amendment, the property was rezoned from Industrial (I) to Highway Commercial (C2) in 2011. The applicant is requesting that the parcel be rezoned to Industrial to facilitate future development of this site.
The applicants own the Dundas self-storage facility nearby. They have proposed to expand the existing facility and services to this parcel to meet community demand. The intent is to locate the new facility as close as possible to the existing facility to share management and staffing. Self-storage uses require Industrial zoning in Northfield.
The parcel meets all of the approval criteria for a zoning map amendment listed in 8.5.14(C) of the LDC. This property meets the Site Development Standards for the Industrial Zone District as defined in Article 3 of the LDC, Sec. 3.2.5.
Approval Criteria:
When reviewing a rezoning, the Planning Commission i...
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