PC Meeting Date: April 17, 2025
To: Members of the Planning Commission
From: Mikayla Schmidt, City Planner
Title
Consideration of Text Amendments to the Permitted Use Table in Chapter 34: Land Development Code.
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Action Requested:
The Northfield Planning Commission is asked to recommend approval of the text amendments to the permitted use table in Chapter 34: Land Development Code to the Northfield City Council.
Summary Report:
The Planning Commission has reviewed the permitted use table to update uses surrounding permitted industrial uses, cannabis, eliminating the Economic Development Floating district and rentals.
The proposed amendments to Table 2.7-1 address some dated uses. Staff would like this to be the last update to the permitted use table until we begin the redesign of the land development code. The proposed changes to this text amendment include:
- updating the Agricultural Use category to:
o permit Crop Raising and Wholesale or Commercial Plant Nurseries in the Industrial zoning district to complement/expand Cannabis/hemp Cultivation, Outdoor
- updating the Group Living Use category to:
o permit Residential-Care, Licensed In-Home for six or Fewer Persons in the C2 zoning district, which are permitted in all other residential and commercial base zoning districts, except C2. Six or Fewer Persons and Six or more are allowed in the C1, so it is logical to include this use in C2 as well.
o permit Residential-Care, Licensed In-Home for More than six Persons in the C2 zoning district, which are permitted in all other residential and commercial base zoning districts, except R1 and C2. Same rationale as above.
o permit Specialized Care Facilities conditionally in R1 (currently not permitted - an example of this would be Laura Baker), and permit them outright in N1 and C1 (currently not allowed in either district) like Residential-Care, Licensed In-Home for six or Fewer Persons and Residential-Care, Licensed In-Home for More than six Persons wher...
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