HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-05-12 PC Recommending Resolution A RECOMMENDING RESOLUTION
OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION
CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING FINDINGS OF FACT AND
RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADD A B -2
GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
ALLOWANCE FOR BUILDINGS IN EXCESS OF THREE STORIES
OR THIRTY FIVE FEET TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Oak Park Heights has directed the Planning
Commission to review the B -2 General Business District to add a Conditional Use Permit
allowance for exceeding building height requirements and having conducted a public
hearing relative thereto, the Planning Commission of Oak Park Heights makes the
following findings of fact:
1. The Planning Commission has reviewed the Zoning Ordinance and
determined that a Conditional Use Permit allowance for building heights in excess of
three stories or thirty five feet is justified in the B -2 General Business District with
conditions; and
2. The Planning Commission has reviewed the Zoning Ordinance and noted
that a Conditional Use Permit allowance for exceeding building height allowances is
already included in the B -4 Limited Business District, the P -I Public - Institutional
District, and the R -B Residential- Business Transitional District; and
3. The Planning Commission directed City Staff to prepare draft Zoning
Ordinance amendments which were reviewed and revised by the Planning Commission;
and
4. The Planning Commission recommended amendments to the Zoning
Ordinance by adding Section 401.30.E.11 Conditional Uses as found in the May 4, 2011
planning report that is on file at City Hall; and
5. The Planning Commission held a public hearing at their May 12, 2011
meeting, took comments from the applicants and public, closed the public hearing, and
made the following recommendation:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING
COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS THAT THE
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING:
A. The Zoning Ordinance is amended to add Section 401.30.E.11 Conditional Uses
to add conditional use permit allowances for buildings in excess of three stories or
thirty five feet within B -2 General Business District.
B. Copies of the recommended Zoning Ordinance amendment are on file at City
Hall.
Recommended by the Planning Commission of the City of Oak Park Heights this 12 day
of May 2011.
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Jennife y , Chai
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