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4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: JANUARY 23, 2017
AGENDA #: 9B
PREPARED BY: DAN ROGNESS, COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
PRESENTED BY: DAN ROGNESS
AGENDA ITEM:
CONSIDER APPROVING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZON-
ING MAP FROM TRANSITIONAL TOWN CENTER (TC-T) TO TOWN CENTER
(TC) FOR 4617 COLORADO STREET
DISCUSSION: Introduction
Adam Blahnik has submitted a request for an amendment to the Zoning Map for
property located at 4617 Colorado Street SE. The proposed amendment is to
change the Zoning District from TC-T (Transitional Town Center) to TC (Town
Center).
History
The property contains a single family residential dwelling originally constructed in
1890 and remodeled since then. The area of the Transitional Town Center Zon-
ing District (TC-T) was designated to allow for existing residential land uses to
remain and/or to be improved until eventually converted to the Town Center (TC)
Zoning District land uses. The ordinance was written such that a conversion from
TC-T to TC may occur only for properties adjacent to TC-zoned property. This
parcel meets that criteria (see zoning table on next page).
Current Circumstances
The property under consideration for the Zoning Map amendment is currently
being considered for conversion of the existing residential dwelling to a commer-
cial (law) office. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on January 3,
2017; no persons spoke at the hearing, and the commission voted 4-1 in favor of
the rezoning.
PHYSICAL SITE CHARACTERISTICS:
Total Site Area: The property area of the Zoning Amendment request is approx-
imately 9,000 square feet.
Wetlands: No wetlands exist on the site.
Access: Access to the property is and will remain from Colorado Street SE.
Utilities: Water and sanitary sewer service is currently provided to the site.
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Adjacent Land Use and Zoning:
Existing Use Zoning
North Dance Studio Town Center (TC)
South Single Family Resi-
dential Dwelling
Transitional Town Center
(TC-T)
East Public Parking Lot Town Center (TC)
West Single Family Resi-
dential Dwelling
Transitional Town Center
(TC-T)
Conclusion
The proposed Town Center (TC) designation is consistent with the goals of the
Comprehensive Plan, which supports transitioning land uses from TC-T to TC.
The use currently borders the Town Center (TC) Zoning District. The proposed
amendment would allow for the expansion of the Town Center (TC) in an orderly
fashion as the areas north and east of the proposed amendment site contain
Town Center land uses. A summary of the TC and TC-T use districts is provided
in Attachment 3.
ISSUES: The Comprehensive Plan goals and objectives that are applicable to this request
are as follows:
GOAL: ECONOMIC VITALITY
OBJECTIVE No. 2: Encourage a diversified economic base and a
broad range of employment opportunities.
This objective of the Comprehensive Plan identifies the need to attract
businesses and services that will serve the surrounding area and remains
stable under changing economic conditions. This Comprehensive Plan
Amendment will allow for a business use that supports the array of retail
service, residential and government uses in the downtown Town Center.
Zoning Ordinance Amendment Findings
Section 1108.600 of the Zoning Ordinance identifies the following policies for
amendments to the Official Zoning Map:
The area, as presently zoned, is inconsistent with the policies and goals of
the Comprehensive Plan, or the land was originally zoned erroneously due to
a technical or administrative error, or
The area for which rezoning is requested has changed or is changing to such
a degree that it is in the public interest to rezone so as to encourage redevel-
opment of the area, or
The permitted uses allowed within the proposed Use District will be appropri-
ate on the subject property and compatible with adjacent properties and the
neighborhood.
In support of the second bullet, the proposed change from a residential to a com-
mercial use achieves the goal of downtown redevelopment. This type of transi-
tion would be appropriate on the property due to consistency with other current
land designations on land to the north and east of the site. Thorough site analysis
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will also be done as part of any future Site Plan Review or Conditional Use Permit
process.
ALTERNATIVES: 1. Motion and a second to approve an ordinance amending the Official Zon-
ing Map from Transitional Town Center (TC-T) to Town Center (TC).
2. Motion and a second to table action and provide further direction to city
staff.
3. Motion and a second to recommend denial of the Zoning Map amend-
ment.
RECOMMENDED
MOTIONS:
Alternative #1
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Location Map
2. Current Zoning Map
3. Summary of TC and TC-T Zoning Districts
CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 117-XX
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1101.700 OF PRIOR LAKE CITY CODE AND
THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP FOR THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE
MOTION BY: _________________ SECOND BY: __________________
The City Council of the City of Prior Lake does hereby ordain:
1. The Prior Lake Official Zoning Map, referred to in Prior Lake City Code Section
1101.700, is hereby amended to provide a zoning classification of the following legally
described property to Town Center (TC).
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
Lot Ten (10) and the easterly ten (10) feet of Lot Eleven (11), Block Fifteen (15), of the
ADJUDICATED AND REVISED PLAT OF LOTS ONE (1) THROUGH SIXTEEN (16),
BLOCK THIRTEEN (13) AND LOTS ONE (1) THROUGH THIRTEEN (13), BLOCK
FIFTEEN (15), OF THE VILLAGE OF PRIOR LAKE, Scott County, Minnesota, according
to the plat thereof on file and record in the Office of the Register of Deeds in and for said
county and state.
Address: 4617 Colorado Street SE
PID: 25-001-111-0
This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and publication.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Prior Lake this 23rd day of January, 2017
ATTEST:
______________________________ _______________________________
City Manager Mayor
To be published in the Prior Lake American on the Saturday, January 28, 2017.
COLORADO ST SE
EAGLE CREEK AV SE
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4617 Colorado St SE ReZoneLocation Map
UPPER PRIOR LAKE
GD
(904)
BLIND
LAKE
RD
(948.7)
ARTIC
LAKE
NE
(906.7)
MARKLEY
LAKE
RD
( )
Upper Prior Lake
Spring Lake
SUBJECTPROPERTY
SUBJECTPROPERTY
Downtown Zoning Districts – Prior Lake
Town Center TC (red) and Transitional Town Center TC-T (red/white)
Transitional Town Center Boundaries