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AGENDAITEM Item No.: 13 Date: May 8, 2017 Item Description: # 17-3911, Lake West Development, LLC, 3245 Wayzata Blvd. - Zoning Code Text Amendment — Allow Interim/Temporary Uses Presenter: Mike Gaffron, Senior Planner Agenda Planning Department Section: Report 1. Purpose. The purpose of this action item is to consider approval of zoning text amendments to allow Interim Uses and establish a specific interim use within the RR- I B zoning district. 2. Application Deadline. Rcvd.: 2/21/17 Complete: 2/27/17 Initial 60 -Day Review Period: 4/28/17 Review Period Extended on 3/30/17 to: 6/27/17 3. Background. The applicants have submitted an application (#17-3910) requesting apermit for temporary use of the property at 3245 Wayzata Boulevard for staging of construction activities associated with the County Road 112 (Wayzata Blvd.) Improvement Project which commenced in April. Because construction staging is not an allowed use in any Orono zoning district and is not a permanent use, the only functional method for approving it is via an Interim Use Permit. The zoning code currently does not contain provisions for Interim Uses. The applicants are requesting in this application that the City amend the zoning code in order to allow Interim Uses. Please review the attached Planning Commission memo and exhibits. 4. Planning Commission Recommendation. The Planning Commission reviewed this item at its March 20 meeting and again at its April 17 meeting. On April 17 the Planning Commission voted 6-0 on a motion to recommend approval of the text amendment to add Interim Uses as an element of the zoning code, subject to a minor revision to require Council review "at a minimum at least" annually; and to incorporate "Temporary facilities for construction staging, materials and equipment storage, and materials recycling..." as an allowed Interim Use within the RR- I B zoning district. The two text amendments (including the revision noted above) are attached to this memo as Exhibits A and B, as are the minutes of both meetings. 5. Public Comments. At both the March and April meetings, public comments were received from Alan Engleman of 315 North Old Crystal Bay Road, generally in opposition to the use of residentially -zoned lands for what he sees as a commercial industrial use. See minutes from both Planning Commission meetings. In addition, a letter was received from the Dumas family objecting to the proposed use in general and specifically at the Eisinger site which abuts their property — see letter in April 17 PC packet. 6. Staff Recommendation. Council should review the information contained in the Planning Commission packet and minutes, and discuss with the applicants items of note as well as any additional concerns of the Council. Subject to Council consideration and direction, staff recommends adoption of the attached Ordinance Amendments, the first of which establishes the option of Interim Use Permits within the Zoning Code, and the second of which adds a 1 -item list of allowable Interim Uses for the RR- I B District. Neither of these documents approves an Interim Use Permit for the Eisinger site — that is a separate application (17-3 9 10),