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iiuigfnaati ► Memorandum Date:March 21,2005 To:Mayor Peterson Members of the Council City Administrator From:Chair Rahn Planning Commission Members KF:Future of Navarre —'116 cn Y u»- UHUi^Q The Planning Commission spent the first work session of the year discussing goals and priorities for 2005. 1 he Planning Commission continually expands a so called “w ish list" of ordinance changes where prioritizing became necessary as a means for focus What became of these discussions was that Navaire will undoubtedly be faced with pressures from developers to redevelop, primarily, since the adjacent cities of Spring Park and Mound are currently undergoing redevelopment projects along the County Road 15 corridor. This discussion led to the high priority of the Commission to try and establish a commercial PUD ordinance or overlay district .specifically applicable for Navarre. Driving this high priority is great concern of the possibility of land use applieations appearing before the City where the Planning Commission has no choice but to become reactive rather than proactive, in a time where the ordinances affecting the Navarre area arc outdated and not representative of the existing development. The Planning Commission has already faced several applications in the Navarre area where updated ordinances may have yielded something much different (i.e. Keaveny request for CUP, Valerius request for CUP. Jul Ann rcque.st for commercial site plan review). 'Ihe City also receives sporadic inquires from developers proposing full redevelopment of existing parcels or combination thereof, most recently the Keaveny and Overson sites located adjacent to rcsidcntially zoned property, and also inquiries from existing owners wishing to cither expand and/or introduce new uses. Also, the residential neighborhood located south of County Road 15 has fomied a group known as the Residents for a Better Navarre, which has contacted and met with staff regarding their desire to see updating of the ordinances in an effort to encourage appropriate types of redevelopment. Therefore, the Commission as a whole felt that this concern should be brought to the attention of the .Mayor, Council, and Administrator in hopes of turning some focus to the Navarre area, which is the purpose of this letter. The Planning Commission is requesting direction from the Council as to whether this is a priority, and if so what the next steps should be in starting an ordinance revision process. The Planning Commission appreciates your consideration of tliis issue.