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July 12, 1996 <br />Page 2 <br />#2154 John O’Sullivan, 2380 Shad>-\vood Road - Sketch Plan Review <br />If not, should the City consider a rezoning request absent a comprehensive <br />zoning 'needs’ review of the Navarre area'? <br />Are the proposed uses appropriate for this location, adjacent to an existing single <br />family neighborhood? <br />Is B-5 the appropriate district for the proposed uses? <br />II.Should portions of Navarre Lane b«» vacated? <br />- ^Tiat existing or future uses does the City or the public have for these portions <br />of Navarre Lane? <br />- ^V’hat is the impact on the applicant's request if it is not vacated? <br />ill.If rezoning to B-5 is appropriate, does the proposal meet the minimum performance <br />standards of the B-5 zoning district? <br />- ^V^lat elements of the site plan may need revision in order to be in compliance? <br />- What variances are required? Is there sufficient justification to grant them? <br />I. Rezoning Considerations <br />Background <br />The last rezoning in the Navarre commercial area occurred in 1983, when the Keaveny parcels <br />(Orono Liquor Store, Keaveny Drugs, etc.) were rezoned from B-3 to B-1. In 1989, the City <br />undertook a planning study of the Navarre commercial area using Dahlgren, Shardlow and <br />Uban, Inc. as consultants. That study resulted in no conclusions about redevelopment of <br />Navarre, and no rezonlng occurred at that time. In 1995, the City considered two proposals <br />in Navarre which contemplated the possibility of rezoning: <br />Ron Rantz proposal to rezone the rear of his property from LR-IB to B-4. <br />City considered options for allowing a domestic abuse shelter on the Grace <br />Baptist Church site, either by amending the LR-IC conditional use section or <br />creating a conditional use under B-4 with a rezoning from LR-IC to B-4. <br />Neither of these recent requests took the form of a formal application for rezoning. However, <br />during the Rantz discussions, some members of Council indicated a reluctance to consider any <br />rezonings in Navarre on a parcel-by-parcel basis, preferring to review the zoning in Navarre <br />on a comprehensive basis. <br />The City has not undertaken a comprehensive review of the Navarre commercial area zoning. <br />Nevertheless, pursuant to this sketch plan review, staff is advised that Mr. O’Sullivan will be <br />immediately proposing a formal rezoning request. The City Council has been advised of this <br />sketch plan review, and directed staff to process the request through normal channels, including <br />this sketch plan review as an initial phase of the process.