03-21-2005 Planning Commission Packet

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� � e � March 18, 2005 Mayor Petersoii City Cotuicil Members City Adininistrator, Ron Moorse RE: Future Redevelopment of Nav�rre The Plaiuling Conunission spent the first work session of the year discussing goals and priorities for 2005. The Plamung Conunission continually exgands a so called "wish list" of ordinance changes where prioritizing Uecame necessary as a means for focus. What Uecame of these discussions was that Navarre will undoubtedly be faced with pressures fiom developers to redevelop, primarily, since the adjacent cities of Spring Park aild Mouud are cut7-ently undergoing redevelopmeiit projects aloiig the County Road 15 coi7•idor. This discussion led to the high priority of the Conuilission to try and establish a commercial PUD ardinance or overlay district specifically applicable for Navane. Driving this lugh priority is great concern of the possibility of land use applications appearing Uefore the City where the Plamung Conlinission has no choice but to become reactive rather than proactive, in a tune where the ordinances affecting the Navane area are outdated and not representative of the existing development. The Plainung Commission has already faced several applicatioils in the Navarre area where updated ordinances inay have yielded something much different (i.e. Keaveny request far CUP, Valerius request for CUP, Jul Aiui request for coimnercial site plan review). Tl�e City also receives sporadic inquires from developers proposing fitll redevelopinent of existiiig parcels or combulation thereof, most recently the Keaveny and Overson sites located adjacent to residentially zoned propei�ty, and also inquiries froin existing owners wislung to either expand aiid/or introduce new uses. Also, the residential neighborhood located south of County Road 15 lias fornled a group laiown as the Residents for a Better Navarre, which lias contacted and met with staff regarding their desire to see updating of the ordinances in an effort to encourage appropriate types of redevelopiiient. Therefore, the Comrnission as a whole felt fihat tlus conceni should be Urought to the attention of the Mayor, Council, and Adininistrator in hopes of tunung some focus to the Navatre area, which is the purpose of tlus letter. The Plamliiig Conuliission is requesting direction froin 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 Coiluilission appreciates your consideration of this issue.