04-17-2017 Planning Commission Packet

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MEMORANDUM (for April 5,2017 PC Work session) To: Planning Commission PC Exhibit C From: Mike Gaffron, Senior Planner Date: March 28, 2017/ ,4, Subject: Consideration of Interim Use Text Amendment At your March 20 meeting, Planning Commission tabled applications 17-3810 & 17-3811 regarding the proposed construction staging use at 3245 Wayzata Boulevard, pending further consideration of the "Interim Use Permit"(IUP)concept as well as the actual intended use for the site. The intent of this memo is primarily to review the advantages and potential disadvantages of amending the Zoning Code to allow for Interim Uses. As noted in the March 20 staff report,remember that while a conditional use permit is permanent, and runs with the land, an interim use permit is intended to be temporary. It provides for `sunsetting' a use that may be appropriate for some temporary time period but is not generally appropriate on a permanent basis. In considering whether Orono should adopt an Interim Use ordinance, it may be useful to identify examples where a temporary use may be reasonable, but is not appropriate at a given location on a permanent basis. Examples found in other Minnesota cities' codes are typically tied to specific zoning districts. While there are some consistencies, it also appears that every City has its own ideas of what to regulate via NP. In some instances cities are using IUPs to regulate activities or uses that Orono has historically regulated as permitted, conditional or accessory uses, or even via licensing. Here are some examples of what other cities are regulating via Interim Use Permits: Plymouth: - Commercial dog kennels as a secondary use. - Landfilling and land excavation/grading operations involving over 1,000 cubic yards and mining operations, as regulated by Section 21185. Living quarters which are provided as an accessory use to a principal permitted or conditional use listed,which are located within the principal building,provided that: 1)the living quarters shall not be used as rental properties; 2)a maximum of one such living unit shall be allowed; and 3) there shall be a demonstrated and documented need for such a facility(e.g. nanny, caretaker, security). - Agriculture,nurseries,greenhouses for growing only,landscape gardening,and tree farms, including sales of only those products grown on the premises. - Temporary classroom structures for use by public or private schools. Medina: - Single family detached dwellings in the Rural Commercial Holding District - Within the Uptown Hamel districts: - (1) Residential dwellings which do not meet the minimum density requirements of the Uptown Hamel districts. Page 1 of 5