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ITEM #1 PC Letter #10 817 East 66th Street- Finding of
Consistency with Comprehensive Plan
ITEM #2 Presentation of Engineering Issues and
Projects - Mike Eastling, City Engineer
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Item: #1 Agenda Section: New Business
PC Letter: #10 Date: March 11, 1997
GENERAL INFORMATION
Subject: - Sale of 817 East 66th Street
Type of Request: Consideration of a resolution finding that the sale of 817 East 66th Street
is consistent with the Richfield Comprehensive Plan.
References: Chapter 462 of the Minnesota State Statutes requires that whenever any
public agency buys or sells property within the City, the Planning
Commission must review the proposed use of the site for consistency with
the City's Comprehensive Plan
BACKGROUND
Zoning: C -2 (general commercial).
Comp Plan: Medium Density Buffer.
Public Notice: Not required.
Proposed Use: Retail or service commercial.
HRA:. Planning Commission approval would facilitate the
acquisition/disposition of this property by the HRA in a timely
manner.
ANALYSIS
Issues: In October, 1996 the HRA purchased the vacant FINA gas station property
at the corner of Elliot Avenue and East 66th Street. The HRA purchased
this property to eliminate a blighted condition and to facilitate appropriate
redevelopment of the site. The building itself was recently demolished.
Staff anticipates two redevelopment proposals being presented to the HRA
at its March 17 meeting. In order for the HRA to sell any property it
owns, the Planning Commission must first make a finding that the proposed
re -use of the property is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan. In
this instance the plan of record is a 1982 Comprehensive Plan, as the 1996
Plan has not yet been adopted.
The 1982 Comprehensive Plan identifies this area as medium density
buffer. Within that category principle uses include, single family to four -
plex dwellings, open space, buffer yards, and residentially scaled
commercial. Both of the re -use proposals that the HRA will be reviewing
on March 17 fall under category of residentially scaled commercial and are
therefore consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. One proposal calls for
the expansion of the adjacent strip mall while the other is for a stand alone
building which would house a private music school.
RECOMMENDATION
Preferred: Adopt the attached resolution finding that the proposed
acquisition/disposition and use of the subject property is in conformance
with the Comprehensive Plan.
Basis: 1. The sale of HRA property requires a finding of consistency by the
Planning Commission.
2. The property is zoned C -2 (general commercial) and its commercial re-
use is consistent with the Richfield Comprehensive Plan which allows
for residential scale commercial use in this area.
Alternative: Reject the attached resolution, finding that the proposed use of the subject
property does not conform to the Comprehensive Plan.
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE RICHFIELD PLANNING COMMISSION
FINDING THAT THE ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION
OF PROPERTY IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the Comprehensive Plan
regarding the acquisition and disposition of property located at 817 East 66th Street
described as follows:
Lot 3, the east half of Lot 2 and the East 10' of the North 10' of the W 1/2 of
Lot 2, Block 3, Terrace Gardens Addition
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has found that the acquisition and
disposition of such property for commercial purposes would be consistent with the
City's Comprehensive Plan
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning Commission
finds that the acquisition and disposition of the above described property, for
commercial use, is in conformance with the City's Comprehensive Plan.
Adopted this 11th day of March, 1997 by the Planning Commission of the City
of Richfield, Minnesota.
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Daniel Linnihan, Chairperson
ATTEST:
Mitchell Hadley, Secretary
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