05.01 -05.03 - Rezoning Wilderness Point Villas, Ordinance Amendment, Sibley Lake Park

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5. Rezoning to Open Space would not constitute spot zoning as the Open Space zone does not grant the landowner any privileges that are not available in the surrounding zoning districts, but rather restricts development privileges. 6. The rezoning request to Open Space is consistent with the condition placed on the Wilderness Point PUD application that this property be rezoned to Open Space. 2. Ordinance Amendment to Increase the Impervious Coverage Limits in the Light Industrial(LI) and Commercial(C)zones. There has been some discussion by the Planning Commission regarding whether the current impervious coverage limits for the Commercial and Industrial zones are too restrictive. The Ordinance currently sets the impervious coverage limit at 25% for both the Commercial the Light Industrial zones. At last month's regularly scheduled meeting, the Planning Commission discussed amending the Ordinance to increase impervious coverage limits to allow increases in impervious coverage in both the Commercial and Light Industrial zones. In the Commercial zone, an increase up to a total of 50% coverage would be allowed through the conditional use permitting process with an approved stormwater management plan for a 10-year stormwater event. In the Light Industrial zone, the base impervious coverage limit would be increased to 50%. An increase up to 90%would be permitted in areas where municipal storm sewer is available with a conditional use permit and increased vegetation placed within the setbacks. The Planning Commission is recommending that the Land Use Ordinance be amended as follows: Section 5.10, Subdivision 4A, containing performance standards for the Commercial zone, shall be amended to read as follows(changes indicated in bold, underlined text): A. Impervious Coverage. Impervious coverage may be increased by up to 25%, not to exceed 50%of the property,through a conditional use permit if the following information is provided and approved by the City: i. A stormwater retention plan showing containment of a 10-year, 24-hour storm event on the parcel. Section 5.13, Subdivision 3, containing the Lot, Use, and Density Requirements, shall be amended from 25%as the"Impervious surface—percent,maximum"number to 50%. Section 5.13, Subdivision 4A,containing performance standards for the Light Industrial zone,shall be amended to read as follows (changes indicated in underlined text): A. Impervious Coverage. Impervious coverage may be increased up to 90%through a conditional use permit on properties where municipal storm sewer is available if the following is provided: i. A vegetation plan for the perimeter of the property that increases vegetation within the setbacks. ii. Direct runoff of stormwater to adjacent properties shall be eliminated through the use of berms, infiltration ponds, swales,filtration strips,or other permanent means. 14084 Baxter Driv- zsuite 7 Baxter. ".' x6401 (9 16) 828-3064 wm-t -:.ommunitygrowth.com