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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Planning Commission Regular Meeting: April 10, 2018
Tentative City Council Meeting: April 16, 2018
AGENDA ITEM: Case 18-15-CP Canada Circle City of
Rosemount Comprehensive Plan Amendment,
Request for Properties at Canada Circle
AGENDA SECTION:
Public Hearing
PREPARED BY: Kim Lindquist, Community Development
Director AGENDA NO. 5.c.
ATTACHMENTS: Site Location Map; Comp Plan Amendment
Map APPROVED BY: K.L.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to recommend approval of an amendment to the 2030
Rosemont Comprehensive Plan to change the future land use designation of the Canada
Circle properties from RC-Regional Commercial to BP-Business Park.
SUMMARY
The Planning Commission is being asked to approve a Comprehensive Guide Plan Amendment to
facilitate future development of the subject parcel. Generally, staff does not encourage processing
Comprehensive Plan Amendments separate from a specific project coming before the City. In other
words, the City typically provides the appropriate land use designation and rezoning at the time of project
site plan approval. However, due to the required Comprehensive Plan Updates required by the end of
2018 to the Metropolitan Council, the Met Council has indicated they would not accept any
Comprehensive Plan Amendments after July 1, 2018. This timeline could mean that projects would not get
the go-ahead for 6 to 9 months, which is not desirable from the City’s standpoint. Several properties are
being brought before the Commission for reguiding now, with the intention that the project and necessary
rezoning would be brought to the City for further review and approval when necessary. The action tonight
will allow the City to move projects forward when they are ready without an arbitrary delay in processing.
Several communities have contacted the Metropolitan Council about the July 1, 2018 deadline, indicating
this could have a detrimental effect on city development. They are taking testimony about the issue and
there is some indication that the policy might be modified. However, staff would prefer moving forward
on the reguiding now, in the event that no change is made. As the Commission may be aware, after the
City approves the amendment, surrounding governmental agencies have 60 days to comment and then the
application is forwarded to the Metropolitan Council for approval. A comprehensive plan amendment
cannot be put into effect until the Metropolitan Council grants approval.
BACKGROUND
Applicant: City of Rosemount
Location: City and Port Authority owned properties located at Canada Circle
Size: 4.148 Acres
Existing Comp Plan Designation: RC-Regional Commercial
Proposed Comp Plan Designation: BP-Business Park
Existing Zoning: Institutional and Business Park
Proposed Zoning No Change Proposed at this time
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The project area is a combination of land owned by the City and the City’s Port Authority. The most
western portion of the site is known as the old Rosemount dump site and is currently used as a public
works storage yard. The remainder of the property was obtained by the City in anticipation of future
development. The intention was to permit businesses displaced through Downtown redevelopment to
relocate to the property. The site is comprised of differing parcels, many of which are excess right-of-way
created when Hwy 3 was relocated. The Port Authority has been negotiating a purchase agreement for a
future user for approximately 4 acres of the site; the action is scheduled for the April 17, 2018, meeting.
After that time, the builder will come through the planning review and approval process for a light
industrial type building. A plat will also be processed at that time. The remainder of the property, not sold
for development, will be retained by the City.
At the meeting tonight, the Commission is being asked to reguide the entire site to Business Park. This
land use designation is most consistent with the intended use of the future purchaser. Any rezoning, site
plan and platting will come before the Commission prior to project approval. As stated previously, the
reguiding is being processed separately to meet the deadline imposed by the Metropolitan Council. Waiting
on the Amendment will negatively impact the future purchaser’s timeline and would be detrimental to the
property sale.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT
The City of Rosemount is processing a reguiding of the site to Business Park consistent with the intended
use of the future buyer. Business Park is consistent with a portion of the existing zoning, excepting the
portion that will remain in city ownership. The current land use designation is commercial and the Port
Authority had also discussed commercial development on the site. The future use, a combination of
assembly, retail and potentially indoor recreation, is more consistent with Business Park uses. However,
the uses would certainly complement any future commercial development in the area.
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Staff is recommending approval of the requested Comprehensive Plan Amendment from Regional
Commercial to Business Park. Future approvals for the property development approvals including platting
will be brought before the Commission and Council later this summer.
CHERRY PATHSROBERTTRL(STH3)CANADACIRCHASEWOODCOURTCHESTNUTWAY
C H E R R Y P A T H
CHIPPENDALE AVE156T H S T W
160TH ST W (CSAH 46)
Change from RegionalCommercial to Business Park
CHERRY PATHSROBERTTRL(STH3)CANADACIRCHASEWOODCOURTCHESTNUTWAY
C H E R R Y P A T H
CHIPPENDALE AVE156T H S T W
160TH ST W (CSAH 46)
Change from RegionalCommercial to Business Park