The City Council, after conducting a public hearing, approved on first reading this zone change and adopted the findings of the 10 Criteria during its its August 24th meeting. Staff recommends Council approve Zone Change 981 on second reading, including adoption of the 10 criteria.

This is a zone change request to add auto sales as an allowed use in the Yellowstone Planned Development - Neighborhood Commercial (NC) zone, on Block 4, Lot 27-31 & 26A, 26B (1st Add to Blk 4)(Less 50 SF Street) of the Yellowstone Addition Subdivision, a 24,450 sf parcel of land. A pre-application neighborhood meeting was held on Monday, June 29 at 5:30 pm at 750 Broadwater. The property is owned by Russ and Colleen Cherry and the prospective buyer is Dusty Sims, owner of the MT Auto Outlet, currently located at 4750 Underpass Avenue. This is a request to add a use to an existing Planned Development zone at the corner of Broadwater Avenue and 8th St West. The  property has been developed for auto related uses since at least 1970, just prior to the current zoning code adoption.

City Council may:

• Approve the zone change and adopt the findings of the 10 criteria.
• Deny the zone change and adopt different findings of the 10 criteria.
• Allow the applicant to withdraw the zone change; or
• Delay action on the zone change request for up to 30 days.

Approval of the Zone Change will have no direct impact on the Planning Division budget.