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Item No. 15 memorandum TO: City Council John Godwin, City Manager FROM: Shawn Napier, P.E. Director of Engineering, Planning & Development SUBJECT: NEW ZONING USE CLASSIFICATION DATE: February 18, 2015 BACKGROUND: The Planning & Zoning Commission (P &Z) held a special meeting Tuesday February 17th at 5:30 in order to classify the appropriate zoning district(s) for recycling collection centers as per Section 8 -109 of the Zoning Ordinance. On a vote of 5 -1 P &Z recommended that the City Council allow recycling transfer stations in Heavy Industrial (HI) zoning and allow in a Light Industrial (LI) and Commercial (C) zoning with a Specific Use Permit (SUP). STATUS OF ISSUE: Section 8 -109 of the Zoning Ordinance lists the process to follow when a new and unlisted use is not listed in the current zoning ordinance. This process starts with P &Z making a determination as to the appropriate zoning classification for the unlisted use. The next step is for that recommendation to be presented to City Council for action. City Council can approve, deny or alter the recommendation. If City Council approved the recommendation of P &Z, and someone applied to build a recycling collection center in either a Commercial or Light Industrial zoning district, they would be required to apply for a zoning change to either a Commercial or Light Industrial zoning with a Specific Use Permit (SUP). This would require public hearings to be held for the P &Z and City Council meetings. P &Z and City Council can then ask questions of the applicant to make sure that the proposed operation will not adversely affect the surrounding neighborhoods or environment. Section 12 -101 of the Zoning Ordinance has a list of items that can be considered in approving or denying a zoning change request. 12 -101 The Planning and Zoning Commission in considering and determining its recommendation or the City Council on any request for a Specific Use Permit may require from the applicant plans, information, operating data and expert evaluation concerning the location, function and characteristics of any building or use proposed. The City Council may, in the interest of the public welfare and to assure compliance with this ordinance, establish conditions of operation, location, arrangement and construction of any use for which a permit is authorized. In authorizing the location of any of the uses listed as Specific Use Permits, the City Council may impose such development standards and safeguards as the conditions and location