Title
Consider public testimony regarding and an ordinance amending the Planned Unit Development (PUD) No. 61 zoning district to allow boat, camper and ATV sales and repair, and indoor shooting ranges as secondary uses. (First Reading)*
Body
Planned Unit Development (PUD) No. 61 was approved in 2005. It contains 54.49 acres and provides for a variety of commercial, office and retail uses, with specific use restrictions. The restrictions were intended to prevent the property from being used for businesses deemed inappropriate for the location, such as car sales lots, portable building sales, truck stops, etc.
Bass Pro Shops is purchasing a site to locate a retail outlet on a portion of the property. Their stores sell and service boats and all-terrain vehicles and include archery shooting ranges to allow their customers to test equipment for sale. Camper sales are also on the list of prohibited uses contained in the PUD. The list is to be amended to allow for these uses, if secondary to a primary use such as Bass Pro Shops.
The proposed PUD amendment would allow Bass Pro Shops to operate their typical retail store, which includes the sale and servicing of boats and all-terrain vehicles, and an indoor shooting range. Camper sales are not currently part of their business model, but this use is being added to avoid a future PUD amendment in the event their business plan changes. The amendment would not allow for camper, boat, or other vehicle sales or shooting ranges as primary uses within the PUD.
Recommended Action
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 8-0 on November 6, 2013 to approve this amendment to PUD No. 61.