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MISSOULA OFFICE OF PLANNING & GRANTS 435 Ryman MISSOULA MT 59802-4292 PHONE: (406) 258-4657 MISSOULA COUNTY MEMORANDUM TO: Carla Krause, Special Services Administrator FROM: Denise Alexander, Principal Planner DATE: November 1, 2010 RE: Zoning Recommendation for City’s Waster Water Treatment Facility property located on the south side of the Waster Water Treatment Facility and at the northern end of extended Grove Street in the northeast quarter of Section 19, T13N, R19W. As per Chapter 20.85 of the Missoula City Zoning Ordinance, 20.85.050 staff is required to consider one of the following three criteria when recommending zoning for annexed lands a. authorize land uses comparable to the land uses authorized under the county zoning classification that applied to property immediately before it was annexed into the city; b. authorize land uses that are consistent with the land uses approved by the Board of County Commissioners or the County Board of Adjustment; or, c. be consistent with the land use and zoning recommendations for the subject areas, as set forth in the growth policy. The property is an approximately 11 acre City owned parcel that is south of and adjacent to the Waste Water Treatment Facility property. The property is being reserved for future expansion needs of the Treatment Facility. The current county zoning of the property is C-RR1 (Residential) and C-RR3 (Residential). The land use designation of the property is Residential-4 Dwelling units per acre and Parks and Open Space per the Reserve Street Area Plan 1995 Update, an amendment to the Missoula County Growth Policy 2005 Update. Based on criterion 20.85.050 and the City ownership and intended use staff recommends the property be zoned OP-3 Public Lands and Institutional District upon annexation. Thank you for the opportunity to review this annexation.