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Explanation of land use approvals sought for the Queen's Future proposal
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Council Member Riley details the two land use approvals being requested by the applicant for the Queen's Future proposal.
- First approval: Mapping a zoning district for the proposed site, which is currently mapped as parkland
- Second approval: Amending the city map to reconfigure streets, demap parkland for proposed buildings, and map new parkland
- Clarifies that changes to the city map are contingent on the applicant being awarded a gaming facility license by the state
- Emphasizes that if the applicant is not awarded a license, the site will remain parkland and the new zoning district cannot be used
Kevin C. Riley
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Applicant is seeking two land use approvals.
0:04:52
The proposed development site consists of city fields parking lots.
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For reasons that the applicant will explain, these parking lots are mapped parkland and do not have a zoning district.
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To build a casino, the proposed site must have a zoning district.
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As a result, applicant is requesting the mapping of a zoning district.
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The second approval is to amend the city map to reconfigure some of the nearby streets to accommodate the projector's traffic to demap parkland where the proposed buildings will be located, and to map new parkland.
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It is important to note that the changes to the city map will be conditioned on the applicant being awarded a gaming facility license by the state.
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So if the applicant is not awarded a gaming facility license, the changes to the city map would not go into effect.
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Similarly, if applicant is not awarded a license, the proposed development site will remain Parkland, and the applicant would not be able to use the new underlining zoning district that it is seeking today.