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Recommendation <br /> <br />If the City Council chooses to create regulations for outdoor display and sales activities, staff has <br />drafted a list of initial recommendations below. Staff is requesting that the City Council review <br />these recommendations and provide further direction: <br /> <br />• Add a definition to the Zoning Code for Outdoor Display and Sales land use <br />classification. <br />• Restrict use to the B-2, B-3, B-4, and Gateway Business Zoning Districts. Complete <br />additional research on which Zoning Districts on the TCAAP site should allow this use. <br />• Permit outdoor display and sales as an accessory use to Retail Sales and Services and <br />Service Station uses only. Require an Administrative Permit and Site Plan for each <br />business proposing to have an outdoor display and sales area. <br />• Limit types of products displayed or sold to merchandise incidental to the primary use on <br />the property. <br />• Require display areas to be adjacent to the principal building and on side of building with <br />main entrance. <br />• Prohibit display areas from obstructing pedestrian access and utilizing required on-site <br />parking. <br />• Limit display areas to a footprint of no more than 200 square feet. <br />• Establish a maximum height of 6 feet for display areas, or as determined by the <br />Community Development Department. <br />• Require that merchandise be stacked and arranged neatly at all times and be located on a <br />hard surface. <br /> <br />Based on the feedback provided by the City Council, staff will work on scheduling this item for a <br />Planning Commission Work Session to discuss this issue further. Before bringing this item to the <br />Planning Commission, staff will notify local businesses that currently have outdoor display and <br />sales uses about the regulations under consideration. <br /> <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />A. Outdoor Display and Sales Regulations - Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area Examples <br />B. Staff Report to the City Council , July 20, 2015 <br />C. City Council Work Session Minutes, July 20, 2015 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Work Session for September 21, 2015 <br /> <br />Page 3 of 3