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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION— SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 2 General Business District and Vehicle Sales and Showroom District, but prohibits them in the Neighborhood Retail District, except for vending machines, ice machines, and propane exchanges. Several cities do not permit outdoor display and sales on industrially zoned properties. Associate Planner Bachler commented that the cities of Eagan, Eden Prairie, Edina, and Maple Grove classify outdoor display and sales as a permitted accessory use that does not require any additional City approvals. In Lakeville and Roseville, the use is listed as a permitted accessory use but businesses must obtain an administrative permit. Brooklyn Park classifies outdoor display and sales, with the exception of vending machines, ice machines, and propane exchanges, as a conditional use that requires a Conditional Use Permit and approval by the City Council. Associate Planner Bachler explained that the cities of Eagan and Roseville specifically state that outdoor display items must consist of merchandise that is incidental to the primary use on the property. Maple Grove limits this activity to items that require an outdoor location (plants and fuel) and items that because of large volume or weight are more easily housed outdoors (vending machines, salt, and fertilizer). As discussed previously, Brooklyn Park limits outdoor display and sales to vending machines, ice machines, and propane exchanges in certain commercial districts. Associate Planner Bachler indicated that most of the cities reviewed place restrictions on where outdoor display and sales areas can be located on a property. Some examples of these requirements include being adjacent to customer entrances and within five feet of a building wall. It is also common for these uses to be prohibited from obstructing pedestrian access, occupying on-site parking spaces, and encroaching into required structure setbacks. Associate Planner Bachler stated that if the City Council chooses to create regulations for outdoor display and sales activities, staff has drafted a list of initial recommendations as outlined below. Staff requested that the City Council review the following recommendations and provide further direction. • Add a definition to the Zoning Code for Outdoor Display and Sales land use classification. • Restrict use to the B-2, B-3, B-4, and Gateway Business Zoning Districts. Complete additional research on which Zoning Districts on the TCAAP site should allow this use. • Permit outdoor display and sales as an accessory use to Retail Sales and Services and Service Station uses only. Require an Administrative Permit and Site Plan for each business proposing to have an outdoor display and sales area. • Limit types of products displayed or sold to merchandise incidental to the primary use on the property. • Require display areas to be adjacent to the principal building and on side of building with main entrance. • Prohibit display areas from obstructing pedestrian access and utilizing required on-site parking. • Limit display areas to a footprint of no more than 200 square feet. • Establish a maximum height of 6 feet for display areas, or as determined by the Community Development Department. • Require that merchandise be stacked and arranged neatly at all times and be located on a hard surface.