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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 3 Associate Planner Bachler stated that based on the feedback provided by the City Council, staff will work on scheduling this item for a Planning Commission Work Session to discuss this issue further. Before bringing this item to the Planning Commission, staff will notify local businesses that currently have outdoor display and sales uses about the regulations under consideration. Councilmember McClung questioned what staff was hoping to gain from the proposed outdoor display and sales zoning regulations. Community Development Director Hutmacher explained that the City does not want outdoor storage to become messy looking and indicated staff does speak directly to the business owner if it becomes an issue. She commented that staff s concern in drafting this language was meeting the needs of all commercial uses in the City while not being overly restrictive or allowing too much outdoor storage. Councilmember McClung wondered if the new regulations would open a can-of-worms and for that reason, did not want this item to proceed. Mayor Grant was in favor of the City taking some action in order to address the outdoor storage concerns in the community. He provided further comment on how the City managed its zoning concerns and encouraged staff to be more proactive in addressing zoning issues within the business community. Councilmember Holmes believed it would benefit staff to have a clear and definitive rule regarding outdoor storage and display. Further discussion ensued regarding the proper percentage of outdoor storage that should be allowed in the City of Arden Hills. Councilmember McClung indicated that he was talking himself out of this ordinance amendment. He supported the City's current code language. Mayor Grant requested that staff bring the code language back to the Council at an upcoming work session meeting that includes some sort of cap or a percentage not to exceed a specified amount with no storage allowed on service station islands. B. Lake Johanna Fire Station No. 1 Reuse Discussion Community Development Director Hutmacher explained that at the City Council work session on August 17, 2015, Councilmember McClung asked that the Council discuss the potential closure of Fire Station No. 1. Lake Johanna Fire Chief Tim Boehlke and Assistant Fire Chief Eric Nordeen discussed the history, staffing, and the new operating model for the Lake Johanna Fire Department (LJFD). Fire Chief Boehlke explained how the 24-hour duty crew and the effective coverage of the three (3) other stations has made Fire Station No. 1 no longer necessary and recommended that the station be closed. The Council was generally supportive of the closure of Fire Station No. 1.