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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 3 <br /> <br />Associate Planner Bachler stated that based on the feedback provided by the City Council, staff <br />will work on scheduling this item for a Planning Commission Work Session to discuss this issue <br />further. Before bringing this item to the Planning Commission, staff will notify local businesses <br />that currently have outdoor display and sales uses about the regulations under consideration. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung questioned what staff was hoping to gain from the proposed outdoor <br />display and sales zoning regulations. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Hutmacher explained that the City does not want outdoor <br />storage to become messy looking and indicated staff does speak directly to the business owner if it <br />becomes an issue. She commented that staff’s concern in drafting this language was meeting the <br />needs of all commercial uses in the City while not being overly restrictive or allowing too much <br />outdoor storage. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung wondered if the new regulations would open a can-of-worms and for <br />that reason, did not want this item to proceed. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant was in favor of the City taking some action in order to address the outdoor storage <br />concerns in the community. He provided further comment on how the City managed its zoning <br />concerns and encouraged staff to be more proactive in addressing zoning issues within the <br />business community. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes believed it would benefit staff to have a clear and definitive rule <br />regarding outdoor storage and display. <br /> <br />Further discussion ensued regarding the proper percentage of outdoor storage that should be <br />allowed in the City of Arden Hills. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung indicated that he was talking himself out of this ordinance <br />amendment. He supported the City’s current code language. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant requested that staff bring the code language back to the Council at an upcoming <br />work session meeting that includes some sort of cap or a percentage not to exceed a specified <br />amount with no storage allowed on service station islands. <br /> <br />