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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—OCTOBER 19, 2015 2 Associate Planner Bachler asked for further direction from the City Council on whether these changes should be pursued. Councilmember McClung directed Councilmembers and City staff to the Land Use Chart in the Zoning Code. He asked if this change pertains to the specific Zoning Districts where retail sales and services uses are currently either permitted, accessory or conditional. Councilmembers McClung, Holmes and Holden outlined the areas in the city where retail uses are currently allowed as follows: along and behind Lexington Avenue on streets that include Red Fox Road, Grey Fox Road, County Road E, County Road B2, as well as the Neighborhood Business area and TCAAP site. Associate Planner Bachler confirmed that the City is not looking to expand the area and stated retail as a principal use is allowed only in the main commercial districts designated as follows: B- 2, B-3, and B-4, and Neighborhood Business. He said retail as an accessory use is allowed in the industrial areas of I-Flex, I-1, and I-2. He stated if the Council wants to move forward with creating a separate definition for resale businesses, they should consider in which zoning districts that use would be appropriate. He also stated that the Council should consider if some districts should allow both new and used retail businesses. He said this issue could be brought to the Planning Commission for input regarding which zoning districts this would be appropriate. Councilmember Holmes stated the Planning Commission feels there is a need in the city for second hand stores partly due to popularity with the youth, but that they did not really think about where those stores should be located. She said the Council is concerned more with where these stores are located and that some cities have row after row of second-hand stores. Councilmember Holmes believes there should be a second definition and that there should never be a place where retail sales are not allowed. She feels retail sales should remain as they are and that the Council should focus on where resale goods would be allowed by either conditional use or permitted use. Mayor Grant arrived at the meeting at 5:11 pm. Discussion ensued regarding retail versus resale businesses and the zoning districts. Councilmember Holmes outlined her recommendation for resale businesses in the various zoning districts as follows: • N-B—Conditional • B-1 —Conditional • B-2—Conditional • B-3 —Conditional • B-4—Permitted • Do not touch MB Associate Planner Bachler clarified that zoning districts MR and MB were created for the TCAAP site. He said that once the City receives approval from the Met Council on the TCAAP