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______________________________________________________________________________ <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Work Session for January 19, 2016 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2015\PC 15-021 - Zoning Code Amendment - Outdoor Display and Sales\Memos_15- <br />021 <br /> <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />b. For properties with a principal building greater than 15,000 square feet in size, the <br />permitted display and sales area shall be two percent of the base area of the <br />principal building, but not to exceed 1,000 square feet. <br /> <br />The table below provides what three local businesses would be allowed for a display and sales <br />area if this standard were adopted: <br /> <br />Business <br />Total Floor <br />Area (s.f.) <br />2% of Floor <br />Area (s.f.) <br />Permitted Display <br />Area (s.f.) <br />Cub Foods 68,566 sf 1,371 1,000 <br />Goodwill 17,743 sf 355 355 <br />Holiday Gas Station 5,563 sf - 300 <br /> <br />Restrictions on Merchandise <br />The City Council discussed limiting the types of products that could be displayed to items that <br />require an outdoor location or that are more easily kept outdoors because of larger volume or <br />weight. Staff would recommend the following language be used for this standard: <br /> <br />The type of merchandise displayed shall be limited to items which require an outdoor <br />location, such as plants or fuel, and any items which because of large volume or weight <br />are housed outdoors, such as vending machines, salt, or landscaping materials. <br /> <br />Screening <br />The City Council discussed requiring screening for display and sales areas located within a <br />certain distance of residential properties. Of the metro cities that staff reviewed, only Maple <br />Grove has a screening requirement. In Maple Grove, screening is required along all lot lines and <br />display areas must be a minimum of 200 feet from any residential property unless separated by <br />an arterial street. Staff would recommend the following language be used for the City’s <br />screening requirements: <br /> <br />Outdoor display and sales areas shall be screened when located within 200 feet of a <br />residentially zoned property. <br /> <br /> <br />Recommendations and Next Steps <br /> <br />Staff has drafted amendments to the Zoning Code that would incorporate the new standards <br />discussed in this memo and at the October 19, 2015 Work Session. A red-lined version of the <br />amendments to Section 1305 (Definitions) and Section 1325 (General Regulations) of the Zoning <br />Code is included in Attachment C. The City Attorney has reviewed the draft language and does