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______________________________________________________________________________ <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Work Session for October 19, 2015 <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 2 <br />Staff has also created aerial maps in GIS to provide a visual of the display area footprints for the <br />Cub Foods store and the Holiday service station (Attachment D). <br /> <br /> <br />Recommendations and Next Steps <br /> <br />The recommendations discussed at the Work Session on September 21, 2015 have been updated <br />based on the direction provided by the City Council. Staff is requesting that the City Council <br />review the list below and provide any additional feedback: <br /> <br />• Add a definition to the Zoning Code for Outdoor Display and Sales land use <br />classification. <br />• Restrict use to the B-2, B-3, B-4, Neighborhood Business, and Gateway Business Zoning <br />Districts. <br />• Permit outdoor display and sales as an accessory use to Retail Sales and Services and <br />Service Station uses only. Require an Administrative Permit and Site Plan for each <br />business proposing to have an outdoor display and sales area. <br />• Limit types of products displayed or sold to merchandise incidental to the primary use on <br />the property. <br />• Require display areas to be adjacent to the principal building and on the side of building <br />with main entrance. Prohibit display areas from being located on service station islands. <br />• Prohibit display areas from obstructing pedestrian access and utilizing required on-site <br />parking. <br />• Limit display areas to a footprint of no more than two (2) percent of the gross floor area <br />of the principal building or 300 square feet, whichever is greater. <br />• Establish a maximum height of 6 feet for display areas, or as determined by the <br />Community Development Department. <br />• Require that merchandise be stacked and arranged neatly at all times and be located on a <br />hard surface. <br /> <br />The next step in this process would be to have staff draft an ordinance amending the Zoning <br />Code to include the new regulations on outdoor display and sales. The Planning Commission <br />would be required to hold a public hearing on the ordinance prior to formal action by the City <br />Council on this item. <br /> <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />A. Outdoor Display and Sales Regulations - Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area Examples <br />B. Staff Report to the City Council, September 21, 2015 <br />C. City Council Work Session Minutes, September 21, 2015 <br />D. Aerial Maps – Cub Foods and Holiday Display Areas