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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: November 30, 2015 <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />OCTOBER 19, 2015 <br />5:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> <br /> <br />1. AGENDA ITEMS <br /> <br />B. Outdoor Display and Sales Zoning Regulations <br /> <br />Associate Planner Bachler stated that at the City Council’s work session in September, City staff <br />presented research regarding the way other cities regulate outdoor display and sales. <br /> <br />Associate Planner Bachler referenced updated revisions to the recommendations for display <br />dimensions which would allow no more than two (2) percent of the gross floor area of the <br />principal building or 300 square feet, whichever is greater. For properties with a principal building <br />greater than 15,000 square feet in size, the permitted display area would be based on two (2) <br />percent of the building footprint (such as grocery stores or home improvement stores). <br /> <br />Associate Planner Bachler noted there are other provisions which would have the effect of <br />limiting the size of the overall display area, including that pedestrian access cannot be obstructed <br />and that the display must be located adjacent to the principal building. <br /> <br />Associate Planner Bachler provided examples of three local businesses and what their permitted <br />display areas would be, and stated the recommendations from September’s work session have <br />been updated to include the revised display area and prohibit display areas on service station <br />islands. He stated the next step would be for City staff to draft an ordinance to bring to the <br />Planning Commission for a public hearing. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden asked for clarification of “gross floor area” as it would pertain to a two- <br />story building. She asked if this is the gross floor area of just one level of the building or the <br />combination of the two levels. <br /> <br />Associate Planner Bachler stated that gross floor area refers to the total square footage of the <br />building, so for a two story building it would include the second floor. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden stated this would mean a building with more levels can potentially have <br />a larger display area than a building of the exact same size with only level. <br />