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AGENDA ITEM 9B City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for February 29, 2016 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2015\PC 15-020 - Zoning Code Amendment - Retail and Resale Businesses\Memo_Reports_15-020 Page 2 of 4 Staff presented options for amending the Zoning Code to address thrift store businesses at the City Council Work Sessions on October 19, 2015, and December 21, 2015. The City Council directed staff to proceed with a Zoning Code Amendment that would create a new land use category for Thrift Store and establish specific Conditional Use Permit criteria for thrift store businesses. Additionally, the City Council agreed that the thrift store land use should only be allowed in the B-4 Zoning District and be classified as a conditional use. On February 3, 2016, the Planning Commission held the public hearing for the Zoning amendments related to the thrift store use and voted (3-2, Holewa, Bartel) to recommend approval of the proposed amendment but include the B-2, B-3, and I-Flex District along with the B-4 District as districts where thrift stores should be classified as conditional. Summary of Proposed Ordinance Amendments and Additions Section 1305 – Definitions The definitions section of the Zoning Code would be updated to clarify the differences between “Retail Sales and Service” and “Thrift Store” establishments. A draft amendment to Section 1305.04 Definitions has been provided in Attachment E. Section 1320 – Land Use Chart The Land Use Chart in Section 1320.05 of the Zoning Code has been updated to reflect the proposed amendment and now lists Thrift Stores as a conditional use in the B-2, B-3, B-4, and I- Flex Zoning District. No changes have been made to the Land Use Chart related to the Retail Sales and Service land use. The draft Land Use Chart can be reviewed in Attachment F. Section 1325 – Conditional Use Criteria New language has been proposed to update the Zoning Code in order to identify specific Conditional Use Permit (CUP) criteria for Thrift Stores. Staff has drafted Section 1325.046 Thrift Store Additional Conditional Use Permit Criteria for your review in Attachment G. Discussion At the Planning Commission meeting on February 3, 2016, the Commission discussed the Code amendments for retail and thrift store establishments at length. The discussion largely focused on the limited Zoning Districts in which thrift stores would be either permitted or conditional and the need for additional standards for these establishments. The majority of the Commission agreed that the proposed Code amendments were reasonable in order to clarify the different uses, update the Land Use Chart, and to include the Conditional Use Permit Criteria for thrift stores. The Commission recommended approval (3-2, Holewa and Bartel) of the proposed amendment but decided to also include the B-2, B-3, and I-Flex Districts as districts where thrift stores should be classified as conditional.