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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 29, 2016 6 <br /> <br />(3-2, Holewa and Bartel opposed) for an amendment to Section 1305.04, Section 1320.05, and <br />Section 1325.046 of the Zoning Code Ordinance, as presented in the February 29, 2016, Report to <br />the City Council. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant understood there were some dissenting opinions from the Planning Commission. <br />He asked how the thrift store use would be impacted if the B-2 Zoning District were removed. <br /> <br />City Planner Streff commented that the thrift store use would only be allowed as a conditional <br />use in I-Flex, B-3, and B-4 Zoning Districts if the B-2 District was removed. He explained thrift <br />store uses would be grandfathered in the B-2 Zoning District. <br /> <br />Councilmember Wicklund requested information on why the Council wanted to specifically <br />allow thrift store uses in the B-4 zoning district. <br /> <br />City Planner Streff explained this was Council’s initial direction to staff. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden stated the Council was not interested in having additional thrift stores in <br />the B-2 Zoning District. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung added that after discussing the City’s business zoning districts, it was <br />determined the B-2 and B-3 Zoning Districts were not desirable given their prominent location <br />along Lexington Avenue and County Road E. For this reason, the option was left for thrift stores <br />to be located in the B-4 Zoning District. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant requested the Council consider which zoning districts were the most desirable for <br />thrift stores going forward. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden supported thrift store uses only being located in the B-4 Zoning District. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes questioned where the I-Flex Zoning District was located. <br /> <br />City Planner Streff reviewed the location of the I-Flex Zoning District with the Council. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes was in favor of thrift stores being located in the I-Flex and B-4 Zoning <br />Districts, along with the Neighborhood Business Zoning District. <br /> <br />City Planner Streff discussed the location of the Neighborhood Business Zoning Districts in the <br />City of Arden Hills. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung did not support thrift stores being located within the Neighborhood <br />Business Zoning District. He feared this would be a concern to the adjacent residential property <br />owners. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant wanted to see thrift stores located only within the B-4 and I-Flex Zoning Districts. <br /> <br />Councilmember Wicklund agreed that thrift store uses would fit best in the B-4 and I-Flex <br />Zoning Districts.