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AGENDA ITEM – 1C <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Work Session for July 18, 2016 <br /> <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2016\PC 16-021 - Red Fox Business Center - Alpine Factory Use\Memo_Reports_16-021 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: July 18, 2016 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Sue Iverson, Acting City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Ryan Streff, City Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Red Fox Business Center – Alpine Factory – Indoor Commercial Recreation Use <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Staff is requesting that the City Council discuss and provide direction to staff on the proposed <br />indoor commercial recreation use at the Red Fox Business Center located at 1235 Red Fox Road. <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />On February 23, 2015, the City Council approved Planning Case 14-036 for a Master and Final <br />Planned Unit Development (PUD) and Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the Red Fox Business <br />Center, located at 1235 Red Fox Road, for the construction of two multi-tenant light industrial <br />buildings. The majority of the construction and site improvement work has been completed and <br />Roberts Management Group has leased approximately half of the building space. <br /> <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />Roberts Management Group has approached staff with a potential tenant for the site, Alpine <br />Factory. The company provides indoor training facilities for skiers and snowboarders. A <br />description of the business has been provided in Attachment A. Based on its review, staff <br />determined that the business would be classified as an indoor commercial recreation use. The <br />subject property is located in the I-Flex District, which does not allow indoor commercial <br />recreation uses as a permitted use. Sports and fitness clubs, however, are allowed as a permitted <br />use in the I-Flex District. <br /> <br />Staff consulted with the City Attorney on this matter and the City Attorney recommended that <br />this item be brought to a City Council Work Session for discussion. Staff is requesting the City