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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Work Session for August 15, 2016 <br /> <br />Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM – 1B <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: August 15, 2016 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Sue Iverson, Acting City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Matthew Bachler, Senior Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Higher Education Uses in Industrial Zoning Districts <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />Over the last several years, local universities have shown an increased interest in using existing <br />buildings in the City’s commercial districts for satellite classroom or administrative facilities. An <br />example of this type of reuse is Bethel University’s purchase of the Country Financial office <br />building for additional classroom space. The purpose of this memo is to review how the Zoning <br />Code addresses higher educational uses specifically in the City’s industrial districts and to <br />discuss if the City Council supports the current policy limiting higher education activities in <br />industrial areas. <br /> <br />Industrial Zoning Districts <br />There are currently four zoning districts primarily designated for industrial uses in the City: I- <br />Flex, I-1, I-2, and Flex Office. The Zoning Code includes a description of the purpose of each of <br />these districts. Excerpts from this section of the Zoning Code, along with the official Zoning <br />Map, have been included as an attachment. Provided below is a general overview of the location <br />of each district and the types of businesses in each: <br /> <br />• I-Flex District: Generally located between Dunlap Street and Highway 51, and between <br />I-694 and the Canadian Pacific railway line. Examples of businesses located in this <br />district include International Paper, Powder Technology, and IntriCon. <br /> <br />• I-1 District: Generally located between Lexington Avenue and Hamline Avenue, and <br />between Cummings Park and I-694. This district is comprised primarily of the Boston <br />Scientific and Land O’Lakes corporate campuses. <br /> <br />• I-2 District: Generally located between I-35W and Highway 10, north of the Arden <br />Manor manufactured home park. Scherer Brothers Lumber Company is the only business <br />located in this district.