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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for March 9, 2016 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2015\PC 15-021 - Zoning Code Amendment - Outdoor Display and Sales\Memos_15-021 <br /> <br />Page 1 of 4 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: March 9, 2016 PC Agenda Item 4.C <br />TO: Planning Commission <br /> <br />FROM: Matthew Bachler, Senior Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #15-021 – Public Hearing Required <br /> Applicant: City of Arden Hills <br /> Request: Zoning Code Amendment – Outdoor Display and Sales <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Consider approval of Planning Case 15-021 to amend Section 1305.04 and Section 1325.02 of <br />the Zoning Code pertaining to new regulations on outdoor display and sales areas for commercial <br />properties, as presented in the March 9, 2016, Report to the Planning Commission. <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The City Council directed staff to complete a review of the Zoning Code regulations on <br />commercial outdoor display and sales in 2015. Retail stores and gas stations often have outdoor <br />display areas for merchandise that cannot be stored inside or that is more easily kept outside <br />because of size and weight. This would include items such as fuel, plants, landscaping materials, <br />and salt. Currently, the Zoning Code does not address outdoor display and sales and the use is <br />not specifically permitted or prohibited in the Land Use Chart (Section 1320.05). Staff has <br />interpreted the silence in the Zoning Code to mean that these activities are not permitted unless <br />they have received previous land use approval from the City. <br /> <br />Ordinances from the cities of Brooklyn Park, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Edina, Lakeville, Maple <br />Grove, and Roseville were reviewed to determine how other cities regulate outdoor displays and <br />sales. Based on its research, staff drafted an amendment to the Zoning Code to permit these uses <br />after administrative review and if certain performance standards are met. The proposed <br />regulations were discussed by the City Council at several meetings and staff was directed at the <br />Work Session on January 19, 2016 to bring the proposed Zoning Code amendment to the <br />Planning Commission for review and public hearing. The City Attorney has reviewed the <br />amendment and has no concerns with the proposed language.