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_________________________________________________________________________________________ <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for March 8, 2017 <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2017\PC 17-006 - Higher Education Study\Memos_Reports_17-006 <br /> <br />Page 5 of 10 <br /> <br />each zoning district’s purpose statements are provided in Attachment D. The second table shows <br />which industries (based on NAICS code) are currently allowed in each zoning district. The table <br />breaks down whether the uses are permitted, accessory, conditional, conditional accessory or <br />allowed by Planned Unit Development. The complete list of uses allowed in each zoning district <br />is provided in Attachment E. <br /> <br />To evaluate these tables, we have grouped two or three zoning districts together based on overall <br />similarity. The discussion will focus on where the uses and purpose statements are similar <br />between the districts, as well as where they are different. <br /> <br />Group 1: Neighborhood Business (NB) & Limited Business (B-1) <br />Purpose Topics: <br />• Residential Transition: Both of these districts discuss residential transition in their <br />purpose statements. Some characteristics of this purpose include: to be located at the edge <br />of residential neighborhoods, to provide goods and services to adjacent residents, and to <br />limit the type, size and intensity of use, so as not to be disruptive to residents nearby. <br />• Pedestrian, Bicycle & Public Transport: This topic is discussed in the purpose statement <br />for NB, but not B-1. Goals include making access safe and convenient to pedestrians and <br />bicyclists, to have connected sidewalks, and access to public transportation. <br />• Sense of Place: Again, this topic is included in the purpose statement for NB, but not B-1. <br />The statement discusses having a public commons so people have a place to gather, as <br />well as to comply with the City’s gateway requirements. <br /> <br />Uses Allowed: <br />The uses allowed in the NB and B-1 districts are generally very similar. There are ten industries <br />that are allowed in both districts and only three industry codes that are allowed, in some form, in <br />B-1 but not in NB. These industries include: Transportation and Warehousing, Educational <br />Services, and Arts, Entertainment and Recreation. These three industries typically require larger <br />development areas that would not necessarily fit well within a more residential setting. <br /> <br />Group 2: General Business (B-2), Service Business (B-3) and Retail Center District (B-4) <br />Purpose Topics: <br />• Mixed Use District: Of the three districts, only B-2 has encouraging mixed use <br />development where people can live, work and play as a purpose <br />• Pedestrian, Bicycle & Public Transport: Again, only B-2 has this emphasized in its <br />purpose statement. <br />• Sense of Place: A place to gather and socialize is in the purpose statement of only the B-2 <br />district. <br />• Architectural/Identity Elements: All three districts have this topic in their respective <br />purpose statements. This shows that all districts are meant to be visually attractive, and in <br />some cases, have a distinctive look. <br />• Nuisances/Traffic: Again, all three districts include language in their purpose statements <br />regarding preventing nuisances to neighboring properties and minimizing traffic.