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EDC – Arden Hills April 27, 2017 Page 3 P:\Admin\Committees & Commissions\Committees & Commissions\Economic Development Commission (EDC)\2017\05 03 17\Higher Ed Study\WSB Memo 04272017.docx Group 2: General Business (B-2), Service Business (B-3) and Retail Center District (B-4) Purpose Topics: • Mixed Use District: Of the three districts, only B-2 has encouraging mixed use development where people can live, work and play as a purpose • Pedestrian, Bicycle & Public Transport: Again, only B-2 has this emphasized in its purpose statement. • Sense of Place: A place to gather and socialize is in the purpose statement of only the B-2 district. • Architectural/Identity Elements: All three districts have this topic in their respective purpose statements. This shows that all districts are meant to be visually attractive, and in some cases, have a distinctive look. • Nuisances/Traffic: Again, all three districts include language in their purpose statements regarding preventing nuisances to neighboring properties and minimizing traffic. • Implementation of City Plans: The City has adopted a guiding plan for the B-2 district, and one of the purposes of the district is to implement that plan. The B-3 and B-4 districts do not have guiding plans. • Flexibility in Land Uses & Site Development Standards: The B-3 district promotes more flexibility in these areas than in other districts in order to achieve the ultimate goals of the district. • Grouping/Critical Mass: All three of these districts emphasize the importance of grouping similar and mutually supportive businesses together. • Business Prosperity: This topic is in the purpose statements of the B-3 and B-4 districts. • Redevelopment: Redevelopment is stated as a priority within the B-3 and B-4 districts. It discusses allowing transitional reuse of buildings until they can be redeveloped and prohibiting uses that would impede redevelopment. • Surrounding Communities: Allowing for uses that serve not only residents, but surrounding communities is a priority in the B-4 district. • Serving the Community and Motorists: Maintaining an adequate supply of different businesses to serve residents, and having businesses with easy access to arterial streets and highways is emphasized in the B-3 district. Uses Allowed: These three districts have fourteen industries that are allowed in all of them. The only industry that is not universally allowed is Real Estate and Rental Leasing, which is only allowed by Conditional Use Permit in B-3. Group 3: Gateway Business (GB) and I-FLEX Purpose Topics: • Architectural/Identity Elements: This topic is present in the purpose statement for the GB district. The GB district is an entry point to the City and highly visible to motorists passing through.