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Page 4 of 24 and their request includes supplementary materials related to a security plan and traffic considerations. City Code Section 1355.04 Subd. 3 of the Arden Hills Zoning Code lists the criteria for evaluating a Conditional Use Permit. The Planning Commission and City Council should consider the effect of the proposed use upon the health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the owners and occupants of the surrounding land and the community, in general, including but not limited to the following factors: 1. Existing and anticipated traffic and parking conditions; 2. Noise, glare, odors, vibration, smoke, dust, air pollution, heat, liquid or solid waste, and other nuisance characteristics; 3. Drainage; 4. Population density; 5. Visual and land use compatibility with uses and structures on surrounding land; 6. Adjoining land values; 7. Park dedications where applicable; 8. Orderly development of the neighborhood and the City within the general purpose and intent of the Zoning Code and the Comprehensive Development Plan for the City. Other Approvals As part of the land use application, the Applicant is proposing an amendment to the City Code to add an event center as a type of business licensed in Arden Hills and to allow for the on-sale liquor sales at an event center through a state licensed caterer. These amendments are proposed in Chapter 3 and 5 of the City Code which establish business licensing and the standards for alcoholic beverages in the City, respectively. Due to State Statute, an event center cannot hold a liquor license. The Applicant has stated in their narrative that in Phase I of the redevelopment, the proposed event center would provide food and alcohol services through caterers with State Licenses. As part of Phase II, the Applicant intends to open the restaurant and to obtain a city liquor license for the restaurant to enhance the dining experience and complement event catering. The Applicant notes that while the intent is to operate the restaurant on the property to serve both food and alcohol, there could be occasions that external catering is utilized to accommodate specific culinary preferences. Allowing the proposed event center to serve alcohol with a licensed caterer would provide for more flexible and inclusive services. City Code text amendments to Chapter 3 and 5 are part of this land use application. The Planning Commission will not be asked to make a finding of fact or consider motion language for the Chapter 3 and 5 City Code amendments. The City Council will review those amendments at a later scheduled date. Zoning Code Text Amendments The purpose of the B-2 General Business District is to: • Be a place in which people can live, work and play. • Create a compact, architecturally diverse, pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly community with a distinct identity.