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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 27, 1999 6 . been brought up was headlights shining into the windows of homes. He stated that he tends to lean toward buildings being to the front as this makes the appearance more inviting. He wondered what could be done with the setbacks to encourage this sort of development. Mayor Probst stated that with somc of the locations being considered the buildings could be brought up to the front property line. He noted that in most urban areas sidewalks are located in the right-of-way. Depending upon the specific location and what the right-of-way consists of: he felt that a 20 foot setback may be acceptable. Councilmember Malone stated that the creation of a Neighborhood Business District was a good idea and would be an improvement for some of the identified sites as well as the City of Arden Hills. He suggested that the Ordinance remain as is and that it be made known that the City Council wished to be flexible in dealing with variances for front yard setbacks in order to encourage buildings being constructed to the front of the properties. Mayor Probst stated that the logic behind the Neighborhood Business District was to provide for a more pedestrian friendly area which would typically include sidewalks. He pointed out that the City of Arden Hills currently has no sidewalks and any pedestrian traffic is typically in the street. Councilmember Rem pointed out that the Neighborhood Business District requires sidewalks and bike racks to be installed. She wondered if it would make sense to construct partial sidewalks in front of these businesses with no connections, or if it would be better to hold off on sidewalks until future connections are available to City trails. . Mayor Probst stated that there is a City trail that leads to the County Road D and Cleveland Avenue site and there are other trails that come close to other sites. He felt that the requirement of sidewalks would be easier to handle during a development approval process rather than waiting for futurc connections. Mayor Probst suggested proceeding as proposed by Councilmember Malone by either adding a statement to the Ordinance or to the motion. Councilmember Aplikowski stated that she did not feel that sidewalks should be a requirement if all entrances are to be behind the buildings. Councilmember Malone noted that there could be entrances on both sides. MOTION: Couneilmember Larson moved and Councilmember Aplikowski seconded a motion to approve Planning Case #99-04, Neighborhood Business District, conditioned on: 1. The word "business" being added atter thc word "related" in Section A, 2, c. Section V, H, 2, c being modilied to state: "Automobile related business, liquor stores, and restaurants exceeding 40 percent in gross liquor receipts of the total food and liquor receipts would not be allowed in the Neighborhood Business District." 2. .