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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - NOVEMBER 29, 1999 6 . Ms. Randall stated that she had provided McCombs, Frank, Roos, and Associates with these suggestions. The consultant has indicated a willingness to pursue further study, or, if the Council chose, staff could create an additional request for proposal to perform the study. She invited Ms. Meg McMonigal, McCombs, Frank, Roos, and Associates, to review the draft Ordinance. Mayor Probst confirmed that thc area ofland being proposed for rezoning was consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Ms. Randall stated that this was correct. Ms. McMonigal stated that work on the proposed Civic Center Zoning District began with the review of the City of Arden Hills' Comprehensive Plan and TCAAP Reuse Plan. She stated that she worked closely with City staff and had visited the site early in the process. Ms. McMonigal explained that all uses listed within the Civic Center Zoning District were proposed to be special uses, with the exception office which would be permitted. The list of uses was generated from the general parameters outlined in the TCAAP Reuse Plan and the Comprehensive Plan. The intent was for small retail uses, some multiple residential, civic and institutional uses, and entertainment. Office uses were viewed to have the least impact on surrounding uses and were included as permitted uses. Special uses require a public hearing and public notice in order for each use to be reviewed as it is proposed. Ms. McMonigal stated that Zoning Ordinances are prescriptive by nature, which means that the . listed uses are allowed and all other uses are not allowed. The City of Arden Hills goes one step further in that it also lists prohibited uses within the Zoning Ordinance. The prohibited uses within this Ordinance included outdoor storage of equipment, vehicles, and materials; towers for telecommunications; open sales, rental or storage lots; fast food establishments; drive-in businesses; single and two-family housing; gasoline service stations; casinos; and uses that the City may determine are incompatible with its objcctives. Councilmember Malone noted that at the Planning Commission meeting comments had been made regarding the stacking of materials for outdoor storage. He requested clarification regarding these comments. Ms. McMonigal stated that vehicles and equipment had been added to the staging area special requirements section in order to clarify that the staging areas must be free of these items at the close of each business day. Councilmember Malone asked if comments had been made at the Planning Commission meeting regarding the stacking of material. Ms. Randall stated that the Planning Commission had discussed the staging of equipment and materials, not stacking. Councilmember Larson asked if the restriction to not store equipment and vehicles outside will causc issues with Ramsey County's proposed Public Works facility. He noted that both the Ramsey County facility on Rice Street and the Hennepin County facility store vehicles and equipment outdoors. Ms. McMonigal stated that other Public Works facilities had been reviewed and Hennepin County houses most equipment indoors, however, some equipment is stored . outside, as well as some materials which are left outdoors for a short period of time. She indicated that, while most public works facilities try to store items outside, some do store everything inside.