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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — MAY 12, 2025 16 Councilmember Holden said it's not just snow storage. By the time the county plows it and throws it over we had problems because the buildings were up to the roadways. City Administrator Jagoe will provide that feedback to the consultants. Councilmember Holden said this discusses changing the setbacks. We also have coverage, windows and all that stuff. City Administrator Jagoe confirmed. Nothing has been changed in the design standards, at this time. Councilmember Holden said that was one of the issues with Walgreens. The way the building is situated it looks like a dead store. There's no lighting in the windows or anything else that shows the store is open. If buildings are going to be that close to the street we need to make sure that it's appealing. Councilmember Monson said she thinks 20 feet is fine. Some cities reduced set backs so much that they lost their tree canopy. Her only comment is consideration should be made to leave room for trees with sufficient space for them to survive. City Administrator Jagoe moved to the principal and accessory use tables. HKGi provided the updated draft use table. The residential uses were reviewed by Council previously. Tonight is the Commercial and Industrial districts. She outlined there are permitted uses, conditional uses but transitioning some of the conditional uses to be permitted with standards. Those cases would not require public hearings. There would still be a staff review prior to building permit application. Permitted with standards would eliminate the need for a Planning Commission and City Council review. This outlines the permitted and accessory uses might be changed to permitted, permitted with standards or removed from a district. Other changes include liquor store has been added, there are some recommended changes for automotive uses and added in some other name changes and clarifiers. Discussion ensued regarding which districts K-12 schools are permitted in. Councilmember Rousseau doesn't think I -Flex is a good space for research animals. She asked if daycares are permitted in the Industrial area. Discussion ensued regarding what businesses are and are not animal research vs. veterinary. Councilmember Holden said that medical firms that have been there in the past. She knows there were rabbits there for medical devices. We have a medical hub in the north metro. If someone wants to use a building for medical research that may save a human's life, where would be a good place for that? Councilmember Rousseau thinks that should go in the I-1 district, not I -Flex. Councilmember Holden said there are a lot of labs that start out small. They may only rent a portion of a building. They do a lot of research. She wouldn't mind it being permitted in both.