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Page 4 of 9 language based on the City Council’s direction to distinguish store uses based on business operations, size, and proximity to other businesses. To prepare this language, staff reviewed neighboring community language for definitions related to Class I and Class II commercial uses and consulted with the consulting team working on the zoning code review and update. Finding few examples that matched the current development within the City, staff reviewed site plans for recent standalone and multi-tenant building developments within the City to align the drafted language with existing conditions. The drafted 7,000 square feet or 20 percent of a multi-tenant building are included in the definitions to establish a maximum business size for a Class I thrift store use that is compatible with commercial development in Arden Hills. The City Council is being asked to review and discuss the drafted definitions. Proposed Language: Thrift store. A business for which the stock of goods is primarily used and may include the following operational characteristics: • Receipt of used items directly from the public at the business location. • Processing, conditioning, cleaning, or repair of used or returned items for resale. • Storage of used items on site for processing, resale, or disposal. • Receipt of goods through purchase, consignment, or donation. Class I: Above uses in a business located within a multi-tenant building which occupies less than 7,000 square feet or less than 20 percent of the building square footage in a multi-tenant building, whichever is lower. Class II: Above uses in a business located within a standalone building or located within a multi-tenant building which occupies greater than 7,000 square feet or greater than 20 percent of a multi-tenant building. Section 1320.05, Land Use Chart in the B-2, General Business District, B-3, Service Business Zoning District, B-4, Retail Center District, and I-FLEX Zoning Districts: 2) Land Use Chart within Section 1320.05 would be amended to include Thrift Store, Class I and Thrift Store, Class II: a. Amend the Thrift Store land use category to Thrift Store, Class II. b. Add a land use category for Thrift Store, Class I as a Permitted Use under the B-2 General Business, B-3 Service Business, B-4 Retail Center, and I-FLEX Zoning Districts. c. Add Thrift Store, Class II as a Conditional Use under the B-2 General Business and B-3 Service Business Zoning Districts. Staff has drafted updates to the Land Use Chart based on the City Council’s direction to allow for a lower intensity thrift store use as a permitted use in the B-2, B-3, B-4 and I-FLEX Zoning Districts. These updates also include amending the Land Use Chart to add a Class II thrift store as a Conditional Use in the B-2 and B-3 Zoning Districts, in addition to the B-4 and I-FLEX Zoning Districts where a thrift store use is already a conditional use.