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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL —MAY 27, 2025 7 Senior Planner Fransen reported this would be the case because the Goodwill was in place prior to the ordinance going into effect. City Attorney Bjerkness indicated the Goodwill with the semitrailer would be grandfathered in and would be considered a legal non -conforming use. Councilmember Monson questioned if this use would be permitted or permitted with standards. Senior Planner Fransen explained the Class I thrift store would be a permitted use with general or specific conditions that apply. Mayor Grant opened the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. With no one coming forward to speak, Mayor Grant closed the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. 11. NEW BUSINESS A. Resolution 2025-042 Approving a Variance at 3609 Pascal Avenue — Planning Case 25-002 This item was moved to the Consent Agenda. B. Ordinance 2025-001 Amending Chapter 13 — Zoning Code Sections 1305, 1320 and 1325 — Thrift Store Use for Planning Case 25-003 and Authorization to Publish a Summary Ordinance 2025-001 Senior Planner Fransen stated staff has prepared a draft ordinance identifying language to be added for the City Council's review. The proposed ordinance would expand the definition for a thrift store use to include a Class I and Class II use as well as add a new land use type for a Class I thrift store use and rename the existing thrift store use to Class II thrift store. As drafted, the City would allow a Class I thrift store use as a permitted use in the B-2, B-3, B-4, and I -FLEX Zoning Districts and add a Class II thrift store use as a use allowed by a conditional use permit in the B-2 and B-3 Zoning Districts. The language also modifies existing criteria for all thrift store uses with several additional conditions to further differentiate the Class I and Class II thrift store uses. Senior Planner Fransen reviewed the proposed language in detail with the Council and offered the following Findings of Fact: General Findings: 1. The City of Arden Hills is proposing to modify definitions for thrift store use, modify zoning districts for thrift store use, and modify performance standards for thrift store use in the Zoning Code. 2. The proposed ordinance will include amendments to the language of Chapter 13 — Zoning Code, Sections 1305.04 - Definitions, 1320.05 — Land Use Chart, and 1325.046 — Thrift Store Additional Conditional Use Permit Criteria of the City Code. 3. The proposed ordinance amendments will allow 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.