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Attachment A <br />Planning I Landscape Architecture I Urban Design <br />CITY COUNCIL SUMMARY MEMO <br />TO: Arden Hills City Council <br />FROM: Jason Zimmerman and Kendra Ellner, Consulting Planners <br />DATE: May 6, 2025 <br />SUBJECT: Summary of Work Session #2 — Zoning Ordinance Update <br />OVERVIEW <br />On April 9th, HKGi held the second work session with the Planning Commission to discuss various <br />recommended updates to the City's Zoning and Subdivision ordinances. The report to the Planning <br />Commission is attached. This summary memo is intended to brief the City Council on the material <br />presented, the questions and discussions that occurred, and the general direction offered by the <br />Planning Commission. <br />WORK SESSION TOPICS <br />Two broad topics and several sub -topics were discussed at the second work session; the discussion <br />around each will be summarized in turn: <br />• Nonresidential and Mixed Use Districts <br />o Lot and Site Standards (District Requirements) <br />o Principal and Accessory Use Tables (Land Use Charts) <br />• Development Standards <br />o Parking <br />o Signage <br />o Landscaping <br />o Exterior Storage (Commercial) <br />o Outdoor Lighting <br />NONRESIDENTIAL AND MIXED USE DISTRICTS <br />Lot Standards <br />HKGi focused on the lot standards for the Business Park (former B-4) and Gateway Business zoning <br />districts and recommended simplifying both the use types that were addressed as well as the minimum <br />lot sizes that were associated with those uses. This would help reduce confusion as well as bring a <br />number of existing nonconforming lots into compliance. <br />Of the nine properties in the B-4 district, none meet the current 5 acre minimum. Of the 10 developed <br />lots in the GB district, only one is more than 20 acres and only two are more than 10 acres. <br />HKGi <br />800 Washington Ave N Suite 207, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 <br />(612) 338-0800 — www.hkgi.com <br />