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City Council Summary Memo — Work Session #2 — Zoning Ordinance Update— May 6, 2025 Principal and Accessory Use Tables HKGi proposed two use tables — one for Principal Uses and a second for Accessory Uses. The proposed Principal Use table was reorganized from an alphabetical list to one organized by use categories and sub -categories. The labels of some uses were revised to aid in understanding what use was being described, while a handful of uses that are not currently included were suggested as optional additions. Based on the updated zoning district purpose statements, HKGi suggested changes to the districts in which certain uses were allowed. Finally, for a number of uses HKGi recommended adjusting how a use was permitted — by -right, with standards, conditionally, or prohibited. The full tables showing all recommended changes are attached. A few specific comments about the use tables are noted here: 1. The way in which the current CC district is described allows for a wide range of uses — from residential to funeral home to school to restaurant to fitness clubs. This may have been appropriate when the district was envisioned as a mixed use community center, but with the current focus on government services the types of uses allowed has been significantly reduced. 2. It is recommended that multifamily be removed as a use from the GB district. If they City wants to support a multifamily development south of Round Lake, a better approach would be to rezone the parcel(s) appropriately. 3. HKGi suggests splitting Automotive Service Stations into Major and Minor in order to restrict more impactful activities from less intense districts such as the MU district. Similarly, dividing Retail Sales and Services between Large and Small would allow for more targeted placement of commercial activities. The appropriate threshold size to make the distinction between Large and Small would need to be determined. 4. Because the 1-2 district was eliminated, Exterior Storage is recommended to be allowed as an accessory use in the 1-1 as permitted with standards. This would accommodate the existing lumberyard. Commissions asked a few questions, but also requested time to review the use tables in more detail and provide comments or revisions following the meeting. One set of comments was received following the work session. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Parking HKGi reviewed the existing parking standards and proposed changes to (a) better align the uses with those in the Principal Use table, and (b) simplify and in some cases slightly reduce the amount of parking required for certain uses. Draft standards for Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations were also shared, aiming to balance requirements for the installation of EV charging stations for some uses while only requiring other uses to be "EV ready." Commissioners had a handful of questions about proposed changes in parking standards, but felt the approach to EV charging was appropriate for Arden Hills. 3