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City Council Summary Memo — Work Session #3 — Zoning Ordinance Update —August 11, 2025 Club or Lodge —The City Council requested that Club or Lodge be kept in the use table. HKGi suggests allowing these uses in the MU, CB, and BP districts. Day Care — HKGi will include Day Care as a conditional accessory use in most residential, commercial, and industrial districts to ensure it could be utilized by businesses or places of assembly. Place of Assembly — Given the very limited size of the BP zoning district (only 9 parcels) and the apparent focus by the businesses there on supply and distribution, printing services, contractors offices, and indoor sports and fitness, HKGi removed Place of Assembly from the use table for this district. It remains a conditional use in most other districts in the city. If the City Council desires, it could be added back in. Public Use — It may be feasible and logical to separate out municipal uses from state or federal uses and address them in slightly different ways. HKGi will look for precedents in the area and strive to incorporate permissions that are more flexible for the City and require additional oversight for other level of public uses. School (general education) — HKGi continued to allow schools to be located in residential districts, though suggested allowing them to be approved by -right in the R-3 and R-4 districts instead of conditionally. The City Council would like to ensure that potential issues such as parking, traffic, outdoor recreation, etc., do not significantly impact surrounding areas so would like these permissions to either be Permitted with Standards or Conditional. HKGi will look at which level of allowance seems to be most appropriate and will update the use table accordingly. Automotive Services Station (major and minor) — Some communities distinguish between "major" and "minor" uses of auto service stations in order to control the locations where potential disruptive uses might locate. Often, major classifications involve auto painting, repair, and/or body work. These sorts of uses are more often located in or near industrial districts. Minor classifications include dispensing fuel as well as service such as tire sales, oil changes, and installation of equipment. These uses are more compatible with commercial or mixed use districts. The exact determination of what would qualify as major or minor is outlined in the definition. Retail Sales and Service (large and small) — Similarly, retail operations may be categorized by size of footprint or gross floor area. This allows stores of a certain magnitude, such as big box operations, to be located in districts where the associated traffic and operations are less impactful to homes. Smaller stores are more appropriate for neighborhood commercial districts or other locations. The threshold for determine large or small is included in the definition. Off -Site Service Business — This is a use that has a physical presence at a location, but most of the work is done remotely as technicians or repair services travel to other properties. Examples might be a 5