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<br />Page 1 of 9 <br /> <br />PC Agenda Item – 3B <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: May 7, 2025 <br /> <br />TO: Planning Commission Chair and Commissioners <br /> <br />FROM: Elena Fransen, Senior Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #25-003 – Public Hearing Required <br /> Applicant: City of Arden Hills <br />Request: Zoning Code Amendments – Chapter 13, Thrift Store Use <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />The City of Arden Hills is proposing ordinance language in the Zoning Code to modify definitions <br />for thrift store use, determine zoning districts for thrift store use, and establish performance <br />standards for thrift store use. The proposed amendments to City Zoning Code Chapter 13 are within <br />the following Sections: <br />• Section 1305.04, Zoning Code Definitions <br />• Section 1320.05, Land Use Chart in the B-2, General Business District, B-3, Service <br />Business Zoning District, B-4, Retail Center District, and I-FLEX Zoning Districts <br />• Section 1325.046, Thrift Store Additional Conditional Use Permit Criteria <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />History of thrift store land use definition <br /> <br />At the October 19, 2015 City Council Work Session, staff presented possible revisions to the <br />Zoning Code to address retail and resale businesses as directed by the City Council. Revisions <br />were drafted after staff completed research on the operational characteristics of thrift stores, such <br />as receiving materials and processing items for resale. <br /> <br />At the December 21, 2015 City Council Work Session, staff shared two separate definitions to <br />clarify the difference between “Retail Sales and Services” and “Thrift Store” establishments. Staff <br />also shared drafted Conditional Use Permit criteria for Thrift Stores. <br />