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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - FEBRUARY 3, 1999 DRAfT 1. Clustering. The Planning Commission asked whether these adult businesses should be clustered or dispersed within the Zoning District. The Ordinance would neither cluster nor disperse these uses. The Ordinance would allow for three licenses to be granted within the City. These licenses would need to meet the locational requirements of the Ordinance as well as not being located within the same building or on the same parcel as another license. The Staff would conclude that, given the limited amount of commercial land in the City, this would be the most appropriate solution to the clustering issue. 2. Day Care. The Planning Commission asked if day cares should be buffered and, if so, what would happen if one moved near an existing adult use. The Staff would conclude that only those uses that are occurring in the residential Zoning Districts should be buffered from these uses. Iflarge cornmercial day cares were to be buffered from these uses their location could negatively impact these uses to the point that none could occur in the City, which is not permissible. 3. B-1 Zoning at Bethel College. The Planning Cormnission asked, if the B-1 zoning designation was eliminated from this Ordinance, would enough land be available to meet the necessary legal requirements. Based on the conclusions of the Crystal case that 5% of the land would be allowable, the City Attorney believes that the B-1 Zoning District could be eliminated from the available Zoning Districts for these uses and withstand judicial scrutiny. The remaining area for these uses would then be the B-4 Zoning District. The B-4 Zoning District makes available to these uses greater than six percent of the cornmercially zoned land in the City. Additionally, it is important to note that the City of Arden Hills is, for the most part, a residential community with very little land available for any type of commercial activities. 4. Regulating Number and Cost of License. The Planning Commission asked if the number and cost of the licenses for these uses could be managed. The number oflicenses is being proposed to be limited to three licenses for the entire City. The cost of licenses will be set by the City Council so that the expenses incurred by the City for background investigations would be adequately covered. The cost of these investigations can run between $1,000 to $10,000 per year and will be determine through discussions with the Ramsey County Sheriff Department. The cost of the license should not be included in the Ordinance. The cost should be set by a resolution at the beginning of each year. 5. Adult Use Mini-Mall. The Planning Commission asked whether an adult use mini-mall would be a desirable land use. The Staff would conclude that it would not be an appropriate land use. Therefore, the Ordinance would allow for the issuance of only one license to an individual building or parcel. 6. Definition Consistency. The Planning Cormnission asked Staff to compare the proposed definitions in the Ordinance to those definitions used in other city's Ordinances, particularly Crystal's and St. Paul's. The City Attorney has reviewed the definitions to ensure consistency. 7. Buffering by Zoning District versus Distance. The Planning Cormnission asked if buffering by zone or by distance was more effective. The Staff would conclude that buffering by using both is most appropriate for the City. The Staff concluded through its . e e e