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e e e ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - AUGUST 4, 1999 DRAFT 9 Of the seven sites identified as Proposed Neighborhood Business District, Commissioner Rye stated that the Big Ten Supper Club and Old City Hall sites were unique and suggested that a multi-family use may fit well on these sites, Mr, Ringwald agreed that these sites were unique and noted that they were added to the list after the other five. Commissioner Rye was coneerned that the new Zoning Distriet not make it diffieult to make reasonable use of those two sites, He suggested the Planning Commission discuss whether these two sites should be included in the Neighborhood Business District. Commissioner Sand asked if Commissioner Rye was suggesting adding another category to the Neighborhood Business chart, Commissioner Rye stated that he wanted to reafTrrm whether those two sites should be included as Neighborhood Business sites, as opposed to another Business Zoning District. Commissioner Galatowitsch agreed that the Big 10 Supper Club and the Old City Hall sites do not fit well with the Neighborhood Business District due to their loeation on major roadways, She suggested that these sites may lend themselves to other uses than those allowed under the new Zoning District. Commissioner Galatowitseh noted that, ineluded in the list of sites for consideration was the Baptist Conference Council site, She wondered why the site next door, whieh eontains the library, was not also included, She noted that all the libraries in other communities are mueh larger than the library in Arden Hills and there may be a desire to expand the Arden Hills library, or move it to another location, She felt that this site should be included in the Neighborhood Business Distriet, With regard to the special requirements for permitted uses, Commissioner Galatowitsch asked if the list oflimited uses for retail sales and service was indicating that a retail sales and serviee use must include, or may include, one of these limited uses, Mr. Ringwald stated that a retail sales and serviees may include one of the listed uses and these are the only uses whieh will be allowed under the new Zoning District. Commissioner Galatowitsch referred to the list of uses for retail sales and services and asked what a "photographie reeords" use was, She asked if this may be referring to antique reeord stores or perhaps video stores, Mr, Ringwald stated that this term had been referring to reeord musie stores and suggested that this term be removed from the list. Commissioner GaIatowitsch asked what the proeedure would be if a developer wished to propose a use for retail sales and service that was not included on the list of limited uses. Mr' Ringwald explained that this request would be reviewed by the Zoning Administrator who would determine if the proposed use would fit the intent and purpose of the Neighborhood Business Zoning Distriet. He noted that, although the list of uses in the Land Use Chart was rather long, the number of uses proposed to the City was a much longer list than that. The attempt was to fit many uses under certain definitions; however, some uses defy deseription, Commissioner Duehenes stated that the definition of retail sales and serviee, found in the current Ordinance, stated that motor vehicle sales were not included. She suggested that this limitation be earned forward and included in the list of retail sales and service uses definition for the Neighborhood Business Distriet. Mr, Ringwald stated that this could be done, Commissioner