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DRAFT ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - AUGUST 4,1999 10 Duchenes suggested that the list of retail sales and service uses state that only those uses are permitted in order to clarifY this issue, e With regard to the lighting requirements in the Special Requirements section ofthe draft Ordinanee, Commissioner Sand asked if the term pedestal was self-defining or if the height of light pedestals should be limited, Mr, Ringwald stated that he would verifY with the City Engineer the standard language for this limitation, With regard to the special sidewalk requirements, Commissioner Sand noted that the information did not state what sort of material was to be used for sidewalks, He noted that on County Road D and Cleveland Avenue there is an asphalt trail, which is essentially a sidewalk, Mr, Ringwald stated that this requirement had originally required the use of concrete, However, this requirement was taken out because there are places within the City where trails serve the same function as a sidewalk. Commissioner Sand suggested that this requirement state that sidewalks or trails shall be provided, Commissioner Duchenes stated that the eurrent Zoning Ordinanee defines sidewalks only as a hard surface, Commissioner Sand noted that this would allow flexibility for speeial features at the Gateway areas, such as eolored paving stones or brick. Commissioner Rye noted that some of the sites identified for Neighborhood Businesses were corner lots, He asked what determines the front of a site, Mr. Ringwald stated that a front yard is always the narrower of the two street frontages, and the rear yard is opposite of this. e Commissioner Sand noted that the special landscaping requirements foeus primarily on tree plantings. He assumed that Appendix A ofthe Zoning Ordinance would address berming to separate buildings from residential districts or the street. Mr, Ringwald stated that the Zoning Ordinanee does state that landscape berms and buffers shall be used to screen business sites from publie streets and residential uses. Acting Chair Nelson asked what a utility distribution line use was, Mr, Ringwald explained that utility distribution lines were power lines, He noted that power lines were permitted uses in all Zoning Distriets, above or below ground, Acting Chair Nelson stated that the Neighborhood Business District should not allow taverns or liquor stores, Mr, Ringwald believed that these uses would not be allowed under retail sales, however, he would verifY this, Commissioner Sand asked what category barber shops and beauty salons would fall under. He wondered ifthis type of use was to be included or excluded in the list of permitted uses, Mr, Ringwald stated that these uses would be included as a speeial use under the personal serviees category, Commissioner Sand asked ifthe Planning Commission is to take action on this Planning Case. Mr. Ringwald stated that, if the Planning Commission concurs with the proposed Ordinance, the Commission should direet Staffto eause publication of the Ordinance in the Cities Offieial _ Newspaper, send pub lie notices, and prepare for a publie hearing on the Ordinance on September . 1, 1999. He noted that, if the Big 10 Supper Club and Old City Halls sites were to be removed from eonsideration, this would affeet the notification.