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. e e ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - NOVEMBER 1, 2000 5 7, Big Ten Supper Club - 4703 Highway 10 Ms, Chaput stated that Section Vlll, D of the City's Zoning Ordinance outlines the procedural requirements for zoning ordinance amendments and rezonings. Public hearing notices have hccn published in the legal paper and sent to all property owners within 350 feet of each property in question. By ordinance, rczoning requires consistency with the Comprehensive Plan as well as other more specific criteria for busincss and industrial district rezonings. Ms. Chaput stated that rezoning propel1ies requirc that the proposed rezoning be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, The Comprehensive Plan statcs the following rcgarding Neighborhood Business: "Neighborhood Business designates small, isolated areas for neighborhood commercial land uses when they are compatible with surrounding residential uses. Commercial uses that are high traffic generators, noise generators or otherwise not compatible with residential ncighborhoods, are inappropriate. Typically Neighborhood Business areas will be located on intcrscctions or nodes that arc on the edge of residcntial areas, are not desirable sjtes for housing or have traditionally been occupicd with neighborhood services." Ms. Chaput stated that the language for this district was created simultaneously with the idcntification ofthe properties that would fit into this district. All of the properties in question are individual or small clusters of properties within residcntial areas that are currently, have been used or are better served as busincss sites. They meet the intent of the district and the Comprehensive Plan. Ms. Chaput stated that the Zoning Ordinance also states that all business and industrial district rezonings must, ",.. be located adj acent to an arterial or collcctor road as shown on the Comprehensive Development Plan, or the rezoning will be an extcnsion of an existing business or industrial district.,." Although not one of the properties being proposed can be considered an extension of an existing business or industrial district, each of them is situated along a major roadway. Thcrefore, each property meets this requiremcnt. Ms, Chaput stated that staff recommends approval of Planning Case #00-38, amending Section IV (A) of the Zoning Ordinance #291, Zoning Map, to include the Neighborhood Business District as shown in the proposed Zoning Map, dated November 1,2000, in Exhibit A of the staff memo dated October 23, 2000. Ms, Chaput noted that the proposed zoning map does not have a Civic Center District as it is not completely up to date, Grant Lindimer, a representative of Lindy's, Inc., stated he is a Managing Partner of Lindimer Partnership which was established by his parents in 1958. He exprcssed his objection to the zoning ordinance amendment which would change thc zoning of Lindy's from its CUlTent B-2 General Business designation to the recently created Neighborhood Business District. He noted that Lindy's has occupied its current place since 1961. Mr. Lindimer stated the City's records show that the building was built in 1951. He added he understands the building permit issued in 1951 was for a rebuild after a fire. He noted that the site was owned and operated by another dining establislmlent, The Wagon Wheel, since 1930, Mr. Lindimer addressed the purposcs of the Neighborhood Business District as outlincd in Ordinance #315, He stated, with regard to-Item A, the business being located aUhe.edge of