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B3 District Desi2n Standards The recently adopted Guiding Plan for the B2 District addresses detailed development principals, design standards, and calls for long-term transportation and public improvements along County Road E. The B3 District was not part of the study area for this plan and is not proposed to be included in the long-range vision for the B2 District. Staff feels that the B3, B4, and I-Flex Districts require their own long-range visioning process, similar to the one recently completed for the B2 District. However, Staff also feels that adopting design guidelines for the B3 District, which is a highly visible commercial corridor in the City, would help forward the principals of the B2 District and improve the quality of the development that takes place there. 1320.09 - Special Requirements for the B3 Service Business District Section 1320.09 of the City's Zoning Code describes the special requirements for the B3 District. Subdivision one outlines the procedure for evaluating new development, redevelopment and significant modifications to a site, which will now be required to go through the PUD process. As such, procedural references to the Conditional Use Permit process have been removed from this section. Staff is proposing to adopt the same procedures for reviewing and approving development proposals in the B3 District was recently adopted in the B2 District. In order to promote other minor improvements and upgrades to a site, certain types of changes are not considered significant modifications and are recommended to be exempt from the PUD Process. The exemptions are listed in subdivision one. This provides some flexibility so that minor changes can move forward in a timely fashion with administrative review and approval. In addition, "drive-up windows" in the B3 District would now be subject to the same special regulations for drive-in business and fast food restaurants. Like other business districts, there is a procedure for waiving the 1,320 foot proximity requirement if certain conditions are met; however, the conditions to waive the proximity requirement are different than in other districts. The Planning Commission has directed Staff to review these requirements and determine the reason that fast food restaurants, drive-thru businesses, and automobile service stations are treated differently within the B3 District. Staff is not proposing to amend these requirements at this time, and believes that more study is required. Staff does recommend that a long range planning process, similar to the recent B2 District study, take place within the B3 District, and that the treatment of these types of uses be more thoroughly examined at that time. Subdivision four of Section 1320.09 has also been added. This refers directly to the recently adopted design standards in Section 1325 of the City's Zoning Code. It is the intent of Staff that these newly adopted regulations would apply to both the B2 and B3 Districts. In City of Arden Hills City Council for December 8, 2008 1 IMetro-inet.us lardenhillslPlanninglPlanning Cases 12008 108-029 B3 Design Standards (Pending) 1120808 - CC Report - B3 Design Standards. doc Page 2 of 4