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1) Existing uses, whether confonning to the B-6 district requirements as pennitted uses, PU'Ds, or non-conforming uses, lnay renlain in their current locations and configuration as long as they wish to operate there. However, expansion and/or intensification of pre-existing non-confonning uses will not be penllitted. (See City Attorney Janmik's description of non-confomling uses, dated 06/05/02. Also see the B-6 Zoning District Ordinance of 12/17/01 for permitted uses.) 2) Confonning uses that wish to expand will be evaluated on a case by case basis as to whether the expansion will nleet the size, area, and improvelnent requirements of the EnvironnlentallInpact Statelnent done for the Twin Lakes Master Plan as well as those of the B-6 zone at the tinle they apply for a building pernlit, or at such earlier time as the property owner requests such a detennination. In general, a pre-existing use expanding in an existing building is pernlitted. A nlix of existing uses, sonle permitted some not permitted, being renovated or expanded within the walls of the existing building, and l1lceting the environlnental, life/safety, and building code requirenlents, will be allowed. 3) Truck traffic should be minil11ized as much as possible and still serve the needs of the businesses in the Business Park. Distribution companies and truck ternlinals with fleets of trucks are encouraged to locate west of 1-35W in the remaining industrial areas. 4) By design and managenlent, traffic should have incentives created by the road system to use the Parkway and Interstate; County Road C, and Snelling Avenue as 111uch as possible. Traffic should be discouraged froln using Fairview Avenue and cutting through the adjoining residential areas. 5) Noise in a business park must meet the MnPCA Noise Standards and should be conlpatible with office, research, laboratory, and residential uses which may be next door. Industrial and manufacturing noises such as air horns, high pitched or pressure releasing exhausts, whistles, and engine whines, dust bag banging, metal stamping are acceptable in industrial districts, but new uses with such sound emissions would not be permitted in a B-6 business park district. 6) Air quality is another concern. New industrial equipment in a pre-existing use will be considered intensification if it emits more untreated exhausts or nlay create nuisance or sickening situations either on the site or in nearby sites. 7) Surface water is also a concern. New untreated runoff from buildings or roofs, without on-site cOlTesponding holding basins, will be considered intensification. 2