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City of Roseville, Outside Merchandising Page 2 fence not less than 5 feet high, except for establishments of drive-in type offering goods or services directly to- customers and off-street parking and loading." The reference to drive-in (as written in 1958) was, at that time, intended for the offering of food and beverages on a tray attached to a car window. Now, some 30 years later, the accelerated use of the automobile as a sales vehicle including drive-in and drive-thru facilities makes that definition more ambiguous thar, when -it was originally written. This is the key paragraph in the Ordinance relating to exterior sales and should be amended to be more explicit whatever ultimate` policy decision is decided upon. 3. Practically all of the communities for which we prepared ordinances back in the 50s and 60s, starting with St. Louis Park, Bloomington, and Roseville included the prohibition of the display and sale of merchandise outside of a store. We have not conducted any current research regarding the status of these regulations in the Metropolitan Area communities today. However, that can be done should the Planning Commission and Councildesire to do so: 4. It would seem appropriate that our first objective should be to decide to what extent exterior display and/or sales are reasonable and under what conditions. Additional information as to the options may be. desirable. Once the policy objectives are determined, appropriate language can be prepared to carry out those objectives. 5. Attached is a letter from the City Attorney's office outlining their perspective ralating to the Ordinance as it exists. The setting of a more definitive policy and the enactment of more explicit; language appears to be the best approach to a reasonable and enforceable solution.