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Planning Commission Minutes August 9, 1995 approval of the Western Auto request for commercial PUD consisting of approximately a 12,000 sq. ft. retail auto parts facility and rezoning from Bland B2 to a PUD on 2.88 acres located in the northwest quadrant of Snelling and Oakcrest A venue, provided: the building materials meet the design standards; the parking spaces are removed adjacent to the south property line; the 15 foot parking setback is restored; the lighting on the building is corrected to reduce glare; the landscape materials are upgraded as per the staff report; the engineering recommendations are incorporated into the final site plan; and the activities within the project area as proposed by Western Auto conform to the description of permitted uses within the PUD. (Any deviation from PUD permitted uses would require an amendment to the PUD permit). ROLL CALL: Ayes: Nayes: Wietecki, Harms, Sandstrom, Rhody, Cunningham None 6. (b) An Ordinance Amending Title 10 zoning, of the City Code, relating to zoning within Chapters 1005 and 106, by providing Bingo Halls as a Conditional Use in certain districts. Chairman Keith Wietecki opened the public hearing and requested Michael Falk to provide a description of the request. Mr. Falk explained that, at the July 12, 1995, Planning Commission Meeting, the Commission discussed the Ordinance that would expand zoning districts where bingo halls were permitted by a Conditional Use Permit to include B2, B3, and shopping center. He explained that this Ordinance would be necessary to allow the re-Iocation ofthe existing bingo hall from the Knights of Columbus Hall on Snelling A venue to the Hamline Shopping Center on Hamline A venue. The Commission continued the hearing on this issue until the August 9th meeting, requesting additional information and discussion. The Commission was concerned about additional openings created in the community for bingo halls. The city staff discussed this matter with the city attorney's office. The attorney indicated that he felt there was sufficient strength in the State Statute and city code licensing requirements to effectively limit the number of bingo halls in the city. The city is authorized to prohibit them completely if it so desires. The city attorney also stated that a PUD could be required, but that administration would be complex and cumbersome. He recommended adopting the original proposed ordinance. Member Harms asked if an ordinance could allow one bingo license at a time. (The city code currently does allow only one license at a time.) 6