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CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS <br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />Meeting Date: 4/24/95 <br />Agenda Item: 6 <br />ITEM: Public Hearing on and consideration of the proposed amendments to <br />Chapter 9 Subd. 1.02; Part 8 Subd. 2; Part 10 Subd. 2 and Subd. 3 <br />regarding gun shops as a conditional use in a B-3 zone. <br />SUBMITTED BY: Susan Hoyt, City Administrator <br />REVIEWED BY: Eric Galatz, Attorney <br />EXPLANATION/DESCRIPTION: <br />At the February and March meetings, the planning commission discussed the <br />inclusion of gun shops as a conditional use in a B-3 zone with specific distances <br />from protected uses. The proposed zoning code amendments accomplish this with <br />the following conditions: <br />Chapter 9 Part 10 Subd. 3 Conditional Uses <br />i. Gun shops are a conditional use on the northwest corner of Snelling and <br />Larpenteur as long as the following conditions exist: <br />1) A minimum of 1,000 from an residential zone exce t for a <br />Y p <br />minimum of 150 feet from any residential zone when the <br />residential zone is buffered by a separate commercial facility. <br />2) A minimum of 750 feet from any park. <br />3) A minimum of 1,000 feet from any public or private preschool, <br />elementary or secondary school or church. <br />4) The firearms dealers security standards as mandated by <br />Minnesota Statute 624.7161 and 624.7162 are met. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />1. Proposed zoning code changes <br />2. Findings related to the location of gunshops <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />1. Staff Report <br />2. Questions from Commissioners <br />• 3. Public Hearing <br />4. Discussion by Commissioners <br />5. Adopt proposed amendments to the zoning code. <br />