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Planning Minutes 3/27/95 Page 2 Mr. Hoisington explained the plan started out with a corridor inventory or evaluation, additional meetings were held with representatives of 1666 Coffman, the State Fair, the University, some cost estimating was done and the plan is now ready to be presented to the public. Maps were displayed showing the zones to be changed or redeveloped. He explained the agricultural concept should be preserved with landscaping, and perhaps, a unique redesign of the fairground entrance. Landscaping will preserve and enhance the uniqueness of this Falcon Heights corridor. A sidewalk is planned for only one side (the side that is most used). The city staff will be meeting individually with the University, Fairground, 1666 Coffman, golf course, business owners and residents to get any special ideas they may have. The estimated project cost is S 100,000,000. Funding sources are still being negotiated. Mr. Hoisington stressed the landscaping plans need to go to the county by July, 1995. Discussion and comments followed. Brace moved that the Hoistington/Koegler Group continue with the concept design. It passed unanimously. CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S ZONING CODE RELATED TO ZONING TO GUN SHOPS Hoyt briefly reviewed the decision made at the February 27, 1995 meeting to make gun shops a conditional use at a location with a maximum distance from protected uses. She said measurements indicate that the northwest corner of the Snelling and Larpenteur Community Business District (Amoco Station location) is the furthest retail area from protected uses and is the most buffered from residential areas. Hoyt and the commissioners reviewed and discussed the proposed zoning code amendments which would accomplish making a gun shop a conditional use at the northwest retail corner of Snelling and Larpenteur Avenues in the B-3 Community Business District. They are: 1. Chapter 9 part 1.01 subd.2 definitions to include definitions of firearms, antique firearms, firearms deal and gun shop. 2. Chapter 9 part 8.01 subd.2k to exclude gunshops as a permitted use • from small miscellaneous retail shopping goods stores in a B-3 zone.