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3) Pawn Shops 4) Stores selling used or secondhand goods 5) Precious metal dealerships 6) Stores selling any firearms or ammunition 7) Check cashing facilities Seconded by Commissioner Salzberg and unanimously approved. THIRD DRAFT OF THE PROPOSED COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT REVISION Administrator Hoyt said there are basically three overall changes in the proposed draft. 1) The B -3 district is now a B -1 district (neighborhood convenience); 2) The B -1 district is now the B -2 district (limited business district); and 3) The B -2 is now the B -3 (the Snelling /Larpenteur business district rather than the central business district). She explained the reason for the number change is to be more consistent with other zoning codes, to make the Snelling /Larpenteur district distinct because is not a typical central business district, and to have the limited business district more closely reflect current B -2 uses. Hoyt said there are still some items that need to be reviewed in terms of the appropriateness of the applicable SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) codes to determine if they are narrowly defined enough to really serve the purpose. She explained that if its a more complex item it may need to be defined in the code. One of the things that came up since the last meeting regarding the B -3 zone (Snelling Larpenteur) is that the property manager for Bullseye has asked the planning commission to consider granting a conditional use making the finished space in the basement of the building into a storage space that he could rent out. It was originally finished for a golf -o -mat operation. The space has elevator access, an ingress and egress, sprinkler system, etc., so he feels that rental space for files, etc., to the public would be an ideal use. She said the fire marshal concurred this would be reasonable with perhaps some conditions. Hoyt said that planning consultant Hoisington, city attorney Bachman, and she have discussed adding that as a conditional use specific to the zoning code. She felt the only reason that it might not be suitable in this location is that it would have a negative impact on the center.