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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />3824 Huntington Avenue St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416 <br />952.920-1749 bill@weberplanning.com <br /> <br />Date: 19 February January 2020 <br />To: Members of the City of Little Canada Planning Commission <br />From: William Weber, Zoning Consultant <br />Subject: Commercial and Industrial Districts <br />This memo covers the proposed commercial and industrial zoning districts. <br />COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS <br />Districts to be Deleted <br />• B-2, Auto-Oriented Business District. This district exists in the text of the code but not <br />on the map. <br />• B-4, Comprehensive Business District. There is only one location zoned B-4, <br />Comprehensive Business District; it is along Rice Street south of County Road C. <br />These changes would leave only the B-3, General Business District plus one district to be <br />added. <br />District to Be Added <br />It is proposed that the City create a new district, Corridor Mixed, and apply it along Rice <br />Street and portions of Little Canada Road west of the freeway. That district would allow a <br />variety of retail and service businesses, vertically mixed commercial and residential <br />buildings, and residential buildings with more than 8 units apiece. The intention is to allow <br />more market flexibility in the pattern of land uses while improving or retaining high standards <br />for site design. Improved market choice should encourage new investment and more efficient <br />land use. <br />Current Commercial Zoning Districts Proposed Commercial Zoning Districts <br />B-2, Automotive Business <br />C-1, General Commercial B-3, General Business <br />B-4, Comprehensive Business <br />R-B, Residential / Business R-B, Residential / Business <br />-- Corridor Mixed <br />