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Little Canada Planning Commission <br />Commercial and Industrial Districts <br />Page 2 <br />3824 Huntington Avenue St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416 <br /> 952.451.4818 bill@weberplanning.com <br />Changes in the list of Permitted Land Uses <br />The list of commercial land uses could be consolidated and expanded. That is, it is not <br />necessary to try to list every conceivable commercial land use that we wish to include <br />because that risks omitting some that we might actually want, such as cell phone stores, <br />which are not currently shown. Instead, a smaller number of more inclusive terms could be <br />used. I’ve proposed this wording: “Retail and/or service businesses that deal directly with <br />the final consumer or beneficiary, but not including drive-through or drive-in service.” <br />The proposed list of principal and accessory commercial land uses is shown in the text on <br />page 905-2. <br />I also propose that many of the Conditional Uses in the commercial (and the residential) <br />districts be made Permitted Uses with certain conditions stated in the code. That would allow <br />more buildings to be approved by City staff without having to go through the Planning <br />Commission and City Council, which is time-consuming. It also ensures that the conditions <br />are clearly stated before a site plan is drawn. Those conditions will be shown in Chapter 914, <br />specific Development Requirements. <br />You may also wish to review the master table of currently permitted land uses that will be <br />sent to you with this memo. In addition, Corrin will send you a table showing the current and <br />proposed commercial zoning districts and the lists of land uses that we discussed last summer. <br />Changes to the Dimensional Regulations <br />Proposed changes to the minimum setbacks are shown on Table 5-3 on page 906-4. Several <br />requirements were added where there are currently none, and one was decreased and two <br />were increased. The current setback dimensions are shown in Italic type below the proposed <br />dimensions. <br />In the new C-2, Corridor Mixed District, the front setback for the principal building is <br />proposed to be only 10 feet. This is to encourage the building to be setback toward the street <br />with the parking to the side or rear. Remember that the front setback is measured from the <br />front property line, not the street curb. <br />INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS <br />Districts to be Deleted <br />The Business-Warehouse, Business-Industrial and the General Industrial Districts could be <br />deleted because they are each mapped in only one or two small locations. They could all be <br />re-mapped as the amended I-1, Light Industrial District. <br />The Business-Industrial District is mapped in one, small location along County Road D and <br />occupied by a self-storage building. That site could be rezoned as either the new I-1, Light <br />Industrial District, or one of the residential districts. <br />Please see the attached zoning map for the locations of the existing commercial and the <br />industrial zoning districts.