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Summary of the Draft Zoning Code <br />23 August 2021 <br />Page 6 <br /> <br />3824 Huntington Avenue St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416 <br />612-616-7768 bill@weberplanning.com <br />or retaining high standards for site design. Improved market choice should encourage <br />new investment and more efficient land use. <br /> <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-C, Residential / Commercial <br />-- C-2 Corridor Mixed <br /> <br />Changes in the list of Permitted Land Uses <br />The list of commercial land uses is proposed to be consolidated and expanded. That is, it <br />is not necessary to try to list every conceivable commercial land use that we wish to <br />include because that risks omitting some that we might actually want, such as cell phone <br />stores, which are not currently shown. Instead, a smaller number of more inclusive terms <br />is used. This wording is proposed: “Retail and/or service businesses that deal directly <br />with the final consumer or beneficiary, but not including drive-through or drive-in <br />service.” <br />The proposed list of principal and accessory commercial land uses is shown in the text on <br />page 905-2. <br />It is also proposed that many of the Conditional Uses in the commercial (and the <br />residential) districts be made Permitted Uses with certain conditions stated in the code. <br />That would allow more buildings to be approved by City staff without having to go <br />through the Planning Commission and City Council, which is time-consuming. It also <br />ensures that the conditions are clearly stated before a site plan is drawn. Those <br />conditions are shown in Chapter 914, Specific Development Requirements. <br />For those who are interested, we can provide a table showing the current and proposed <br />commercial zoning districts and the lists of land uses. <br />Changes to the Dimensional Regulations <br />The maximum density for housing in the new Corridor Mixed zoning district is proposed <br />to be 50 units per net acre. The current maximum density in the R-3, High-Density <br />Housing district is 29 units per net acre. The maximum building height is proposed to be <br />56 feet. <br />Proposed changes to the minimum setbacks are shown on Table 5-3 on page 906-4. <br />Several requirements were added where there are currently none, and one was decreased <br />and two were increased. The current setback dimensions are shown in Italic type below <br />the proposed dimensions.